I got my hands on another sampler pack of the VCAs, so we will have a draw today for two sets of samples of all six of the Van Cleef & Arpels Collection Extraordinare scents. Just drop a comment in and you’ll be entered. There have been some great reviews of Bois d’Iris from VCACE [...]

I really enjoyed the post yesterday, and judging by the lively comments you all enjoyed it too!  I’m going to do a quasi-related post today which might be entitled, Yo, March, so where’s your review of [insert name of new niche perfume here]? I can see both sides of one of the arguments put forth [...]

Serge Lutens is not my bitch.  Neither is Chanel or Guerlain or Dior.  They don’t have to make the perfume I want them to make or think they should be making.  They make a bottle, and if I like it, I buy it, and I get to use the whole bottle or dump it out [...]

I think some of you know what a fan I am of Dawn Spencer Hurwitz’ creations.  I don’t love all of them (some of them don’t work on me) but in general I find them at least interesting, and it’s always fun exploring in her extensive line. But I hadn’t tried her color series because [...]

I was originally going to title this essay “Nava Sniffs TIFF”, but alas, time got away from me this week, and the “TIFF” to which I refer, The Toronto International Film Festival, is over tomorrow. I was looking forward to heading downtown to combine two of my favourite activities: sniffing and voyeurism. I was hoping to [...]