Comments on: Mecca Balsam

By: mals86

mals86 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:03:39 +0000

Oh, I’m so sorry about your roses. It’s so hard to be patient and wait for them to recover and bloom again.

We had an ice storm in 1993 that destroyed trees right and left. I vividly remember talking to my stoic grandmother on the phone and realizing that she was crying, listening to the crackly death of the century-old trees in her yard.

By: tania

tania — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:31:29 +0000

Smart move! Don’t Look at the Pretties.
Yes, I think so. And Hindu Kush is on my must-try list.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:02:44 +0000

So if y’all come to L.A. and drive up to SF, you have to stop for lunch in Santa Barbara, m’kay?

I have a small decant of Balsamo coming, so I’ll find out soon enough, but your description made me think of Jubilation XXV. Anything like that, even a little bit? I love an ambery incense.

By: nozknoz

nozknoz — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:44:07 +0000

If only there were only ONE thing!

By: (Ms.) Christian

(Ms.) Christian — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:40:38 +0000

I read the review last night and promptly ordered Mecca.

My way of dealing with sad/stressful times (as in the past 14 months) is to come home from work, take care of ALL the animals (non-human), pick out a book, get some decaf chai brewing, throw my huge back support lounger reading pillow on the bed, throw off the executive garb and shoes, put on loud, loose pj bottoms, a soft t-shirt and an aging cashmere sweater over that. Then wet myself down with a good scent. I think Mecca will be in heavy evening rotation for the job.

Thanks March.