Parfumerie Générale were kind enough to send me some samples of Bois Naufragé, Pierre Guillaume’s limited edition number for 2010, released alongside Gardénia Grand Soir, which I haven’t smelled. The perfume was apparently inspired by Lucien Clergue’s Le Nu au… Continue Reading
Anyone else have this item come up in their eBay permanent searches for Iris Gris? Oh, don’t be coy and try and tell me you don’t have eBay searches you get e-mailed every day for Djedi, Iris gris, vintage guerlain,… Continue Reading
I dropped by our new Anthropologie, which has conveniently relocated itself from Rockville Pike to the nearby open-area shopping center (with Bloomies, Sephora, MAC) across Wisconsin Ave from the Wall o’ Bling in Chevy Chase. For the uninitiated, Anthropologie is… Continue Reading
The worst days for me in writing are when no sample, perfume, idea, season jumps out at me and seems to want to be written about – there’s just this great big empty space where my brain used to be.… Continue Reading
Hello, darlings – it’s me again. Daphne. I’m terribly sorry to report that March is out faffing about in an undisclosed location, where she’s being forced to consume a variety of bourbons (for educational purposes, poppets). Also, I’m … well,… Continue Reading
When I did the nude makeup post, Carter made a suggestion for a particular look (I think it was a combo of an eyeshadow, eyeliner and lipstick?) that sounded lovely. I said I’d like to do a post where people… Continue Reading
Honestly, I´ve never even considered another Givenchy fragrance, save for March´s and my obsession with that “sexy cupcake”, Organza Indecence. Apparently, all it takes is one rather pushy (yet very sweet) SA at the Bay, and all of a sudden,… Continue Reading