I received a very thoughtful parcel from handsome Lee last week; included were a whack of Humiecki & Graef samples along with a vial of Parfumerie Generale’s new Bois Naufrage, which pretty well sent me over the edge: fig tree,… Continue Reading
Y’all can start laughing now, but have you ever read a review on a perfume, fallen in love with the description, hunted it down, only to find it to cost more than your last three laser treatments, and you can’t… Continue Reading
I was at my computer, writing a letter to our mortgage servicer. I was doing that particular task because it was the least onerous thing on my task list, which should give you some sense of the overtones of the… Continue Reading
Candles are something I fill my life with. I love the flickering little flame, even though I know it adds some soot to my walls and ceilings. For a while I did the melting thingies, but I just missed having… Continue Reading
I’ll be honest – my brand-new decant of Nuit de Tubereuse arrived the same time as the summer heat. It’s 94 and sunny, and I’ve done pretty much nothing but … how did Tom put it? Drench my poitrine with… Continue Reading
1) We had a small fail yesterday, a mixup about whose turn it was to post. No worries, everyone’s fine. We’ll be back Monday. 2) A question for contact lens wearers. I wore contacts during the Jurassic era, when pterodactyls… Continue Reading
A couple of months ago. Royal Apothic sent me two of their scents to sniff, Iris and Hydrangea. I promptly set them to one side and figured I’d get around to them later. Yeah, my later is a while. But… Continue Reading