Best Perfume – how finding it leads to the 5 stages

Finding the Best Perfume leads to 5 stages of perfume addiction. We are in the midst of some long-overdue renovation here at El O World Headquarters.  As usual His El O-ness has waited until it’s freezing cold outside to rip… Continue Reading

Scent Week, and a Swap

I wanted to do a quick response to the Signature Scent Week comments, but first we have an important announcement: We’re going to play another ridiculous Posse reindeer game next week, a kind of free-form scent swap. Why?  Well, a)… Continue Reading

Smell Bent Holiday Edition

[Hey, everyone — Patty’s in India and we’ll be mixing up the schedule for the next couple of weeks.   Here’s Tom.] By Tom A couple of years ago I met Brent Leonesio, the youthful founder of smell bent, the West Hollywood… Continue Reading

Hermes Iris Ukiyoé

Nobody was more excited than I when Hermes announced the release of Iris Ukiyoé in the Hermessence series, with the scent allegedly based on the iris blossom rather than orris.  Orris butter – the source of “iris” in many iris… Continue Reading

Booty Call!

by Anita This is not a perfume review but I did sniff a buncho scents while I was gathering the info, if that counts for anything… 1999– I am twitching down Michigan Avenue in a nip-waisted suit and Maud Frizon… Continue Reading

Puro by Nejma – great giveaway!!! (Patty)

Nejma has done a very cool thing and sent us a bunch of Puro samples to give away to you guys, plus they threw in one 1.4 ounce bottle.  I’m a huge fan of companies that get the word of… Continue Reading

By The Creators of Le Labo

Note: Thanks everyone for playing along in the week-long Signature Scent Challenge!  I have a few final thoughts, but that post isn’t written yet and this one is. — March In a time when the generic dullness of a lot… Continue Reading