One of you mentioned on here not too long ago that somebody – Nigella Lawson? – dabbed vanilla extract behind her ears.  So I tried it; why not?  Yes, I wore vanilla extract behind my ears and on my wrists for a day, some decent-quality stuff.  The sillage isn’t great, and the lasting power is [...]

I’m trying to remember why I planned to get on a plane for Paris on 1/11/11.  I’m not normally superstitious, but traveling on a day that is the same number seems, well, not smart? The good news is I’ll be posting from Paris this week and Florence next week. I have no idea if I’ll [...]

by Musette They are the stuff of legend.  That freaky little shop in San Francisco where the guy won’t even open the door, let alone sell you the sausage perfume.  The wacky ‘ fell off the back of the truck’ storefront in LA where you found the old Mitsouko jammed behind 15 bottles of Soul [...]

By Tom I am always wowed by the generosity of the people I meet in this perfume world.  Not only have I made what I feel are true and lasting friendships, but there are people who, at the drop of a hat and for no other reason than a desire to spread the joy, will [...]

Otherwise known as what I like to smell when I’m trying to shut my mind off for ten minutes. With the new year, I decided to do the 30-day meditation challenge. It’s pretty simple, you just take 10 minutes every day to sit with yourself. I’m sure many of you do meditate or have tried [...]