Lemony Favourites (by Nava)
Thanks for all the input last week on my decision to try and come up with a “signature” scent. I know going “cold turkey” is not the way to do it, and I’m starting to think that a small grouping… Continue Reading
Month: March 2011
Exhausted Sigh
So. Yeah, exactly. Not reviewing anything today. It’s been a long winter. My mom just went home today after her third surgery since December. It just feels like a nonstop worry-fest for three months, too many days in the hospital.… Continue Reading
Parfums MDCI La Belle Helene
Parfums MDCI La Belle Helene By March There’s a perfume review down there. But first – thanks everyone who came out and played on Sunday, giving me all sorts of new words to think about in other languages. I was/am… Continue Reading
Reinvention
Before I forget – the Diaghilev winner (courtesy of Pickle and random.org) is LindaB. Drop me your deets and I’ll send off your sample as soon as I get my little scrab – should be any day! okay – on… Continue Reading
Frederic Malle Iris Poudre
by Tom Okay, I admit it. I’m a sample whore. I’ll come home from some store or another with samples in hand that are of stuff that I wouldn’t wear in a million years. Sometimes I wonder if it’s a… Continue Reading
Random Sunday: Educate Me
By March Several years ago I was reading a book (probably a travel book) and the author mentioned the existence of a word or phrase that means the delightful sensation of finding oneself in unfamiliar surroundings, more or less. I… Continue Reading
I Smell…Nothing. (by Nava)
I had a really interesting Thursday. I went on a sniffing expedition and was, how shall I say this: disappointed. I’ve tried to keep an open mind over the years and do my best to be an equal opportunity sniffer.… Continue Reading