I got an email from a friend asking me whether I had smelled this one and what I thought of it.  I admit that I had read reviews of it and felt no need to seek it out.  But my friend wrote that there was a newer version that she really liked.  Since she’s a [...]

 I’m seeing more yard sale signs popping up now that the worst of the hot weather is over (fingers crossed), and that got me thinking of ways to find vintage fragrance on the cheap.  Are yard sales too hit-or-miss to be worthwhile? Are estate sales a better choice because they tend to be from older homes and/or [...]

My apologies to the 176 of you that did not win. The 10 of you that did, as a reminder, are getting a 2.5 ml sample of the Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga L’Essence, then smaller samples of Chanel Jersey, Prada Candy and old version Caron Violette Precieuse.  And those ten lucky people are: Joanie, Lisa [...]

As most of you know, Andy Tauer and Brian Pera collaborated on a film/perfume journey – Brian’s film Woman’s Picture and Andy’s perfumes created to embody the experiences and memories of the women profiled in the film.  I was going to give you a basic review of the perfume but that’s already been done (and [...]

Real life intruded again.  I was going to write a lyrical review of the City Exclusive Le Labo Gaiac 10.  Le Labo is having all the city exclusives come out in November for one month available for purchase by those of us who don’t live in the host city.  They starting today are sampling them [...]