Lacking motivation

Stuck on Victoria Beckham 21:50 Reverie the other day and it’s too deep and sweet for wet, mucky weather. Gooey, gooey, gooey. Had our first flooding of road into village last week. Moving along to Aromatics Elixir today which is… Continue Reading

Ah, December

I’m in Shalimar parfum today. Because it makes me feel sorted as opposed to all over the map. Sunday was Perfumer H Smoke for a cold, bright day. I love this but I especially love the gingerbread drydown. I remember… Continue Reading

Frederic Malle Le Parfum de Therese

It’s dark and damp and it was dark and freezing — alternating. Six and one half dozen of the other? My mother used to say that when she had no precise answer to a question and just wanted you to… Continue Reading

More Heretic

We’re decidedly in rainy season, though it started fairly late this year. The dog is moulting big time which means vacuuming once a day and sometimes spot checks with the hand vac. Another orthodontic appointment this week, so an excuse… Continue Reading

Five little luxuries which make a big difference

Last week was busy. My life is not usually that busy right now. Plus, a couple of winges. First, I had to cancel my credit card. New one will show up soonish. Fraud is now the fastest growing crime, with… Continue Reading

Heretic Parfum Smudge…

And a few others. I was going to write about something else for today as I didn’t expect this parcel to arrive quickly. But it did so here we are. I need to say straight up I shouldn’t have bought… Continue Reading

What Gets Used

Another storm sweeping through (Benjamin), so had some dark, rainy and windy days. I am bored already with rainy season. But, the other morning, during one of the sunny intervals, I went out to do errands and was greeted by… Continue Reading