Well kiddies, this one is thanks, and in response to, a comment on a post on my review of Penhaligon’s Castile. Commenter alityke mentioned that they had returned from holiday on an island off the Spanish coast (jealous, Tom? Why… Continue Reading
You all will have heard by now that Manfred Thierry Mugler has died. Most of the younger set would remember him because of Angel, his smash-hit scent that permeated the 90’s in the way Giorgio did the 80’s and Halston… Continue Reading
MLK day was yesterday and is a holiday (well, a partial one; my previous employer did not give it off) so I made some plans including going to ScentBar for the first time in a while. Sadly, it was raining,… Continue Reading
And here he is again- So I guess I will be popping in on Wednesdays for the foreseeable (sorry for the late post) One of the things about Covid and all the lock-down for me has been that I have… Continue Reading
Well, summer has arrived and the temps have risen- then fallen again. I am not complaining mind you; I much prefer highs in the 70’s than the 90’s. I am sure my friends in Palm Springs are much happier as… Continue Reading
Well Summer has kind of arrived here in SoCal. It’s is Gay Pride weekend here in LA this coming weekend and I was invited to march with the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills Democrats. I did so a couple of years ago,… Continue Reading
Well, we have had the last vestiges of “Winter” here in SoCal this past spring, complete with cold rainstorms and days without sun. Now the upside of this is that our drought is officially over (for the moment) and that… Continue Reading