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
Mother’s Day is this weekend so I am rerunning a post I wrote at PST years ago about my own mother and Miss Dior back in 2007: When Colombina suggested this three-way review, I thought “cool, I can get away… Continue Reading
First off, forgive the extended absence. Work interferes so much on fun! Along with my recent online Miller Harris purchase was a sample of S T Dupont Pour Homme, which I had never smelled. It apparently surfaced in 1998 and… Continue Reading
Eau d’Hermès is a scent that although I enjoyed heartily, I don’t think I ever owned a full bottle. That is until now. Unfortunately, I think it’s been reformulated and rather neutered. The version I remember is a cumin heavy… Continue Reading
Some of us like to start the day with a fresh-brewed cup of coffee, some of us with tea. I can go either way, although I have to admit I don’t make very good coffee. Trader Joe’s has a nice… Continue Reading
Several weeks ago I tried one of those magic foot peel things that were apparently supposed to take years of wear and tear off your tootsies and leave you with feet as smooth as whipped butter. I never got back… Continue Reading
We all learned just this Wednesday that visionary perfumer Vero Kern died. Visionary is not a term I throw around loosely, but in Vero Kern’s case, it fits. She never got on the bandwagon of putting out perfumes because she… Continue Reading