Heavy Hitters: Guerlain Jicky, Mitsouko, and Shalimar

Well, there was a some talk recently about Shalimar and I had to admit that I’d never tried it. Which for someone who is supposedly a frag hound I suppose a sin that would cause a reader to wish me… Continue Reading

Bath Goo

One of the things I lament most about the advent of modern architecture is the tiny tub. I personally blame Frank Lloyd Wright. Anyone who knows anything about architecture (and many who don’t) know FLW as one of the most… Continue Reading

Face Goo and Sunscreen

Now that I am no longer in my, ahem, teens I find that I more and more need regular moisturizer. I also have found that my once iron-tough skin is prone to angry redness that can be exacerbated by some… Continue Reading

Close Shave: Shaving products

Shaving is something I hate to do. Unfortunately, it is something I kind of have to do, since now my beard is likely as grey as the hair on my head, and even in my yoof was an odd reddish-brown… Continue Reading

This ‘N That: Going Out and Maison Louis Marie No. 04 – Bois de Balincourt

Well this was a week. After being hermetically-sealed in my house (well feeling like it) for the past two years I actually ventured out. There is going to be a City Council election in town come June and a couple… Continue Reading

Hermès Terre d’Hermès, Eau d’Hermès, and “The One In the Green Bottle”

Well my inbox and facebook feed were bombarded over this past week with the notice that there was a new mens Hermès fragrance, available at Nordstrom, called H24. Despite the fact that there is a Norstrom right down the street… Continue Reading

Down the rabbit hole: Charlie by Revlon

The 70’s were known for heavy-hitting fragrances: Opium, Cinnabar and Halston pop to mind immediately, but even “lighter” scents Like Anais Anais or Diorella were, by comparison to the 90’s trend of “eaux d’eau” (Eaux dear, bad fwehnch!) pretty in-your-face.… Continue Reading