Cheap and Cheerful, By Request: 4711, Avon Moonwind and Yardley English Lavender

Well, Amazon for once drew a rabbit out of a hat and and actually got my little bottle of 4711 here 4 days earlier than promised. Now if they could only manage that with things I actually wanted immediately,, One… Continue Reading

No Joy in Mudville: Jean Patou Joy

Okay, so I said I would write about 4711 since some people on FacePlace asked (one of whom is one of my oldest friends who has the most dirt on me..) but none of the online retailers I checked could… Continue Reading

Cheap and Cheerful, Yet again: Jean Naté by Revlon

Well now, we are getting into the way-back machine.. Someone on here happened to mention good old Jean Naté, which is something I haven’t even thought of in decades. According to the interwebs, Jean Naté was created back in 1935… Continue Reading

Cheap and Cheerful Part Deux: Woods of Windsor Lily of the Valley and “For Men”

Well, if you needed proof that I read and take to heart comments on the blog, here’s my proof (Yes, I am going to blame y’all for my shopping addiction. Take responsibility? On what planet?) Our own cinnamon on a… Continue Reading

Cheap and Cheerful: Agua de Colonia Concentrada by Alvarez Goméz

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

RIP Thierry Mugler

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

Penhaligon Bluebell – by Tom

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