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

Soapy Goodness: Penhaligon Castile

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

This ‘N That Part Deux

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

This ‘N That

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

Moving into Summer and Perfume Ennui

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

Happy Mother’s Day

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