Roxana Illuminated Perfumes Retail Store
I am afraid this is going to be brief- I have a friend visiting from New York City and one of our ritual things to do is to take the coast road up to Santa Barbara and have lunch in… Continue Reading
Author: Tom
smell bent tok’yo mama fizzzzz
Since yesterday Portia tortured us with a description of one of Brent Leonesio’s discontinued “smellies”, I’m going to write about one that is available, and really good: tok’yo mama fizzzzz. The original tok’yo mama was really good: fizzy yuzu and citrus. tok’yo… Continue Reading
On Holiday
It’s the 4th of July weekend here in the US, which means we celebrate our independence by eating way too many hot dogs and perhaps an alcoholic libation or 12. Whether you’re in the States or not, I hope you… Continue Reading
Roxana Illuminated Perfumes Figure 5: Bois
It is not exactly a state secret that I am a big fan of Los Angeles based perfumer Roxana Villa and her perfume line. She specialized in botanicals and tries to use local ingredients, including ones from her own garden and… Continue Reading
Blah, Blah, Blah
First off. I’m going through Keikp Mecheri Les Merveilles and they’re brilliant, but I want to wear them more before seriously posting on them. Second, after a very weird period where I just wasn’t hungry (like eat a bowl of… Continue Reading
Off Topic: Seafood
Sorry, work has been kicking my butt this week (I had to work on Memorial Day) so I have no review. But I did attend a birthday dinner hosted by an older friend to celebrate the 21st birthday of a… Continue Reading
Route du Thé by Barneys New York
Back in the 80’s people kind of stank. Scents became even bigger in the 80’s than they were in the 70’s. Women’s scents like Giorgio and Poison were liberally applied and in a crowded elevator could act like mustard gas.… Continue Reading