Off Topic- The Mommie Dearest Diary by Rutanya Alda

Okay, I’m bad. I have perfumes waiting for review and I haven’t had time to get to them. Mostly because of supervising a lot of work at my place (painters and plumbers and carpenters, oh my!) My spare few moments… Continue Reading

Sotto la Luna Tuberose by Tauer Perfumes

This one is gong to be kind of brief- I’ve been having renovations in the building involving multiple contractors, painters and plumbers including one spectacular plumbing back-up that caused me to use about three gallons of Pine-Sol in my garage.… Continue Reading

Waaaaaay off topic- getting political

Okay, i was gobsmacked by the latest mass shooting today. I have to state that I came from a family that had guns (sensibly locked up) and my dad taught me to shoot. While I would have been more interested… Continue Reading

Dior Sauvage

Okay, I am perfectly willing to admit that I am a cranky old man and a total snob. There I said it (well, to be accurate, I typed it.) Having written that, I have to quote the marketing hype from… Continue Reading

Off Topic: Ice Cream

Well, it’s been another crazy week here and I haven’t even had a chance to crack open any scents, new or old. One of the things I was able to indulge in was some ice cream, which was wonderful in… Continue Reading

JoAnne Bassett Italian Smoke, Italian Leather and Sacred Frankincense 3

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about JoAnne Bassett’s Call to Prayer, which I was loving so much I didn’t have a chance to test the three samples she included, Italian Smoke, Italian Leather and Sacred Frankincense 3. Well,… Continue Reading

(Slightly) Off Topic: Bubble Bath

One of the unfortunate things about my last couple apartments is that they have wholly inadequate bathtubs- low and short, so that I can’t really soak in them: I look like Rock Hudson in “Pillow Talk”. Well, if only in… Continue Reading