Last week when I was writing about perfumes that lift one up, I hadn’t received the decant I ordered from Surrender To Chance. Had I, Je Reviens would have rocketed to the top of that list. Created in 1932 by… Continue Reading
This has been an odd week. I won’t go into particulars but it’s been a week when I’ve been revisiting some of the scents (decants and FB) that give me comfort in times of stress, even when they’re not at… Continue Reading
The heat continues on both coasts; a friend of mine flush with frequent-flier miles chose to run away from New York to Alaska for a vacation. Those of os us who are closer to being at sexes and sevens camp… Continue Reading
Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while know that I am a big fan of Roxana Villa and her works. I think she’s a master at capturing California in smells. Figure 1: Noir is one… Continue Reading
It’s early in the week of first week of July as I type this and it’s warm and rather humid. I’m not going to complain about it since 85° and 85% humidity is a lot better than the 120° and… Continue Reading
I don’t know if you’ve heard the news, but there’s record heat expected across much of the southwest for the next few days. It reached into the high 80’s in the lovely Hills of Beverly, so I decamped for the… Continue Reading
Well, it’s not yet, since I’m writing this on Monday evening and yet it’s already happened since the dreaded day will have already passed as this posts. I’m not going to be Belle Poitrine and state that I am “frankly… Continue Reading