Opus Oils Mother

Yesterday on PST I reviewed Opus Oils Glam Monster, a sample of which showed up on my doorstep. Also in the package was a sample of Mother, the fragrance Kedra Hart did for the Primordial Scent Project. At her Etsy site,… Continue Reading

Carthusia Io Capri

Today is the perfect day for Io de Capri in LA- It rained all evening and into the morning and it’s not going to crack 60? (I know, cry me a river..) The reason it’s so perfect is not just… Continue Reading

L’Artisan Sèville à l’Aube

I was told by someone “Barney’s has the bell jars in” which I took to mean that the Barney’s in Beverly Hills had them. So of course I have to make a dash down there to see it for myself.… Continue Reading

Black Friday Deal: smell bent Holiday Happening

The kids at smell bent have come up with a new batch of “smellies” for the season, called “Holiday Happening”. Founder Brent Leonesio sent me a packet to try. Lady Dreidel is “hiba, sandalwood, vanilla, chocolate gelt, orris and soft… Continue Reading

Decennial Lys de Desert

Last week I was lucky enough to chat with Andy Tauer at ScentBar where he premiered his new scent for Tableau de Parfums. Loretta. He also pointed out to me a new creation of his that is part of a… Continue Reading

Tableau de Parfums Loretta

Tableau de Parfums is of course the creation of Filmmaker Brian Pera and Perfumer Andy Tauer. It’s the second scent released to tie in with Pera’s film “Woman’s Picture”, which I was fortunate enough to see at OutFest last year.… Continue Reading

smell bent Sunset People

I was at a perfume event in Santa Monica (courtesy the super-talented Joanne Bassett, whom you can read about here) and ran into several people about whom I’ll be writing over the next couple weeks here and at PST. smell… Continue Reading