Serge Lutens De Profundis

I came home one day last week to see that my Scent Twin had sent a little packet of deliciousness to me, because she’s just that kind of sweet person. One of the things in it was a decant of… Continue Reading

Happy 4th Everybody!

Since all I did was eat and drive around this week, no perfume post. Have a great weekend, and enjoy the picture of the new One World Trade Center lit up for the day that my friend, the author Steven… Continue Reading

Clive Christian C for Men

I don’t want to like a Clive Christian fragrance. I don’t want to like any fragrance that costs more that six months of cable. I’ve actually tried to avoid smelling some of the other ones that cost a month’s rent… Continue Reading

Nada

No post for today; it’s my birthday (today, Wednesday the 20th) and I’ve found myself wearing all my old favorites this week instead of anything new. So it’s been a parade of musks: MKK, SIP’s Musc Botanique, AG Musc Nomade.… Continue Reading

smell bent remixes

smell bent has a fun ongoing “remix project” where they take some of their previous scents and add in a new twist to them. I met up with perfumer Brent Leonesio who provided samples of the new ones as well… Continue Reading

Viktor and Rolf Spicebomb

Last week I cruised through the annual car show at the Farmer’s Market. This year was all about American Cars, ones that would have been parked in the lot in the market’s heydays from the 20’s to the 60’s. Of… Continue Reading

Joya Âmes Sœurs

I haven’t read the book that was the inspiration for this new scent, but apparently the author, M J Rose sent the good people at Joya a copy since she had been inspired by burning candles from the company. I’ll… Continue Reading