Author: Tom

I don’t quite know what to make of this line.  Personally I think the idea of tying your perfume to your blood type sort of varies between inspired and lunatic. but there you are.  Frankly, I wasn’t wowed by some… Continue Reading →

I got an email from a friend asking me whether I had smelled this one and what I thought of it.  I admit that I had read reviews of it and felt no need to seek it out.  But my… Continue Reading →

Real life intruded again.  I was going to write a lyrical review of the City Exclusive Le Labo Gaiac 10.  Le Labo is having all the city exclusives come out in November for one month available for purchase by those… Continue Reading →

Indie Perfumer Smell Bent is responsible for a lot of scents that I have in heavy rotation; they’re fun scents at a price point that makes spraying with abandon not just a joy, but a duty.  They’ve come up with… Continue Reading →

First off, I can’t believe that it was the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 this week. I would love to visit the memorial at Ground Zero in New York; the pictures I saw of it were wonderful. It looks like a… Continue Reading →

Tiger Powers is the face (and other body parts) of Opus Oils.  Opus Oils is a shop in Hollywood that I really like; they have a winking, playful thing going on that is backed up by seriously nice scents that… Continue Reading →