Serge Lutens Vitriol d’oeillet translates loosely as “angry carnation”. I suppose one could look at it that way, in the way that one could indeed refer to a chihuahua as “barking fiercely”. I’s a matter of perspective. If you’re 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
I was chatting at ScentBar the other day and we got on the subject of Etro and how many of them that we liked. I completely forgot that there’s a boutique of theirs within walking distance of my little hovel.… Continue Reading
Okay, I played hooky. When I should have been retesting the perfume I was in the middle of writing about I decided on the spur of the moment to go see “The Help”. I’d written about the book at PST… Continue Reading
I was on a mission. I hadn’t seen Eau d’Hermès anywhere in a long time, even on the Hermès website. So I decided to make a special trip to the boutique on Rodeo to see. Normally I avoid that shopping street,… Continue Reading
Some days you just let things get away from you, and this was one of them. I should have been diligently testing the perfume I got a sample of on Friday, but I had something happen to me that rarely… Continue Reading
Actually I think a better name would be “Wan di Fendi” My scent twin posted about this last week coincidentally at the same time I was trying it out. She was more kindly disposed to it than I am. I… Continue Reading