Nothing particularly ‘fume related in this one. I don’t think I’ll ever quite get the whole holiday feeling in Southern California. I’m not complaining (well, no more than usual), but the one time of the year that I would like… Continue Reading
Yesterday on Perfume Smellin’ Things I wrote part one of my impressions of Australia-based perfume House Fleurage. Today I’ll finish up. First, the Chypres: Chypre is written of as being from a 14o year old recipe. It doesn’t smell like… Continue Reading
Kim Spadaro is a Jacksonville, Florida based perfumer who makes her scents based upon the wish to “set a mood or evoke a memory through scent, lighting and music.” Her first three scents “are a tribute to the spirit of… Continue Reading
This just showed up at luckyscent and of course I had to give it a sniff. Oud is one of those ingredients that for a while it seemed practically everyone from Avon to Xerjoff has given a shot at. I… Continue Reading
I love several scents from the (I think) rather under-appreciated Parfumerie Generale. Indochine promises to rocket to the top of the list. Which is strange, since reading the description of “spicy, powdery woods” I would normally think either snooze or… Continue Reading
This one’s going to be kind of brief, since I’m in the middle of volunteering on a School Board race that goes the vote as this post airs. I met with Brent Leonesio, the creator and nose for Smell Bent,… Continue Reading
Every year the whole West Hollywood celebrations take me sort of by surprise. For those of you who’ve never heard or attended, West Hollywood is the city that is directly East (and North) of Beverly Hills. It was unincorporated LA… Continue Reading