It’s my Birthday! You get the Present!

Well this week is my birthday! I am turning 39 (again) and in celebration of it I’ve decided (well Roxana Villa decided) to give you, Tonstant Weader, a present. Longtime readers know that both Portia and I are big fans… Continue Reading

Shampoo Bars

So this is about shampoo bars. Not actual bars where they pour prosecco down you while giving you a shampoo and scalp rub (although if they don’t have those, they should) but shampoo in bar form. I have my hair… Continue Reading

Mother’s Day

So this past weekend (as you are reading this) was Mother’s Day. I am writing this more than a week before, so I will tell you what I will be doing rather than what I did. I am going to… Continue Reading

Manly, yes, but I like it too.

Well, I have been trying a new face goop. Supposedly for men, likely because it’s beef tallow (ignore the twee Japanese honey aspect- this is MANLY moisturizer. For Manly Men who eat beef, wear leather, and don’t hang out at… Continue Reading

Cheap & Cheerful: Tesori d’Oriente Mirra & Hammam

And it’s Blame Musette time! She wrote about the white musk body cream of this line and I had to go to the dreaded Amazon and order. The wrong thing. I just ordered a bottle of perfume that looked like… Continue Reading

Tuberose Cubed: Neela Vermeire Eshal and Rogue Champs Lunaires (plus two)

So I finally got off my butt and went to ScentBar. You would think that this was as if I was going to Wyoming instead of a mile or so down Beverly Boulevard. Wyoming, on foot. In the snow. But… Continue Reading

Happy … spring? Winter? Spinter?

Hey everyone! Well it was in the 70s, until it snowed (again) on Saturday, melted yesterday, lather rinse repeat.  Our official last frost date is mid-May, which I abide by; I had a friend who pushed it last year and… Continue Reading