Cheap thrills Monday: Madonna Truth or Dare body lotion

I don’t know how the weather is right now where you are, but here in the moderately deep South, we have had a few springlike days in a row, which is a very good sign. But as you folks in… Continue Reading

Hair color heads-up: Let’s talk shampoo

A little off topic today, but here goes. OK, nobody laugh at me, but finally, after much inner debate, I took the plunge late last year and got my hair colored. The grays were really starting to gang up on… Continue Reading

February fantasy: Body products wish list

Yum … body products in your favorite scent. If they are already available, lucky you. If not, well, we’ll keep hoping. As for me, if I had a dollar for every time I wished there was a Frederic Malle Carnal… Continue Reading

Ease into 2014 with perfume (and other) simple pleasures

Happy New Year, everyone! (Ann here, playing swap-a-rama, filling in for Portia today.) As the holiday frenzy comes to a close, it’s nice to step back, congratulate yourself for getting everything done and making it into the new year. And… Continue Reading

Mix and match Monday: Body products that work with your favorite fragrance

It’s Tax Day here in the U.S. so what better to take your mind off it than fragrance? Have you ever tried a shower gel, soap, body lotion or cream and thought, “Hey, this reminds me a little of XYZ… Continue Reading

Second chances: Portrait of a Lady

Our darling Musette posted last summer about how Frederic Malle’s Noir Epices fragrance didn’t move her, but its body lotion/cream sent her over the moon. Well, her experience inspired me to rethink several scents. Case in point: I wanted to… Continue Reading

Under the radar (body products): Laura Mercier Ambre Vanille Souffle Body Creme

Perfume Education 101

Laura Mercier has always impressed me as a great brand: pretty, dependable, quality products, with nothing in its line too odd or weird. Just good, solid, wearable stuff, with fragrances and body items that lean to the gourmand. Not to… Continue Reading