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

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

LUSH(er) Life: Lush Dirty Springwash and Posh Chocolate

So most of you know that in addition to being nutty about scent I am also a bit nutty about cars. So much so that I have over the years been a correspondent for the Autoextremist (an online publication that… Continue Reading

Sweets for the Sweet: American Spoon Preserves

I somehow managed to stumble across on the interwebs a product that I hadn’t even thought of in years: American Spoon Preserves. I like, but don’t often indulge in preserves. Doing so means that there is bread and butter in… Continue Reading

The Indoor Garden

My nose is on strike* – allergies? Dry climate? Ancient mummy curse? Who knows. So today you get a brief (well, brief for me) natter about plants. Specifically, houseplants. If that bores you to tears, no worries, please come back… Continue Reading

Culling Perfume Excess: How Do You Do It?

Hiya Perfumistas, Many of us are not just perfumistas, we are PERFUME HOARDERS! We have many, many, many bottles, decants, samples and other fragrant paraphernalia. More than we will ever use in our lifetimes, and probably that of all our… Continue Reading