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
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
Well we got through another Hallowe’en. That day is a big, big deal in our little neck of the woods because West Hollywood closes off Santa Monica Boulevard for the legendary Hallowe’en Carnivale. It started as kind of a local… Continue Reading
In no particular order, my recent scent adventures, prompted by reviews and comments on here: MFK Baccarat Rouge – I went to the local Cos Bar and got two generous samples, one EDT and one EDP, after smelling it on… Continue Reading
Well we had an interesting piece of news here in LA- Fred Segal, the last truly LA retailer (that I can think of) has closed. They were here for decades at the corner of Melrose and Crescent Heights (and another… Continue Reading
Hey friends — I was in Vancouver last week, which was fabulous (gardens! food! fragrance!) but I managed to catch COVID at the tail end of my trip. I’m home now, recovering. It’s not as bad as Omicron in 2022,… Continue Reading
All right, I know that I really post on the 3rd, (and am writing this on the 1st) but I am calling this my 4th of July post to give it some sort of cohesive spin. It’s still hot here… Continue Reading