Not-quite fall Monday: Annick Goutal Nuit Etoilee

In travel agent lingo, the “shoulder” season refers to a period between peak and off-peak travel times. And with the not-quite fall, not-quite summer temps we’re having here, it seems apt in the fragrance world, too, as I’m dithering each… Continue Reading

Manic Monday: Scents that help curb/calm the chaos

Oh boy, now that we’re smack in the midst of the holiday madness, I find myself longing for a calm oasis, as I’m sure are many of you. And on a particularly crazy day that involves work deadlines, school activities… Continue Reading

Revisiting Old Friends, Again.

As I wrote on PST Yesterday, one of the interesting aspects of moving after 20-odd years is rediscovering things you’ve let sit idle. Some of them were books- how could I have let Mapp & Lucia sit there gathering dust… Continue Reading

Underappreciated gems: Annick Goutal Les Nuits d’Hadrien

Oh, what to wear, what to wear? When summer doesn’t quite want to let go and give way completely to autumn; when it’s October and the daytime temps in your neck of the woods are still in the 80s and… Continue Reading

The Heat is On

I don’t know if you’ve heard the news, but there’s record heat expected across much of the southwest for the next few days. It reached into the high 80’s in the lovely Hills of Beverly, so I decamped for the… Continue Reading

Traveling Monday: Scents for a summer road trip

I’m heading down the highway for a few days at the beach so I will be out of touch for a bit. My destination doesn’t offer much in the way of sniffing, so I’ll have to bring my own. But… Continue Reading

Mad for minis

I’m fairly certain that most perfumistas have the “collecting” gene. One look into our cabinets, closets, dressers, etc., would confirm that pretty easily, I think. And I’m guessing that some of us have collections of other things as well. For… Continue Reading