Annick Goutal Duel

By March Over Easter weekend we did that classic mid-Atlantic bump from the rainy mid-50s to the sunny mid-80s in a single day.  I was on the eastern shore of Maryland to stay with the country cousins, during which I… Continue Reading

Scent Challenge and Mini-Review

There’s a review down there.  But first  – it’s been awhile since we had one of our little Posse reindeer games, isn’t it? Well, here’s one I’m proposing – we’re going to call it the Signature Scent Challenge.  The challenge… Continue Reading

Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio

Sometimes life just hands you out these wonderful surprises when you least expect it.  Something lost that you gave up on and then reappears. Is it too much to hope that my lost Chanel earring would emerge from the  mists… Continue Reading

Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio

The Big Cheese and I like wine.  We’re volume consumers, buying it by the case and drinking it with lunch and dinner, and our price point is around $10 a bottle ($7 on sale.)  If someone serves me a glass… Continue Reading

Mandragore Pourpre

As many of you already know, I am a shameless Annick Goutal Mandragore fangirl (actually, I’m pretty much an Annick Goutal fangirl).  Mandragore is one of the few fragrances I wear often enough that I have had to replace the… Continue Reading

Annick Goutal Passion

Getting ready for a party recently, I put on an old tried-but-true and realized I´d never given it much attention on the blog.  So here´s my brief, hot-weather kids-underfoot paean to Annick Goutal Passion, and the AG brand in general.… Continue Reading

Annick Goutal Chine Imperiale

This morning I wore a sweater to walk over to the market in the rain, which – hello?!?  A sweater in June in Washington, D.C.?  What´s next, frogs raining from the sky?  A plague of locusts?  Seriously, I´m waiting for… Continue Reading