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

Sweet, sweet musk

A bottle of Annick Goutal’s Musc Nomade just landed in my hands… and! Perfect.  Created by Isabelle Doyen with Camille Goutal, it has notes of white musks (muscone, angelica, ambrette), tonka bean, almond accents, labdanum, and Bombay wood (a papyrus… Continue Reading

Annick Goutal for Monsieur and Me

Musette is hard at work on the Chicago Thingy – a get-together with perfume and chocolate in Chicago on a Saturday in September/October. Have you been to Chicago? Chicago has: great food; interesting architecture; excellent theater; amazing shopping. And did… Continue Reading