Quite some time ago, Angie did a wonderful post on Now Smell This on becoming a perfumista – from Stage One (strong interest) to Stage Four – connoisseurship. I think NST’s Robin later added a quasi-joking stage five along the… Continue Reading
I take it all back – the French are hateful. They made me eat all sorts of things in Paris. I was walking ten hours a day and I still managed to gain four pounds. It was outrageous – when… Continue Reading
(Okay, peeps — for the next couple of weeks we may be messing with the usual posting order. Today is Musette.) I got a visit from the Life Police a little while ago. They gave me a ticket!!! and… Continue Reading
Yes, ladies and gentlemen — it’s that time of the year again, when we all put forth our Top Ten Fragrances of Winter. These are scents that may be new, or just new to us — or perhaps rediscoveries or… Continue Reading
Two of the fragrances that came up repeatedly in comments when I mentioned exploring sandalwood as a perfume note were Guerlain Samsara and Chanel Bois des Iles Guerlain Samsara is a fragrance many people love to hate – it’s identified… Continue Reading
As you know, I hauled a bunch of my less-common stuff downstairs recently for my perfume party, which allowed me to revisit some of the things I never smell, including my bottle of Guerlinade. Back before the Earth’s crust cooled,… Continue Reading
There should be a warning at the top of this. New Guerlainperfume post, insert old New Guerlain perfume post. Let’s do something happy before we move on to the mundane. The winners of the Carter L’Heure sample sets are: Klara… Continue Reading