Nobody was more excited than I when Hermes announced the release of Iris Ukiyoé in the Hermessence series, with the scent allegedly based on the iris blossom rather than orris. Orris butter – the source of “iris” in many iris… Continue Reading
By March It started out innocently enough. Louise and I were at Bloomingdale’s, playing in makeup and conducting a thoughtful, nonbiased exploration of some of the newer scents. By which I mean, we were mocking them. That new Gucci Guilty? … Continue Reading
Summer. Summersummersummer. You know what’s weird about summer? It’s a horse of a totally different color, depending upon where you are and who you are (or used to be). I spent the last 50o years of my life in an Urban… Continue Reading
Lately, it’s all I can do to keep my laptop from melting, between the heat and the constant use, but the one thing I have on ice right now are those Humiecki and Graef samples I’ve been meaning to review.… Continue Reading
Sorry this is late – I’m still getting the hang of things. <sigh> Lord, I love a fruit. I do. I have run through nearly every lemon, lemon/lime concoction out there and I was Jo´s Grapefruit gal back when you… 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
Hey, fragrant friends — here’s a link to an interesting review by Chandler Burr of Hermes Un Jardin Apres La Mousson and thanks Musette for emailing it to me. I am assuming that this will also appear in print in… Continue Reading