Curated

This is a post within a post so hang in there, okay?  It’s going to look a bit like Shameless Self-Promotion but actually it’s not – not really.  It’s more about ‘edutainment’.  Awhile back Patty and I were discussing how… Continue Reading

Second chances

By Ann Digging around in my By Kilian sample cubbyhole last week, I fished out a vial that I thought was  Back to Black, figuring I’d give it another go. I sprayed absentmindedly on one wrist and then went on about… Continue Reading

Killing Me Softly Part Two: Amber Oud By Kilian

As I’ve written before, I am rather resistant to By Kilian.  Kilian Hennessy is young, thin, broodingly handsome, talented and very wealthy.  This makes some of us who are rotund, poor and into the AARP years terribly jealous.  I’m sure… Continue Reading

Rosy Saturdays on Rue Musette

  Winner Alert:  Cuir Fetich sample winner is……..Mrs Honey!!!  drop a line at ‘contact us’ with your deets (and please remind us what you won).  thanks!   Unless you live on Jupiter and only get intermittent internet signal, you know… Continue Reading

Kilian Incense Oud

By March Old bidness: These are the folks who won the Miriam giveaway, selected via random.org – send a message to “contact us” and congrats, Patty will send them to you:  Pam, Meg, Ms Christian, Samberg, Maureen, Gisela, Joanna, Nozknoz.… Continue Reading

A little summer bummer (by Ann)

Have you ever been so looking forward to something that you can hardly stand the wait? And then when it arrives, it’s not what you thought it would be. Perhaps it even turns out to be a huge disappointment. The… Continue Reading

Hits and Misses this week (Patty)

Thanks for the good wishes for my little finger.  I wound up with a little divot taken out of it, but it’s better, though not overly fond of me banging on the keyboard yet. I will post the recipe for… Continue Reading