Match Game (by Ann)
Can I get a collective “Hallelujah!!”? Yep, it’s that time of year again: back to school. Now those of you who don’t have kids may not care, but for those who do, it’s a pretty big… Continue Reading
Parfums de Nicolai
Nicolai pour Whom?
by Musette So we’re back in the high heat of summer here, after 10 days of sweater weather and rain. My nerves are shot. One minute I’m schvitzing under an umbrella, considering yet another bourbon-laced iced tea (to combat… Continue Reading
Top 10 Best Perfumes of Summer
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
The Bird in the Hand
1) For unknown reasons, the comment notifys that come to my email inbox when you comment are a little spotty, so apologies if I missed you. While we’re on the subject, I’m slamming through a couple of work-related things right… Continue Reading
Consumed
This isn’t the post I’d planned, but it’s the one you’re getting. After Louise left Paris, Angie and I spent a fair amount of time on our long walks those last few days talking about what we were bringing home… Continue Reading
Patchouli Homme by Parfums de Nicolai
I’ve removed it from under all of my fingernails, but it’s stuck, godammit, under my left thumbnail. The dirt. So when I’m dressed up smart, advising senior leaders in schools, there’s always a reminder of my basic scruffiness underneath; that… Continue Reading
Parfum de Nicolai Vanille Intense
Hey, how about a perfume post and a drawing today! Parfums de Nicolai’s newest entry in the perfume market is Vanille Intense. Notes of Orange, orange blossoms, immortelle, cinnamon, woods, patchouli, amber and musk make up this perfume. Okay, just… Continue Reading