A young ladypal of El O’s cub , visiting our bathroom, came out exclaiming “OMG! YOU WEAR FRACAS! My AUNT WEARS FRACAS!!!” (caps all hers, I swear). She shrieked on to tell me how much she liked it, etc….so… Continue Reading
Serge Lutens Fleurs De Citronnier I’m most likely the last person in the world to review Serge Lutens Fleurs De Citronnier, but when I was at Barneys the worlds nicest SA gave me a sample so here we are. Serge… Continue Reading
It’s been awhile since I annoyed readers with a quote from Perfumes: The Guide, so here’s one for today, regarding Serge Lutens, taken (and condensed) from Luca Turin’s review of El Attarine: I detect in many of the recent Lutens… Continue Reading
by Musette When we were in our 20s (back in the Jefferson administration) my galpals and I fantasized about our married coworkers’ lives -a permanent partner for Chinese food and Friday Movies, sex every night, total validation on Valentine’s… Continue Reading
Seriously? Bread, apricot and immortelle? Did Serge wake up one morning and think – “What notes could I put together to make Patty deliriously happy?” Well, I already have deliriously happy because my big, stinky double-bloom daffodils are opening in… Continue Reading
Hey, everyone, welcome to the Results of the Signature Scent Challenge – your chance to report on how wearing the same scent for a week worked out for you, or just to laugh and mock the rest of us. Let’s… Continue Reading
Serge Lutens Boxeuses, I had been snurffling with anticipation since Denyse reviewed it a while back. A perfume named Boxer? That’s pretty all-in even for Mr. Lutens. But what does it take to live up to that name. The open… Continue Reading