Andy Tauer Drawing –

It’s always a pleasure when Andy Tauer has a new perfume, and he so generously offers to perfume blogs the chance for one of their readers to win a bottle. Hey, today’s that day!  He has two new perfumes coming… Continue Reading

Carillon pour un ange: eBook and Giveaway

Hey, everyone.  I think I’ve caught up on responding to comments and questions therein, particularly on the attars.  Also here’s a tip my friends already know: if you don’t get a response to a question, just bug me again in… Continue Reading

Awesome Andy Tauer Advent Giveaway

For those of you in the know, Andy Tauer’s been busy doing his annual Advent Calendar Giveaway on his blog – each day he’s giving away samples of “Eau d´épices” (“experimental, fresh from the lab”) – plus maybe something else… Continue Reading

Labdanum

There are many garden smells I love. The evening scent of honeysuckle in June, pure, bright, overwhelming. The evening scent of angels’ trumpets in November (no frost here yet) – heady, intense, overpowering. The fresh loaminess of turned earth. The… Continue Reading

Tauer Perfumes Une rose chyprée

  Have any of you noticed that in some of my reviews I sound … insane?  Or possibly like there are several of me, and depending on which personality is blogging you get anything ranging from Prrfume Grrrl to Miffy… Continue Reading

Why So Serious?

So, listen…. The Dark Knight, just go see it.  No, no, don’t argue with me, really, I won’t listen to it.  Do it not only because it has my favorite eye candy in it, but because it’s a really terrific… Continue Reading