This was published in a slightly different form at Perfume Smellin’ Things years ago; since Mother’s Day is coming this weekend I thought I’d share a few memories of my mom. Long ago back I was asked to do a… Continue Reading
First off, I hope all of you who celebrate it had a very happy Easter. I had a lovely holiday weekend, surrounded by spring favorites, and even better, springlike weather. The past few days have seen me up to my… Continue Reading
Okay, so I’m being lazy. I was going to review a new scent this week, but I found after wearing it for a week I could find nothing I could say that was nice about it. It was a powdery… Continue Reading
One of the neat things that the guys from ScentBar do is have themed events every couple of months. This past weekend was an especially fun one focusing on scents from the 80’s; you could call it “The Good, The… Continue Reading
Yes, it’s the season. A very generous friend gave me an iPad Mini for Chrismukkah and so I decided that it needed a case. In my case, I decided the case I wanted was a Lilly Pulitzer one in one… Continue Reading
There’s something (still) wrong with my computer – I can’t download photos so you get no gorgeous vizs of burgers, ribs, potato salad, cole slaw…oh, yes…it’s that Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Fourth of Ju-ly! I love this holiday … Continue Reading
In comments last week, the idea of combo’ing Serge Lutens Musc Koublai Khan and Parfum d’Empire Ambre Russe on one fragrance outing came up. I might have mentioned it first, but at least one enthusiastic and adventurous perfumista was totally… Continue Reading