Lube Me Up: Creme de la Mer versus Nivea

Men are said to age differently than women, and I suppose that may be true. Somewhat. I think the reality is that men are given a free pass on aging- women, especially their faces, must remain plump, taut, and dewy… Continue Reading

Uncut Gem

Possedarlings!!! No… I promise I’m not two (now three years behind).  I’ve actually tried Uncut Gem on and off since it was launched in 2022 – but it’s not until now that I’ve felt I could give it the attention… Continue Reading

Unprepared

My Word has this new weird thing called Copilot that pops up when you open a new document. I do not like it. Sam I am. I’m not prepared today. I was hurrying the end of January along and distracted… Continue Reading

Khol de Bahrein by Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777

Hey Posse. Do you remember when the scentbloggosphere went bonkers for Khol de Bahrein, properly spelled Khôl de Bahreïn? It was 2013 and I’d only been blogging for a year or two and suddenly it was everywhere. The house was… Continue Reading

Samples, I got Samples..

Well, my purchase at Uncle Serge didn’t qualify me for one of the nifty travel sprayers (and there was nothing at the site like SL-branded $20 nail files I could toss in to qualify) so I had to content myself… Continue Reading

It’s the Little Things

When I started this post last week, we were headed for a brisk 1 degree morning, -14F real feel (that’s -17/-25C). We’ve had an unusually warm fall/winter and my silly daffodils were up in the front garden and getting ready… Continue Reading

Love the stuff you’re with*

(*Shameless ripoff of Crosby, Stills and Nash song I don’t like.) We had a named storm last week and what appears to be an unnamed one moving through today and tomorrow. Gales and heavy rain. I wish it would blow… Continue Reading