The only downside of having such fun writers on this blog is that I immediately want to run out and buy whatever they’re writing about. The latest one that hooked me was Portia’s review of Aromatic Elixir by Clinique. It’s… Continue Reading
Hi, Posse! Well, if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, you know we’re celebrating Summer! (you fiends in the Southern half of this planet… I dunno … y’all are… different.. 😉 If I’d been writing last week instead of now this… Continue Reading
Boy, am I tired. I have a trip planned for September during which I go hither and thither around Europe. For much of it I will be visiting places related to my mother’s family. Part way through I am staying… Continue Reading
Hey there Posse. Jasmin Bonheur is a 2022 addition to the Guerlain L’Art & La Matiere collection. My 1ml spray sample came from Surrender To Chance. I will tell you straight up that Guerlain have priced themselves well out of… Continue Reading
All right, I know that I really post on the 3rd, (and am writing this on the 1st) but I am calling this my 4th of July post to give it some sort of cohesive spin. It’s still hot here… Continue Reading
Portia’s post last week on Aromatics Elixir got me thinking about the Clarins eaux (because … Clinique and Clarins are two-syllable words beginning with c?) and I had a vague recollection there was a newish one that came out during… Continue Reading
We’re in waiting mode here. The first part of the election in France, then the general election here on Thursday, and then the second part for France later in July. I have two samples I’m working on but I’ve put… Continue Reading