by March I have a box from a perfumista friend sitting on my desk. I just checked the label; it’s been there for two months, unopened. Why? Because I like the idea of the possibilities that box contains. It thrills me to the marrow, just looking at it. I know you know what I’m talking [...]
By Anita Summer. Summersummersummer. You know what’s weird about summer? It’s a horse of a totally different color, depending upon where you are and who you are (or used to be). I spent the last 50o years of my life in an Urban environment and my summer fragrances reflected that. When I think about Agraria [...]
I hurt my finger and it’s hard to type (isn’t that pathetic?) so I’m going to just do this and not endlessly redraft obsess over typos. Mea culpa. Today is part perfume review and part nattering, please join in. One part of my perfume relationship I’m a little ashamed of is: I admit, I [...]
I really like Parfums d’Empire. Cuir Ottoman was lovely, Fougere Bengale interesting, and Ambre Russe the largest amber I know (and unwearable for me, but ymmv). I haven’t sniffed Yuzu Fou, their other latest release, but I’ve now tried Aziyade. The richness of Ottoman Turkey turns out to be this – supermarket brand cola spilled [...]