Musette’s post yesterday about hedonism (in a double dose! That’s hedonism) was interesting and kind of coincided with the arrival of my latest foray into “Stuff that Tom has Never Sniffed” from Surrender to Chance: this time Zibeline, a 1928… Continue Reading
Woo Hoo! Let’s see how my month went for June New Idea 2023. Gosh, I’m powering g through these samples and decants. It’s starting to really look like it’s making a difference. Extra space is a very good thing. It… Continue Reading
Hi there Posse. My mate Ainslie gave Jin and me a couple of bottles of perfume that she’d been given but didn’t want. I scored a Tom Ford (more on that later) and Jin got Tommy Hilfiger Impact Intense. Surprise! It’s… Continue Reading
Well, first off, a bit of news: I received an email from Serge Lutens reading that Datura Noir and Clair de Musc have been resurrected in the form of bell jars, available to order from the mothership at $305 for… Continue Reading
Woo Hoo! Let’s see how my month went for May New Idea 2023. It’s amazing how many of these samples/decants became full bottles in the wardrobe. May was hard. I really couldn’t keep my focus and trying to empty some… Continue Reading
Well, this one is actually kind of a rerun of a rerun of a rerun, since it dates back so long. But it starts with ennui. I do have things sitting on my desk that I should be looking at.… Continue Reading
So, I had earlier written something like iris didn’t agree with me. I should have learned from life that I should never write that about practically anything because in some way I will inevitably run across some version of said… Continue Reading