By Anita (“Musette”) So….the beauty that is Swapmania, Summer 2011 is Officially Over, though I’m sure there will be emails back and forth for days to come. I swore I wouldn’t get involved in Swapmania this time around… Continue Reading
by Tom It rained overnight in LA, but this Sunday was clear, cool and windy. So I wandered around sniffing things. These weren’t full-on tests: I didn’t live with them or gave them more than one (moderately) discrete… Continue Reading
by Musette When we were in our 20s (back in the Jefferson administration) my galpals and I fantasized about our married coworkers’ lives -a permanent partner for Chinese food and Friday Movies, sex every night, total validation on Valentine’s… Continue Reading
Quite some time ago, Angie did a wonderful post on Now Smell This on becoming a perfumista – from Stage One (strong interest) to Stage Four – connoisseurship. I think NST’s Robin later added a quasi-joking stage five along the… Continue Reading
Evil Auntie Musette started this, and I´m continuing it. This is not about weight, size, or how many times I haven´t been to the gym in the past couple of years. Light is a metaphor for a sense of being.… Continue Reading
Yes, ladies and gentlemen — it’s that time of the year again, when we all put forth our Top Ten Fragrances of Winter. These are scents that may be new, or just new to us — or perhaps rediscoveries or… Continue Reading
When is patchouli not patchouli? When Tom Ford puts his name on the bottle. I´ve made no secret of my stormy relationship with patchouli, and I don´t think we’ll ever achieve the sort of détente that will allow me to… Continue Reading