Scentzilla describes CB I Hate Perfume Musk Reinvention (which I keep erroneously referring to as Musk Absolute) thusly: “If pumpkin pie had body odor, this is what that pie´s armpits would smell like. I can´t decide if that sounds… Continue Reading
I’m looking at my big, beautiful coffee table book from Roja Dove, Essence of Perfume is $44 from Amazon. Roja’s love of perfume comes through, along with a wealth of anecdotes and history. Well-written and not snobbish, though a few… Continue Reading
Generally I wear scent to bed. Sometimes it´s whatever I had on that day. More likely, though, it´s something I´ve selected particularly to sleep in. Note the word “sleep” – these are quiet scents, not scents designed to be… Continue Reading
I keep getting tagged, which is when another blogger “tags” you and you´re supposed to write six things about yourself nobody knows and tag six other people and then do your laundry and invent a moon rocket, and …… Continue Reading
Yep, it’s that time again — Fall’s Top 10. As usual we’re going to cheat it. Here are some of the ways to welcome fall– Skanky – you knew we’d start here, didn’t you? If you’ve been holding back because… Continue Reading
Tom Ford Italian Cypress is big salty, earthy cypress. It feels very masculine, but I think women who like strong wood scents will be quite taken with this. I can’t find a list of notes on it, except it mentions wood resins… Continue Reading
A fine perfume friend gifted me with a sample set of the new Humiecki & Graef fragrances, including the original Skarb, which was released last fall with the instant-fame-achieving news that it was a conceptualization of how men cry. In… Continue Reading