Tom Ford Italian Cypress – not a review

Well, I’d like to say that I’ve done more than cursorily sniff the new Milan store Tom Ford exclusive, Italian Cypress, but I haven’t.  Just on the cursory sniff, it is very, very woody and cypressy, and it leans much… Continue Reading

More biehls

  I had a crushing perfume blow last week that I can´t quite bring myself to talk about yet, mostly because I´m embarrassed by how much it bothers me the way things didn´t quite work out.  So I, your trusty… Continue Reading

Random Sunday: Frankenpolish!

I’ve been learning a few things as a nail polish newbie.  One of them is, there are many shades that are really, really wonderful in the light, but they all basically look black indoors.   To each his (or her) own,… Continue Reading

Friday Guest Post: How It Begins

 By Shelley Perhaps if I told you my story, it would help. I had no plan to be in this tribe.  Nobody in my family was.  I hadn´t had any friends who were.  I was happy with my life, with… Continue Reading

Perfume Posse Best Perfumes – Top 76 through 100

The last 25 in the Perfume Posse Best Perfumes list as voted by you guys gets even more interesting and just makes me giggle because it is such an interesting mix of classic and new niche: Ormonde Jayne Ta’if (new… Continue Reading

Perfume Accidents

We had a theater event on Saturday night, a family-level thing rather than elegance.  (Diva’s in a belly-dancing performance troupe.)   In such a situation I want my fragrance to be more “personal” — having been trapped more than once at,… Continue Reading

Your Top 51 through 75

Continuing in our countdown of the top 100 – mostly because I have a headache the size of Texas – I give you your Top 51 through 75, which are getting more interesting: Comme des Garcons Kyoto Chanel Cristalle Dior… Continue Reading