Serge Lutens Fourreau Noir

Serge Lutens Fourreau Noir – perfume review, a hot mess. Hey, there – I  hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving, for those of you who swing that way.  I got my husband back safe and sound, and I’m still sleeping… Continue Reading

Woods, Pray Tell?

I think the unthinkable has happened: my relocation, my surroundings, possibly my diet, and other contributing factors have altered my chemistry. Things don´t smell the same, and the tenacity of scent on my skin is no longer as impressive as… Continue Reading

Thanks.

Thanksgiving is Thursday, I’m hosting the dinner this year (hellooo, 20lb. turkey!), and on Wednesday morning I’ll be picking the Big Cheese up from the airport (I hope) for his return from Bangkok and Burma, he’s been gone since October.… Continue Reading

What I’m Grateful For – Smell Bent

Hey, first, the winner of the L’Artisan Havana Vanille sample is:  maidenbliss. Click the Contact Us on the left, send me your address and remind me what you won, and I’ll shoot you out a small sample! Toronto Perfume meet-up: … Continue Reading

The Guerlinade

As you know, I hauled a bunch of my less-common stuff downstairs recently for my perfume party, which allowed me to revisit some of the things I never smell, including my bottle of Guerlinade.  Back before the Earth’s crust cooled,… Continue Reading

Labdanum

There are many garden smells I love. The evening scent of honeysuckle in June, pure, bright, overwhelming. The evening scent of angels’ trumpets in November (no frost here yet) – heady, intense, overpowering. The fresh loaminess of turned earth. The… Continue Reading

Denver get-together? And! L’Artisan Havana Vanille

March’s great post from yesterday about all the fun they had with the D.C. perfumista party has me thinking how great it would be for those in and around Denver to get together to share perfume, drinks, just have a… Continue Reading