Byredo Tulipe – Spring, brides, all there inside the bottle

Byredo La Tulipe – the nice person at Barney’s sent me a sample of Byredo Tulipe after I ordered a bottle unsniffed ( I know, I know, I never learn, but it worked out okay, as you’ll see!).   From the… Continue Reading

Hermes Voyage d’Hermes

There are many moments in a Perfumista’s life that are fraught with peril.  I had three of them in one day.  A couple of glasses of champagne are helping now. The vintage Mitsouko parfum arrived, and it was perfect and… Continue Reading

A Serge I missed deliberately? and a sad Palate cleanser

Normally I’m reviewing new Serge scents as soon as I can squirt some up my nostrils, but Fille en Anguilles last fall almost knocked me over in disbelief when I smelled it. Then I read the almost unanimously great reviews… Continue Reading

Flotsam and Jetsam

Thanks for all the reassurance on Tuesay that I’m only as crazy as all of you guys, which makes me feel so much less alone and weird. We talk about Thierry Mugler’s Angel on here in the most unflattering terms. … Continue Reading

There are Those Days

I’m not a fan of Daylight Saving Time at all.  Fall is okay, but I don’t care that much about it because I never sleep in – my internal clock springs me up by 6 a.m. at the latest. Spring… Continue Reading

New Balenciaga perfume review

A favor, por favor!  I have been searching for Santa Maria Novella Eva in the U.S. for months, and it is out of stock and never seems to come back.  Anyone in Europe able to check their local SMN supplier… Continue Reading

Guerlain Tonka Imperiale

There’s that really great friend that you crawl in bed with one night because it’s late, you’re tired and a little drunk, not to mention it’s just really comfortable being a little snuggly with someone that doesn’t get the blood… Continue Reading