March’s Hot Takes on More Samples

Hello everyone – today I’m back with three more scents pulled from the Credo Beauty sample bag a friend gave me a few weeks ago, selected at random for perusal. I found a couple I really liked last time; what… Continue Reading →

Hey there, Sugar!

Hi everyone – I’m heading to Maine on Wednesday for a week with the kids, which is exciting. In the meantime I got a fig perfume in the mail that is … not very interesting, so let’s talk about another… Continue Reading →

A Greenhouse Scent

Hello, everyone! It’s December, apparently – lots of snow here. Today’s post is about a little fragrance adventure I’ve been on. I’m pretty sure I mentioned recently that I love the smell of greenhouses; they’re especially appealing in winter (I… Continue Reading →

Hot Takes: Henry Rose and Sana Jardin

Hey, everyone! Here are a few thoughts on a couple of fragrances I tried recently – figured I’d keep it brief(ish) since I know those of us in the US are heading into the holiday weekend. You may already be… Continue Reading →

Byredo Animalique and Black Saffron

Hang on to your hats, there’s an actual niche perfume review today! I stopped by Cos Bar downtown with a friend to browse the makeup – I’ve gotten back into it a bit, which will probably wind up as a… Continue Reading →

Run Away!

Like others on here, especially Tom, I like to explore the “cheap stuff” occasionally for fun scents and hidden gems. I found myself wandering our newish Five Below store in town, which is sort of like a dollar store only… Continue Reading →

Smells like Autumn

Hi, folks – this was an entirely different post about a perfume moment which was supposed to be light-hearted and funny but wasn’t coming together that way, so here we are. Shorter days mean seasonal anxiety has been rearing its… Continue Reading →