Perfumer & Flavorist and The Fragrance Conservatory – an FYI

Hi everyone, welcome to the new look– we continue to tweak.  This one’s nice, right? We’re also aiming for a new post every day, on different topics… it hasn’t escaped our attention that some of the most heavily-read (and commented-upon)… Continue Reading →

Oh yeah, we’re fixed!

The permissions thingamajingle in wordpress got unchecked somehow, looks like comments are okay now…. sorry about that!  Please go comment on Anita’s post if you didn’t get a chance.

Come Play With Me!

Y’all are killing me.  Where is everyone?  Here I am, waxing all poetical and sh!t about Art and Feeling and whatnot and …. crickets. Throw a b!tch a bone!  Tell me about your favorite CB I Hate Perfume fragrance.  Or,… Continue Reading →

Happy Nude Year!

Happy Nude Year!  Today is all things nude – makeup, perfume…. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a big fan of the pinky-nude lipsticks that are YLBB* so I can rock a very natural no-makeup look, or I can really amp… Continue Reading →

Starlings in Winter

Hey, everyone.  Like a lot of people, I welcome the solstice.  It’s a magical, powerful time.  The longest night is a time of stillness and reflection.  When my kids were younger it was always such a mad dash to the… Continue Reading →

An Elusive Travel Set, and A Little Trashy

I tried to buy this 4-bottle travel set a few months ago – the Maison Lancome travel set which holds 2 bottles of the Jasmins Marzipanes, plus the Lavandes Trianon (lavender, which I liked way more than I thought I… Continue Reading →

March Lashes Out

Hey everyone – In the states, you may (or may not!) be heading off for the Thanksgiving holiday.  Seemed like a fine time to do a random makeup post. I have a smaller face and deep-set eyes, and over the… Continue Reading →