Boho Chic? Boho No.

I went with a friend to the Johnny Was boutique downtown – if you’re unfamiliar, they’re a rich-hippie, SoCal boho-chic clothing line for women (with some accessories and home stuff), lots of flowery prints and embroidery and flowy garments. I… Continue Reading

Plan B: Gentle on the Face

This was going to be a post where I went to Ulta and sniffed whatever they said were the most popular scents on display right now, and then talk about/mock them; I thought that’d be a fun project while I… Continue Reading

Late August Ramble

Hey, everyone – short meander today. It’s almost the end of August, such a transitional time of year — back to school, late summer vacation, etc. In D.C. it was sultry and/but the city empties out in August, so just… Continue Reading

A Great-Smelling Space

You know when you go into a place that smells so good, you wish you could bottle up that aroma and take it home with you? Maybe it’s a boutique that sells your favorite candles, or a florist, or the… Continue Reading

Random Scent Crimes

It has been hot this summer — in the nineties, and I don’t have air conditioning. Call me a waaaaaahmbulance. Anyhoo, I was in the library the other day, killing time in their lovely A/C, and I was walloped by… Continue Reading

Hot Enough for You?

Today I am (shockingly!) doing a review of a couple of fragrance samples I was sent recently by the lovely Musette. I thought this’d be a fun juxtaposition of two scents – one of which sounds very masculine (while we’re… Continue Reading

Fridge Confessions!

It’s a long holiday weekend for many here in the U.S., what with July 4 on a Tuesday (thus, many office workers also got Monday off.) I’m going completely random today, we’ll see if anyone shows up to read this.… Continue Reading