HEELEY Vetiver Veritas

I dropped into ScentBar the other day when I heard that the new Uncle Serge had made it in. I sampled L’orpheline, but I’m afraid it really didn’t do anything for me in the end. The opening was nice, but… Continue Reading

Off Topic: Preservation

Well. I had planned on reviewing the newest from Uncle Serge, but my friendly neighborhood summer cold decided to place a visit again, so that’s obviously not going to happen. So I am going way off topic. The topic for… Continue Reading

Why Yes, I Am a Terrible Person..

Jury Duty. Does anyone look forward to it? I don’t. I haven’t been called that often (you can read about one time here and another here) but I always show up. A week after my birthday I received a phone… Continue Reading

Back (Sort Of)

Missed me? I’ve missed you! This cold has been a beyotch- not bad enough that I could take to my bed with bonbons and watch old movies with impunity, but bad enough that I couldn’t reliably tell you what someone’s… Continue Reading

Still Out

Sorry to be a bore, but my cold lingered long enough that I couldn’t have enough time to actually smell anything in depth enough to actually write something coherent about it. So next week I’ll be back with a review.… Continue Reading

No Post For This Week

I have an annoying summer cold- not enough that I can justify not working, but enough that my nose is stuffed and I cannot smell anything. I have a well stocked larder of soup and boxes of kleenex, so I… Continue Reading

Revisited: Eau Sauvage Perfume

Almost exactly two years ago I was hanging out at a Sephora waiting to meet a friend for lunch and I tried and asked for a sample of this then-new flanker to one of my all-time favorite scents, Eau Sauvage.… Continue Reading