Amouage Fate Man

Amouage is on of those brands that just scream “quality.” The packaging is gorgeous, the bottles hefty, the juice always rich-smelling. Fate Man is no exception. I don’t get a lot of the absinthe in the opening. but frankly I… Continue Reading

It’s beginning to look a lot like…

Yes, it’s the season. A very generous friend gave me an iPad Mini for Chrismukkah and so I decided that it needed a case. In my case, I decided the case I wanted was a Lilly Pulitzer one in one… Continue Reading

Cologne pour le Soir by Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Maison Francis Kurkdjian is one of those houses that popped up in the last 10 years or so. You know the kind- very cool looking packaging debuting with several different scents at once and a very cool, elegant website. Unlike… Continue Reading

Just Not That Into You: Tom Ford Noir

I have a lot respect for Tom Ford, an healthy dose of it grudging. It was brilliant that he basically saved Gucci’s bacon and his one line of stuff is very good. Some of his “shocking” advertising seems to be… Continue Reading

Off Topic: Giving Thanks.

Well, we here in the good old US of A just had our day off, and no doubt some of us are up to there in turkey and trimmings. Personally I’ve never been a big fan of the bird- I… Continue Reading

Ingrid Eau de Parfum by Tableau de Parfums

It was pleasure on Saturday to go and meet Andy Tauer and Brian Pera, who are the nose and I guess the word would be the muse behind the Tableau de Parfums line, which was created by Andy as an… Continue Reading

Revisiting Old Friends, Again.

As I wrote on PST Yesterday, one of the interesting aspects of moving after 20-odd years is rediscovering things you’ve let sit idle. Some of them were books- how could I have let Mapp & Lucia sit there gathering dust… Continue Reading