80’s Perfume Party at ScentBar

One of the neat things that the guys from ScentBar do is have themed events every couple of months. This past weekend was an especially fun one focusing on scents from the 80’s; you could call it “The Good, The… Continue Reading

Roxana Illuminated Perfume Impromptu

If you have been reading my random natterings for a while you know that I think that Roxana of Roxana Illuminated perfumes is a true artist. She’s resurrected one of her older perfumes, Impromptu. When I reviewed it on PST… Continue Reading

smell bent frankensmellies

It’s not exactly a secret that I am a big fan of smell bent and their creator, Brent Leonesio. One of his lines are called “frankensmellies” and they are usually limited editions (explanation here). For this year, smell bent has… Continue Reading

Eau No, Again- Serge Lutens Laine de Verre

First of all, stating the obvious, I’m back. As most of you know I’ve been having some dental work done. My dentist is fantastic, very gentle and soothing and can do the work pain-free- didn’t even feel the shots (email… Continue Reading

Just Not That Into You 2: Gaultier Le Male Terrible

I don’t wear many Gaultier fragrances. My ex used to wear at least two, and while I do like them they’re sort of intrinsically tied to him in my brain, so I never even try to. I was in Sephora… Continue Reading

Instead Of Our Regularly Scheduled Broadcast..

Well, this started out as a review. I got some freebies for attending the ScentBar Valentines bash and was eagerly awaiting smelling them when I got a cold. Not even a huge one mind you, no dramatic fever or hacking… Continue Reading

Comfort Scents for a Rainy Winter Night

I’m playing hooky. It’s 6:32 PM on a rainy Thursday here and I was supposed to go to a meeting of the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills Democratic Club. I am not budging. All I want to do is write my post… Continue Reading