Well, last week were the rains, and they are now for the moment, gone. The Santa Ana winds are coming up, oddly not as hot as they would be in a Chandler novel, but I am told it’s the direction… Continue Reading
Hey, Merry Christmas! Seems like a great day to talk about CB I Hate Perfume Angelic Conversation. And Hiram Green Slowdive, but I’ll circle back around to that. They are like my own personal perfume Christmas present! CB I Hate… Continue Reading
Areej Le Dore as four new releases – Atlantic Ambergris, Oud Picante, Flux de Fleur and Inverno Russo. I have them, I smelled them, and I am in love. I love what Russian Adam is doing here – limited batches… Continue Reading
Frederic Malle Superstitious was launched in 2017. Created by Dominique Ropion with notes of jasmine, rose, peach, amber, incense, vetiver and patchouli. Frederic Malle Superstitious was a collaboration with fashion designer Alber Elbaz (formerly of Lanvin). I had been pretty antsy… Continue Reading
Zoologist Civet – yeah! Weird how a brand I had not even heard of like a year ago become one of my faves. Shelley Waddington created Civet for Zoologist. For a fragrance that released 10 days ago, there are already… Continue Reading
Unum Lavs has done that rare thing you want every perfume to do – distract you so much that you can’t seem to find interest in other fragrances. Unum Lavs has a cool back story, so let’s start there.… Continue Reading
If it’s summer, the sun is bright, you are sweltering in the shade with your fresh-squeezed lemonade and vodka. That means it’s big freaking white floral perfume season! Le Labo Lys 41 has notes of lily, jasmine, tuberose absolute, woods, Madagascar… Continue Reading