Best Perfumes of 2008

Best Perfumes of 2008 The first thing that hit us when we went to pull this Best Perfumes of 2008 list together is the monumental number of fragrances released in 2008, many of which we have yet to smell, even though… Continue Reading

The Party in Manhattan

The Party in Manhattan?   No, this will not be an account, Woody Allen style, of confused and neurotic love bumblings in the Big Apple. Nor will it be a warts and all exposé of sexual shenanigans in your favourite… Continue Reading

Gardenia Perfume – Strange Invisible Perfumes Lady Day

My obsession with Strange Invisible Perfumes continues. I swear, I will one day move past it, but I’m having too great of a time exploring them to stop yet, so indulge me for a while longer. After March and Elle kept… Continue Reading

Best Gardenia Perfume – review of gardenia perfumes, are they the best?

Best Gardenia Perfumes – what is a good gardenia perfume? Saturday morning was the best kind of morning – rainy.  The general routine is, the twins wake me up, I stagger downstairs and pour them two bowls of cereal, let… Continue Reading

Best Perfumes for Romance… to Kill Romance

It’s Valentine’s Day. You’re not alone. Somehow, despite the chocolates, the roses and the apparently witty endearments, it ain’t working, and you don’t want to know what are the Best Perfumes for Romance  because you want to drive a stake in… Continue Reading

Gardenia Perfume – What Makes the best Gardenia Perfume?

Gardenia Perfume, noobody´s gotten the smell of gardenia quite right when they put it in a perfume, in my opinion. Sniffing gardenia yesterday on the bushes in the National Gallery of Art rotunda, I had a chance to ponder what… Continue Reading

Le Labo Vanille 44

The newest in a line of city exclusives is Le Labo Vanille 44, created by perfumer Alberto Morillas,  has taken up residence at Colette in Paris.  My very favorite of the city exclusives up to this point, Aldehyde 44, is at… Continue Reading