Stages of a Perfume Blogger (A Cautionary Tale)

  First quickly – Vero Profumo’s new Mito, coming in September.  Green, floral, Sous le Vent turns hippie, completely with flowers in hair, weird – you’ll love it!! Notes citrus, magnoli, jasmine, galbanum, hyacinth, cypress and moss. Rehashing last week’s… Continue Reading

If Only Celebrity Perfumes Weren’t Such Crap – yes, you, Paris Hilton and Rihanna

NSFW WARNING – Rihanna pictures aren’t showing anything, but they could look bad if someone just walked by and glanced at your computer monitor! Over the holiday weekend, I had to work, and I actually read a news article about… Continue Reading

Lent Me (Patty)

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and the official beginning of Lent.  For me, Lent is like New Year’s, but better!  The beginning of a period of mourning and preparation for something new.  I’m always thinking cocoon, then butterfly.  Like that Camilla… Continue Reading

Swapmania is ON!!!!

By March The first time we did Swapmania I’d wrung my hands for weeks prior, came up with eleventy-jillion rules, and figured maybe nine people would show up and play.  By the end we had more than 1,200 comments, and… Continue Reading

New Goutal Thingie

First, winners from last week of the Caron L’Accord 119 – mary and cheesegan.  Click on the Contact Us over there on the left, give me your address and remind me what you’ve won, and I’ll get it mailed out… Continue Reading

What would you do if you weren’t afraid?

First, winners of the de Profundis samples – MaureenC and Homura-chan.  Just click on the Contact Us over on the left, send me your address, remind me of what you’ve won. Make sure I give you a quick response so… Continue Reading

Go Ahead, Call Me a Dumb Ass

I’ll admit, I’ve made a whole pile of mistakes over the past few years, the most galling of which has been trusting a certain individual to have my back during a very difficult period. Without wearing that one down to… Continue Reading