Hermessences

On Friday we explored the complicated feelings some of us have for the oh-so-fickle House o’ Guerlain, which has started to resemble Hazel’s House o’ Pancakes in the terminal, cloying sweetness of some of its recent releases. Today hopefully Patty… Continue Reading →

Blog Quirks?

Okay, as y’all have figured out, we finally upgraded our WordPress after like two years, and we won’t do that again (I think it will automatically update now.) I know we lost the emoticons and folks seem to have gotten… Continue Reading →

Death by Taxi Driver

About the time most of you read this, we’ll be on a plane back for the United States.  Forgive any typos and misspelling because I’m in a hurry to make sure I get this posted! Where did we leave off? … Continue Reading →

Random Sunday: Anger

The Trader Joe´s near me has tyke-sized metal grocery carts for toddlers to push, painted in the same signature red as the regular ones. They´re really cute. The last time I was at the store they were down to one… Continue Reading →

Travel Tips – By Patty

Don’t overpack.  You wind up living on about 1/4 of what’s in your suitcase. I’m only bringing that 1/4 next time and washing it in the sink. It’s not that I packed that heavy, but…. everything weighs more when you… Continue Reading →

Le Dunce

  It´s peak allergy season, and I´ve responded by wearing tried and true fragrances for a few days, because bad allergies put me at the razor edge of migraine. I´ve got tons of samples calling out to me (thanks Kelly… Continue Reading →

Vanity of Vanities, All is Vanity

Chandler Burr has trashed the new release Chloe in his reviews – in writing  and in person – so when it showed up as a sample in a Sak’s order, I thought… well, let’s give it a whirl and see if I agree… Continue Reading →