Several of my friends outside of the perfume world know that I write about scent. What they think about this I do not know. Sometimes in conversation I can hear them tilting their heads quizzically, as if I had told… Continue Reading
A few weeks ago our own Musette, having scored a bottle of this, reviewed. She also wrote to me to let me know that she was sending a “squidge” for me to try. I was shocked to receive a spray… Continue Reading
As long-time readers (both of you) know, I was, and am, a long time Uncle Serge Fanboy. I have and love several of the house’s scents and a few of them I hope never to be without. Back in the… Continue Reading
First, some news: smell bent, the fun, cheeky company specializing in fun, cheeky, and inexpensive scents is shuttering it’s store after 12 years. I believe that nose and proprietor Brent Leonesio is moving on career-wise to a different direction and… Continue Reading
Having covered a few new to me/old Guerlains last time, I thought I would make it easy/ be lazy and talk about some that I already have. Vetiver I have written about more than once and it is still somewhat… Continue Reading
I am, in my own special way, quite the Pollyanna – life gives you lemons, make that lemonade! The silver lining, etc. This philosophy has largely stood me in good stead. It’s not that I’m oblivious to life’s larger horrors… Continue Reading
Now that I am no longer in my, ahem, teens I find that I more and more need regular moisturizer. I also have found that my once iron-tough skin is prone to angry redness that can be exacerbated by some… Continue Reading