Cheap and Cheerful, Yet again: Jean Naté by Revlon

Well now, we are getting into the way-back machine.. Someone on here happened to mention good old Jean Naté, which is something I haven’t even thought of in decades. According to the interwebs, Jean Naté was created back in 1935… Continue Reading

Mistakes Were Made

After Portia’s post on SJP Lovely, I felt an undeniable longing to go find my bottle of Narciso Rodriguez, which I was pretty sure was in the perfume-stash cooler I packed for moving.  Each bottle was safely wrapped pre-move, in… Continue Reading

Cheap and Cheerful Part Deux: Woods of Windsor Lily of the Valley and “For Men”

Well, if you needed proof that I read and take to heart comments on the blog, here’s my proof (Yes, I am going to blame y’all for my shopping addiction. Take responsibility? On what planet?) Our own cinnamon on a… Continue Reading

Playing Tourist

Surprise – Musette joined me for a few days in Santa Fe!  We had a blast. Here’s a rundown of what we did … Musette arrived Thursday afternoon via train, to Lamy NM, just south of Santa Fe – a… Continue Reading

Green Chile and Zozobra

I love goings-on as a tourist – I’m totally down to go to your local garlic festival or llama parade or county fair or fireworks display, and to sample some regional cuisine while I’m at it.  So here’s a post… Continue Reading

A Moment of Frisson

First off, hat tip to Musette for her fabulous post on Bill Evans last week – she introduced me to Bill just a few weeks ago and he’s been the soundtrack around here ever since.  Second, it’s snowing. I’m guessing… Continue Reading

Let’s Talk About Beauty Pie

This was going to be a post on more fragrances by Frank Voelkl, who did the Olfactory tea scent I reviewed recently (as well as the wildly successful Glossier You.) The fragrance post is still being worked on, so today… Continue Reading