This post is about the seemingly selfless tradition of buying a young girl her first perfume, but I must admit that my motivations for writing it were purely selfish: I don’t want to smell Pink Sugar anymore. I have been… Continue Reading
First, the Good News: the winners of the Beloved samples are Starscent and Elizabeth C. Please contact me at my gmail addy : evilauntieanita, give me your details I will get it out to you! The ‘loser’ is me. Ol’… Continue Reading
The first time I was the lucky recipient of a wonderful-smelling something, I was about 7 years old. I had a friend from Japan whose school bag was filled with really cool stuff I’d never seen before. Like erasers that… Continue Reading
by the ailin’ Musette This is going to be a quickie post becauuuuse….well, I have a Really Bad Toothache and all I want to do is go to bed and wait for the ibuprophen to kick in. Who knew… Continue Reading
“Complex but Lighthearted” That headline is not one most associate with an Amouage attar – but Amouage Al Mas Attar breaks the normal ‘amouage attar’ mold, with its lighthearted notes of clary sage and lily of the valley, underpinned by orange blossom.… Continue Reading
By March We had a thread on here once about the stages of perfume addiction. I think I was stuck in the pedal-to-the-floor phase for a looooong time. I had to smell everything – just as soon as I read… Continue Reading
Musette After those really freakish warm days we are back in Spring weather – Spring in the Midwest often carries with it this crackly-skritchy feeling, like you can’t be sure if you should go out without gloves and a hot… Continue Reading