I Hate You!

Ooh!  Before I forget, the winner of Tom’s Smell Bent sample pack is:  violetnoir The winners of the 5 Stages sample packs are:  Teri, Millicent and Ann N Tom and I will contact you directly – the Contact Us administrator… Continue Reading

Best Perfume – how finding it leads to the 5 stages

Finding the Best Perfume leads to 5 stages of perfume addiction. We are in the midst of some long-overdue renovation here at El O World Headquarters.  As usual His El O-ness has waited until it’s freezing cold outside to rip… Continue Reading

Booty Call!

by Anita This is not a perfume review but I did sniff a buncho scents while I was gathering the info, if that counts for anything… 1999– I am twitching down Michigan Avenue in a nip-waisted suit and Maud Frizon… Continue Reading

Signature Scent Challenge Results!

Hey, everyone, welcome to the Results of the Signature Scent Challenge – your chance to report on how wearing the same scent for a week worked out for you, or just to laugh and mock the rest of us.  Let’s… Continue Reading

Frederic Malle Red box thingie (Patty)

Also known as the not-used-often-enough “Let Patty buy it so you don’t have to” post. When we were at Barney’s in New York, sticking our noses deep in the Malle candles — Wait, can I just say that as much… Continue Reading

You know you’re a perfumista if…

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This post is dedicated to all of you, particularly those of you who own fragrances you find less than stellar due to an unsniffed purchase triggered by rave reviews. You know you’re a perfumista if:   You’ve bought something unsniffed… Continue Reading

Can we talk?

– by Anita I’m mildly vexed that I am not autumning in New York at the Sniffa Fall Ball,  it’s still a week to the World Percheron Congress   so in the meantime Im’o be a bit Crabalicious!  What’s the  stuff… Continue Reading