Who am I and What is that Smell?

It is officially official; I spend way too much time on the Internets. I started off the year thinking that my introspective meanderings would shed some light on my mercurial fragrance collection, but no such luck. If anything, I find… Continue Reading

The Journey

This is not a perfume review. So, I guess le chat is out of le sac, oui?  (Ma French, it is merde, non?  Oui?)  It’s true – I’m leaving for Paris next week with Angela of Now Smell This, along… Continue Reading

Untitled: March’s Turn

Unfinished business:  first off, regarding yesterday’s post on tattoos: y’all are freaks.  And I love you.  I knew I could count on you!  I knew everyone would be lifting up their shirts and dropping their drawers and offering helpful advice… Continue Reading

Random Sunday: Ink

I’ve been thinking about getting a tattoo.  In some discreet spot, probably a place that nobody would see unless they shared a locker room (or a bedroom) with me.  Why have I been thinking this?   I have no idea. There… Continue Reading

Queen by Queen Latifah

Since March dabbles around all the time in celeb scents, I decided to go trawling around as well. Queen by Queen Latifah is her first entry into the perfume market.  From the marketing copy: “The top notes premiere with lightly… Continue Reading

AbdesSalaam Attar Mecca Balsam

Having blogged on a difficult, fancypants niche scent on Monday, I thought I’d blog on the opposite end of the spectrum today – AbdesSalaam Attar Mecca Balsam from the Scents of the Soul series. As many of you know, I… Continue Reading

Travelogue – Costa Rica

Note to anyone expecting a perfume post for today. This will touch on smell, but it’s mostly a Travelogue. Our trip to Costa Rica was wondrous.  You never really believe a place can be that lush and almost untouched, until… Continue Reading