Sniffapalooza – Saturday Report

As expected, Sniffapalooza in New York was a blast, even though the weather was craptastic (cold, blowy, rainy and inside-out-umbrella-ish) and I am still getting over a cold and sound all raspy.  Here’s a report of my personal highlights and… Continue Reading

Technical Difficulties…

Yes, we know — the blog’s been up and down for a couple of days, we’re trying to sort out what the problem is… we hope to vanquish the gremlins soon!

Serge Lutens is Not Your Bitch

Serge Lutens is not my perfume bitch.  Neither is Chanel or Guerlain or Dior.  They don’t have to make the perfume I want them to make or think they should be making.  They make a bottle, and if I like… Continue Reading

What I Planned Today?

I can’t even do.  I was going to post a picture of my face post VI Peel. What I forgot is I scheduled an appointment today to go in for the IPL laser treatment along with some injections of fillers. … Continue Reading

Happy Labor Day!

Hey, everyone — it’s Labor Day weekend here in the U.S., and I am devoting myself to the traditional festivities of drinking too much self reflection and eating food prepared by drunk people with outdoor grills catching up on my… Continue Reading

Random Sunday: Summer Storms

My children walk away from me down our narrow road into the green-gold haze, toward the ice cream promised from the market around the corner.  The sky overhead is white, silver and dark gray along the margins, a thunderstorm looming. … Continue Reading

Are You a Perfume Addict?

Not too long ago, one of our perfumista buddies on here bid on a bottle of something on eBay, only to realize after she won that the price was listed in British pounds rather than dollars.  Oops.   So she wrote… Continue Reading