And The Heat Goes On..
Coming hot on the heels of Musette’s post from yesterday (hot on the heels, get it? He’s here all week folks, tip your waiter!) I will write that it has also been hot in LA. This year we seem to… Continue Reading
Perfumes by House
Ombre Indigo by Olfactive Studio
Hey there Posse! I have an admission to make. I’ve been doing this weird thing that has me questioning my sanity. I fall in love with a perfume from a spritz, sample or decant. Buy a bottle of said fragrance… Continue Reading
Do You Tabu, Two?
First of all I want to thank all of you that left faceplace messages for my annual 39th birthday. It was greatly appreciated. I actually ended up doing practically nothing over the weekend: there was the return of the annual… Continue Reading
Cheap and Cheerful: Tabu by Dana
I’m sure I’m not the only one who falls for this bit of marketing: I will scour a website trying to find something that I may not even want and certainly do not need simply to get to the holy… Continue Reading
Devil’s Juice: Thierry Mugler Angel
Several of my friends outside of the perfume world know that I write about scent. What they think about this I do not know. Sometimes in conversation I can hear them tilting their heads quizzically, as if I had told… Continue Reading
A Surge of Serge: Serge Lutens Tarab, L’Incendiaire et Bourreau des Fleurs
As long-time readers (both of you) know, I was, and am, a long time Uncle Serge Fanboy. I have and love several of the house’s scents and a few of them I hope never to be without. Back in the… Continue Reading
Orange You Glad? Serge Lutens Mandarine Mandarin, Demeter Sweet Orange, and Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Sweet Basil Mandarine
First, some news: smell bent, the fun, cheeky company specializing in fun, cheeky, and inexpensive scents is shuttering it’s store after 12 years. I believe that nose and proprietor Brent Leonesio is moving on career-wise to a different direction and… Continue Reading