Frederic Malle Iris Poudre

by Tom Okay, I admit it.  I’m a sample whore.  I’ll come home from some store or another with samples in hand that are of stuff that I wouldn’t wear in a million years.  Sometimes I wonder if it’s a… Continue Reading →

Stifled by Good Breeding: Frederick Malle Portrait of a Lady

By Tom Well, it finally hit Barneys: Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady, by Dominique Ropion.  The blurb from Barneys reads: “A Symphonic perfume combining notes of benzoin, musk and sandalwood with a patchouli heart topped by… 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 →

He’s All That – Anita

Okay.  I’m de-boozed and feeling more the thing now, so I can tell you All About The Event.  The Man.  The Malle.   The Candles. M. Malle. so, I got to Barneys a few minutes before 5p, to find M. Malle … Continue Reading →

Bam! What budget? (Patty)

Thanks for everyone’s thoughts on my appliances. I feel better somehow knowing many of you have the same suspicion I have – our appliances CAN hear us and know when to revive themselves and when to die and snicker in… Continue Reading →

Fred and Barney and a giveaway

By Anita (March sneaking in here — winner of the bottle of Tauer is Melauriga, I’ll email you, congratulations!  On to Anita’s post….) 6 October 2010: God willin’ and the creek don’t rise, Frederic Malle himself will be at the… Continue Reading →

Apples and Oranges

Sorry this is late – I’m still getting the hang of things. <sigh>  Lord, I love a fruit.  I do.    I have run through nearly every lemon, lemon/lime concoction out there  and  I was Jo´s  Grapefruit gal back when you… Continue Reading →