Marathon Monday: Scents that last and last and last …

As I was poking through some sample lots the other day, I spotted a vial of indie perfumer En Voyage’s Zelda. I knew I had tried it before and enjoyed it very much, but with the chaos of life, unfortunately… Continue Reading

What Was Your Favourite 2014 Fragrance Release?

YoooHoo! Posse! Portia from AustralianPerfumeJunkies and I have been looking through this years cache of new releases. There have been HUNDREDS!!! There was no way I could keep up with them all even though I tried my best. I did… Continue Reading

Bittersweet Monday, in fragrance, film and fiction

Ah, autumn has finally arrived here. This time of year is my favorite of the seasons for several reasons (my DH’s birthday and mine, our wedding anniversary, the refreshingly cool nights) and it makes me quite happy. But along with… Continue Reading

Time-travel Monday: What would you wear? (and a birthday shout out)

This weekend, the Starz network launched its miniseries of Diana Gabaldon’s time-travel series “Outlander,” about a World War II nurse who falls through a circle of standing stones in Scotland and finds herself in the Highlands of the 1700s. Thus… Continue Reading