Match Game (by Ann)
Can I get a collective “Hallelujah!!”? Yep, it’s that time of year again: back to school. Now those of you who don’t have kids may not care, but for those who do, it’s a pretty big… Continue Reading
Guerlain
Initial Thoughts
by the Old Bat Musette Most hard-core perfumistas bemoan the addition of flankers, especially when it’s a flanker of a True Classic. I mean, c’mon – how on earth could you do a Mitsouko flanker? What would you call… Continue Reading
Nicolai pour Whom?
by Musette So we’re back in the high heat of summer here, after 10 days of sweater weather and rain. My nerves are shot. One minute I’m schvitzing under an umbrella, considering yet another bourbon-laced iced tea (to combat… Continue Reading
Random Sunday Sniffing
by Tom It rained overnight in LA, but this Sunday was clear, cool and windy. So I wandered around sniffing things. These weren’t full-on tests: I didn’t live with them or gave them more than one (moderately) discrete… Continue Reading
Great White Fight (Musette)
A young ladypal of El O’s cub , visiting our bathroom, came out exclaiming “OMG! YOU WEAR FRACAS! My AUNT WEARS FRACAS!!!” (caps all hers, I swear). She shrieked on to tell me how much she liked it, etc….so… Continue Reading
Sacrificial Scents
by Musette When we were in our 20s (back in the Jefferson administration) my galpals and I fantasized about our married coworkers’ lives -a permanent partner for Chinese food and Friday Movies, sex every night, total validation on Valentine’s… Continue Reading
Champagne Diva
by the drooling Musette I always wonder why the term ‘diva’ has gotten such a bad rap – maybe it always has come with that faint tinge of Puritan disapproval and I just didn’t notice it (and it wouldn’t… Continue Reading