Beach Baby

by Musette   11pm… pushing hard through a rush job, El O has been on his old, busted feet for 14 hours.  Exhausted, he staggers into bed and is lights out! within seconds.   I take a shower, spritz on some… Continue Reading

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

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