I have a long relationship with Robert Piguet (the house anyway) that dates back to my mother wearing Bandit, his groundbreaking and rather gender bending 1944 leather chypre. Bandit was the flip side of his 1948 Fracas, the most threatening… Continue Reading
I remember my first encounter with Etat Libre d’Orange at Henri Bendel in New York, with a group of perfumistas, probably at a Sniffa. Some of the names/scents were provocative, ridiculous, or obscene – Putain de Palaces, Encens et Bubblegum,… Continue Reading
Happy October. I’m having a bit of trouble getting my head round this. I love my house (particularly after it was refurbed several years ago). But, the vanity in the bathroom needs replacing. It was purchased during the first wave… Continue Reading
Heya Posse! What a splendid week of fun and celebration. Even though most if it was pretty small scale it was super satisfying. Quite a few of the people I care about managed to make the Birthday Lunch at our… Continue Reading
I touched upon this one briefly a couple of years ago when I was dissing Love’s Baby Soft, writing that it was something I had gotten back in the day because a co-worker really liked it and it put her… Continue Reading
Posse… I was going to post about more men’s fragrances – I have the post half-written – but I came down with a raging case of the Can’ts! What started out as a pretty decent 10 days (or so) quickly… Continue Reading
Happy autumn. It’s pouring rain here with gale force winds through the evening. My weird neighbours’ chimney divested a supporting piece of wood (which looked like it was petrified) into a plant in the back garden this afternoon. At least… Continue Reading