Happy 4th!
All right, I know that I really post on the 3rd, (and am writing this on the 1st) but I am calling this my 4th of July post to give it some sort of cohesive spin. It’s still hot here… Continue Reading
Eaux, Why Not: Clarins and Chanel
Portia’s post last week on Aromatics Elixir got me thinking about the Clarins eaux (because … Clinique and Clarins are two-syllable words beginning with c?) and I had a vague recollection there was a newish one that came out during… Continue Reading
Collecting?
We’re in waiting mode here. The first part of the election in France, then the general election here on Thursday, and then the second part for France later in July. I have two samples I’m working on but I’ve put… Continue Reading
Aromatics Elixir by Clinique 1971
Hiya Posse! One of my great perfume loves that has been in the grab tray for years is Aromatics Elixir by Clinique. It’s a fragrance that instantly whisks me away to far off lands and remembered holiday adventures. Even though… Continue Reading
Too Darned Hot
Yes, I am lazy. I do have some samples of things but it’s hot out and I am too lazy to put the effort into trying them on. I know that in comparison (as is usual) we here on the… Continue Reading
LUSH Life
Welp! As you all have surmised, I am in the weeds with this ‘emergency’ bathroom reno. It’s in italics because it’s been An Emergency for the past 10 years – El O built the back bathroom so we’d have somewhere… Continue Reading
TwOuds and a floral
The next town over is having a food festival, featuring a dinner with tables running down the main street (see pic). If I had known. Sigh. This looks like it will be so much fun. This literally runs hundreds of… Continue Reading