Pinrose
When I am in the perfume doldrums, everything I smell feels like eh and meh. I hate it. It’s like a series of bad relationships – you start to think, it’s not them, it’s me! And then the wonderful thing… Continue Reading
Parfumerie Generale: What are your faves?
Thanks to a waay-beyond- generous perfume pal this Christmas, two of my favorite Parfumerie Generale scents returned delightfully to my radar in a hurry. And they are helping keep me warm and cozy during these waning days of winter. First… Continue Reading
Still Sick
Fever and the whole nine yards. I also got some sad news of Quinn, the mascot at the Birchwood Inn in the Bershires has died after 16 years creating guests (and cadging bacon.) Quinn made everyone at the inn feel… Continue Reading
Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc by L`Occitane 2015
Heya Perfume Posse! Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc by L`Occitane came out and when L’Occitane sent me a bottle to try I spritzed it once or twice and liked it, gave a bunch of it away in giveaways, put it… Continue Reading
March Perfume Sample Fairy Godmother
First things first – the two wishes I’m granting from February – Ladona – Ambre Russe – Mariana – something from MDCI. Melissa – Amoreuse. Both of you, click on Drop us a Note at the top, send me your address, list what I… Continue Reading
Paris in Springtime
It never fails. We get to late February/early March, when it could snow (or be tee-shirt weather) in the mid-Atlantic… and I get a hankering for Paris. Paris the city I hanker for pretty much all the time; right now… Continue Reading
Unexpected warmth: Robert Piguet Gardenia
When I first heard of Robert Piguet Gardenia, I thought, “Oh, boy, another gardenia wannabe that probably will fall woefully short of the actual flower’s scent.” But I still had to try it, because … well, you just never know.… Continue Reading