New Frederic Malle: Contre-Jour

While my lemming days might be over as far as jumping through hoops of fire, spending more than I do on insurance, or browbeating friends into inconvenient trips involving the post office (aren’t you glad I’m not your friend?) there… Continue Reading

Blue After Black Friday?

So we’ve given Thanks for Thanksgiving and have no doubt have Christmas Under Control * Well, I do, but I only bought a couple of people presents and they (and I) have needs and wants that can be easily handled… Continue Reading

Gifts 2025 (Under US$50)

Hey there Crew. I’m looking around at the things we can buy for this season of giving. It’s getting well out of hand. My thought here is that spending enormous amounts of money on gifts will not make people love… Continue Reading

Cheap & Cheerful: Elizabeth Taylor’s Passion

Sometimes I am influenced by outside forces, but I am almost always influenced. I had not smelled or ever really thought of this perfume, the first in her line, since it debuted back in 1987 (when I was 2.) I… Continue Reading

Stink, Stank, Stunk: Scatamalis by Jeffrey Dame

And in the second part of the “Blame (or thank) VerbenaLuvvr” one of the extras that Mr. Jeffrey Dame sent along with my order of Juste Filthy was the cream base of Scatamalis. This is the six base notes of… Continue Reading

Gay Juice

Well I am going to preface this review with the revelation (to absolutely nobody) that I am Gay. I am a middle aged Gay man who has lived through the era of AIDS and outlived Jerry Falwell, Lou Sheldon and… Continue Reading

Spring Fling: Sarah Horowitz Perfect Pairing

Well leave it to me to write about a Spring duo when it’s almost summer and a weekend (I am writing this on Mother’s Day while dog sitting) with temps well into the 90’s. Well better late than never, say… Continue Reading