Delight, depression, and disgust: three Diors

Well, I am writing this awaiting The Rain. In Southern California we say it like that, In Caps. The news, if we are expecting more than high humidity will be having dark intros to the weather forecast with graphics with… Continue Reading

Manly, Yes, But I like it too: Neil Morris Flowers for Men Lilac, Gardenia, and Rose.

Now I had heard about Neil Morris for years but for some reason I never ended up ordering any samples from him. I rectified this earlier and even ended up buying a couple of his scents which if course meant… Continue Reading

October New Idea 2023

Woo Hoo! Let’s see how my month went for October New Idea 2023. One thing I’m really happy about is the few 10ml decants that have finally thunked. Though all of them have been gorgeous, wearing the same thing regularly… Continue Reading

Double Dior: Diorella and Diorissimo

Last week’s discussion of the new Malle and it’s supposed kinship with L’Heure Bleue got me surfing the internets. Of course, the latter part of that phrase could be easily prefaced with “I was bored and that got me to”… Continue Reading

Identical Cousins? Frederic Malle Heaven Can Wait and Guerlain L’Heure Bleue

Cinnamon wrote about this one earlier in the week– on her it was a total scrubber. Actually, being a kind person she wrote us to say that she was going to skip reviewing it because she basically had nothing nice… Continue Reading

Farewell Wisdom: The Blind Buy and Patou Adieu Sagesse

“We all go a little mad sometimes..” -Norman Bates Okay, who hasn’t gone a little nuts and just went for a blind buy online. I’ve done it with clothing- sometimes for good, sometimes tragically for not-so-good (do not trust the… Continue Reading

September New Idea 2023

Woo Hoo! Let’s see how my month went for September New Idea 2023. This month I’ve been trying to empty some of the bigger decants but only managed to drain one 10ml. I kind of cheated a couple of times… Continue Reading