There are several ways to define the word ‘beguiling’ (charm/amuse/cheat) – but I always think of the term ‘jolie-laide’ when I think of ‘beguiling’ – that sense of never quiiite being able to pin down what it is that interests/captivates/delights… Continue Reading
Posse! How YOU doin’? Just so you know, this is a further riff on the ‘You Smell Good’ theme. I’m in the midst of the midway point of that bathroom renovation; Drywall Guy comes to sand tomorrow night!! I wish… Continue Reading
Hi, eerryyone! ‘Tis moi, Musette, filling in for Cinnamon today~ Leaping and Hopping! That’s the temps around here – yesterday it was 81F – and a solid 81F at that – none of this ‘feels like’ stuff. A lovely, warm… Continue Reading
Hello Posse! Mitsouko is the most talked about fragrance currently on the scentbloggosphere. 100 years is a real feat in the 21st century where so much is about new and so little is about history. You probably know the history. Matvey… Continue Reading
We are having the strangest weather here: 23F one day and 53F 2 days later! Hard to know what to wear, so I’ve been hauling out transitional perfumes that will not send me screaming from one end of the spectrum… Continue Reading
SPRING IS HERE!!! (Make sure to check above or below this for Ari’s first post – you really, really don’t want to miss it! Yes, it’s two posts today!) Never mind that it’s a blustery 39F, with a… Continue Reading
Today´s Festival of Weirdness includes: a scent sleuth story; my new odd perfume love; and a little weird music. Pick and choose. I was leaving the house, early and a little hung over, for training at an outdoor environmental research… Continue Reading