Diorrissimo and J’Adore l’Absolu met, had a two-week fling in Tahiti on a bed of tuberose and nine months later Dior New Look 1947 sprung into the world as the fruit of their lusty floral loins. The End. Octavian has… Continue Reading
Bah, power outage! I had most of this post written, and then the power went out, and I lost it. Many of you who have read here for a while know that there is a note or two that my… Continue Reading
Few notes capture spring as brightly and beautifully as lilacs. I have three lilac bushes around the front of my house that I’ve been nurturing for years, and they are surrounded by those monstrously big old-fashioned iris. Lilacs have that… Continue Reading
Anyone else have this item come up in their eBay permanent searches for Iris Gris? Oh, don’t be coy and try and tell me you don’t have eBay searches you get e-mailed every day for Djedi, Iris gris, vintage guerlain,… Continue Reading
The worst days for me in writing are when no sample, perfume, idea, season jumps out at me and seems to want to be written about – there’s just this great big empty space where my brain used to be.… Continue Reading
A very dear friend’s daughter is getting married this Saturday in New Orleans, and all she wanted was for me to help her find her Wedding Perfume. One bottle of champagne and several cupcakes later, she picked not one Wedding… Continue Reading
Smelling Daphnes for the first time in May is the single greatest pleasure I have in my life that comes around reliably every year. I got my first daphne right after my first son was born, when I was living… Continue Reading