Etat Libre d’Orange Tilda Swinton LIke This

Tilda Swinton and the people who brought you sperm perfume – together at long last. Exactly. Tilda Swinton is everying I’d like to be – (insert picture of odd-looking woman who is strangely hot and approachable in her weirdness if… Continue Reading

Canturi and Tauer winner

Winner of the bottle of Andy Tauer’s new Orange star is – Janell.  Please hit the contact us link on the left, let me know your name, address, and I’ll send that on to Luckyscent, who will send you your… Continue Reading

Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio

Sometimes life just hands you out these wonderful surprises when you least expect it.  Something lost that you gave up on and then reappears. Is it too much to hope that my lost Chanel earring would emerge from the  mists… Continue Reading

Byredo Tulipe – Spring, brides, all there inside the bottle

Byredo La Tulipe – the nice person at Barney’s sent me a sample of Byredo Tulipe after I ordered a bottle unsniffed ( I know, I know, I never learn, but it worked out okay, as you’ll see!).   From the… Continue Reading

Hermes Voyage d’Hermes

There are many moments in a Perfumista’s life that are fraught with peril.  I had three of them in one day.  A couple of glasses of champagne are helping now. The vintage Mitsouko parfum arrived, and it was perfect and… Continue Reading

New Balenciaga perfume review

A favor, por favor!  I have been searching for Santa Maria Novella Eva in the U.S. for months, and it is out of stock and never seems to come back.  Anyone in Europe able to check their local SMN supplier… Continue Reading

Amouage Al Shomukh Attar

Sorry, the scheduling piece of the blog decided to sleep in this morning. Did everyone who celebrates it have a nice Christmas?  Mine was lovely and quiet and weird. But those are the best kind. Speaking of weird. Well, not… Continue Reading