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
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
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
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
(Hey, folks — since the Posse was down much of the day Tuesday, we’re leaving this post up Wednesday, and March will be posting on Thursday.) I was going to talk about Comme des Garcons Monacle II – Laurel. But… Continue Reading
I’ve been staring at the sweaty armpit that’s on my finger for the last 30 minutes trying to figure out what the hell happened and will it ever turn into something besides a body builder’s hair armpit fresh from the… Continue Reading
Strange Invisible Perfumes Fire and Cream was launched in September 2009 with notes of orange, orange blossom (neroli), tuberose, frankincense, white lavender, vetiver, sandalwood and patchouli. This opens dry and, um, hay. Well, there you go. I adore the SIP base,… Continue Reading