13 Monday Jul 2020
Posted in Perfume Reviews
I went through an intense vanilla phase early in my perfume-life, and even though I don’t wear gourmands as often I wear florals nowadays, I still hang onto samples and occasional bottles of vanilla-centered fragrances I’ve enjoyed at one point or another.
Last week, I revisited a few old oldies and one or two newer vanilla scents…
Continue reading10 Friday Jul 2020
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If you’re in the mood for an introduction to some classic perfume bottles, you’re in luck: I’ll be giving a talk on that topic, courtesy of the Brentwood Public Library on Long Island.
The talk is scheduled for 7 PM on July 21, 2020. You can find a registration link here.
06 Monday Jul 2020
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As we hit the four-month mark of COVID-19 shutdowns and stay-at-homes, we also wrapped up June, the month of roses. For a sense of comfort and a seasonally appropriate scent-menu, I dipped again into my extensive holdings of rose scents.
Continue reading03 Friday Jul 2020
Posted in Perfume Reviews
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Love Osmanthus, the latest fragrance from Atelier Cologne.
You can read it here.
30 Tuesday Jun 2020
Posted in Passing Fancies
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Reading: Just finished W. G. Sebald’s The Rings of Saturn.
Audio: The Cure, especially The Top.
Video: Tell Me Who I Am on Netflix. (Intense.) Never Have I Ever. (Warm-hearted.)
29 Monday Jun 2020
Posted in Perfume Reviews
Here are are, about to enter the month of July…getting closer to the “dog days” of summer. (See what I did there?)
Last week I sifted through my samples to find perfumes named for various animals. Here’s a look at what I found and spritzed…
Continue reading26 Friday Jun 2020
Posted in Advertising and Scent
Today is my birthday. It will be different from my (many) past birthdays, but my wishes are the same as always — health and happiness, not just for myself but for my loved ones too. And, as usual, I’ll be wearing a rose perfume of some kind!
I hope your day will be full of beauty, whatever you’re currently doing.
24 Wednesday Jun 2020
Posted in Film/TV and Scent
“That is all.”
One night last week I rewatched The Devil Wears Prada (dir. David Frankel, 2006). It’s been a while. I needed a laugh and I figured I’d enjoy seeing some Manhattan locations that I haven’t been able to visit in over three months.
I also remembered that the movie includes a few cameo appearances by perfumes (which makes sense, for a story that takes place at a glossy fashion-and-beauty magazine). …
22 Monday Jun 2020
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arielle shoshana, byredo, clarins, kelly & jones, perfume, yosh
Summer has arrived and I’ve been pulling out some bottles and samples of fruity fragrances for physical and mental relief from the sudden humidity. Here are a few that I enjoyed last week…
