11 Monday May 2020
Posted in Perfume Reviews
Greetings — and much gratitude to everyone who attended my live lecture with the Brooklyn Brainery on April 30! It my first online presentation and I felt so happy to be able to talk about perfume and connect with a few of you.
I’m still wearing some office-inappropriate fragrances during my work-from-home time, including these picks from last week…
07 Thursday May 2020
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via Poppy King Projects
Once in a rare while, I like to dedicate a post to something other than perfume. If you’re a regular reader of my monthly “Passing Fancies” posts or this blog in general, you might know that I’m also fairly obsessed with lipstick and I’m a longtime admirer and customer of Poppy King’s various lipstick brands — the original Poppy, Lipstick Queen, Femme de Poppy…
04 Monday May 2020
Posted in Perfume Reviews
Hello, out there…!
The past week had some ups and downs. One high point: I offered an online talk via the Brooklyn Brainery and spotted a few of you there! But I’ve had some slightly gloomy days as well, especially when it was raining and I couldn’t go out for fresh air.
Not coincidentally, I found myself choosing perfumes that were familiar and very “me.” Here are some of them…
02 Saturday May 2020
Posted in Passing Fancies
Reading: I’m reading Colette’s Claudine novels for the first time.
Audio: Anna Sui’s latest Spotify contribution, a “Work from Home” playlist
Video: Better Call Saul. Also, using Netflix and Amazon to circle back to classic movies I haven’t seen in ages and ages, like The Eyes of Laura Mars.
30 Thursday Apr 2020
Posted in Classes and Lectures
Hello! Apologies for the last-minute notice: I almost forgot to post about this online talk I’m giving tonight (April 30) through the Brooklyn Brainery. This is an experiment for me so we’ll see how it goes!
If you’re interested, you can find more details and a registration link here, on the Brainery site. There’s a small registration fee, and registrants will receive an email with the Zoom videoconferencing link.
Fingers crossed that all runs smoothly!
27 Monday Apr 2020
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aftelier, dawn spencer hurwitz, frederic malle, lilac, perfume, serge lutens, yves saint laurent
How are you doing today?
On Saturday the sun appeared over the New York City metro area and I was able to sit outside for a couple hours, just reading and drinking coffee and editing a PowerPoint on my laptop. That was a treat.
As I’m writing this post, it’s raining again. All the same, I’ve been trying to welcome Spring through my recent fragrance choices…
21 Tuesday Apr 2020
Posted in Perfume Reviews
Greetings! As we head into Week Six of isolation (or shelter-in-place, or lockdown — I still can’t remember what our official status is), I’m managing to work out a new routine. Every day I work remotely from about 10 AM to 6 PM, with a break for lunch and some shorter pauses for coffee and chats with the cats.
Sometimes I put on a dress and jewelry and do all my makeup. Sometimes I’m attired a little more…casually. The one constant is still that I’m always wearing perfume. Here’s a sampling of last week’s choices…
18 Saturday Apr 2020
Posted in Art and Scent
I’ve seen those famous archival photographs of American G.I.s in Paris, waiting on line to buy Chanel perfume for the women at home, many times. . . but I just came across this World War II-era cartoon a few days ago. It was published in The New Yorker on February 28, 1942.
13 Monday Apr 2020
Posted in Perfume Reviews
Last Friday I realized that one month has passed since my workplace closed. It seems much longer…or not that long at all. Time is all askew.
I found myself craving comfort scents last week, rather than big dramatic roses. Here are a few of the perfumes I sprayed while staying home…
