My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of three fragrances from St. Clair Scents: First Cut, Gardener’s Glove, and Frost. You can read it here.
Perfume Review: St. Clair Scents
05 Monday Mar 2018
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Giveaway Winner for GALLIVANT Samples…
27 Tuesday Feb 2018
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Perfume and Art: Arcimboldo, “The Sense of Smell”
26 Monday Feb 2018
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The Italian artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo became known for his witty and eye-fooling “portrait heads” in the 1500s. His portraits and allegorical figures composed of objects like fruit, vegetables, seashells, and food gained him favor as a court painter and prefigured the much later art historical movement of Surrealism. (You can read a short Smithsonian article about him here.)
Passing Fancies ~ February 2018
21 Wednesday Feb 2018
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Reading: Peter Doggett, The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s
Audio: Fiona Apple
Video: Still waiting to watch the latest season of “Black Mirror.” Mr. PP is never in the right mood to see it.
Drink: Harney’s black tea with apricot flavoring
Perfume Giveaway: GALLIVANT Discovery Set
19 Monday Feb 2018
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WHY: Because winter can give us cabin fever and make us crave new sights (or smells).
WHAT: An unused “discovery set” of GALLIVANT fragrance samples that I’d like to pass along to a reader in the United States. It includes Brooklyn, Tel Aviv, London, and Istanbul.
Year of the Dog 2018
15 Thursday Feb 2018
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This week marks the lunar New Year, and in the Chinese calendar, it’s the Year of the Dog. What better time, I thought, to remind you that Oh My Dog! fragrance still exists?
Oh My Dog! was launched by the Paris-based brand Dog Generation in 2000 and, yes, it’s a perfume for dogs. It was “tested under the supervision of veterinarians and dermatologists” and it’s described as “unisex.”
Happy Valentine’s Day, Reader-Friends!
14 Wednesday Feb 2018
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Perfume Review: Miu Miu L’Eau Rosée
09 Friday Feb 2018
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My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of L’Eau Rosée, a new fragrance from Miu Miu.
You can read it here.
Romantic Aromas at The Lucky HoneyBee
05 Monday Feb 2018
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I’ve been purchasing products by The Lucky HoneyBee since the 2012 holiday season, so I’ve had plenty of time to get to know the HoneyBee herself, Melissa Buesing. I was very happy when she recently set up a new studio right here in Jersey City, because I’d be able to shop very locally. And when she invited me to teach a class or workshop in the studio one Saturday this winter, I was delighted.
