I Smell Therefore I Am

This is my first winter in the southeast and goodness gracious it’s a mild one.  Not a flake of snow, hardly any rain, and most days ar...

I’ve noticed recently that several of my all-time favorite perfumes fall into a similar category as Parfums Divine L’Inspiratrice.  This cat...

  I’ve been wearing Lalique Le Parfum occasionally for several years.   It’s interesting the way I’m noticing different facets of famili...

About four years ago, Brian sent me a decant of Kenzo Jungle L’Elephant with the idea that I’d fall head over heels in love.   I tried i...

If you’ve read here before you probably know that I’m not a lover of gourmand fragrances.  I have two major issues with gourmands; 1. T...

It's been a strange, eventful year.  I haven't always had time to write.  I haven't usually, I should say.  And in many ways ...

I wasn’t going to write a Best of 2011 list this year because there weren’t many that moved me.  But then I decided to write something bec...

For months now, I've felt there's something wrong with me.  I was kept pretty thrilled by fragrances for a good four years, cons...

This Week's Random Thoughts ~ Note to perfume companies: I have an idea. Let’s not use the word chypre anymore since this category no ...

The recent 10 additions to Dior’s exclusive range have been met with lukewarm reviews at best.  Each fragrance in Dior La Collection co...