A perfumista dilemma that I often ponder is how much of my perfume budget to devote to consolidating what I already have, and how much I can… Read more “Building on the rock”
Author: annemariec
New stuff: perfumes from garden and salon
Two little treats arrived in my post box today: samples of Guerlain Arsene Lupin Dandy, and Hermes Un Jardin en Mediteranee. Both are examples of high French… Read more “New stuff: perfumes from garden and salon”
On Beginning a Journey into Diptyque
Mecca Cosmetica is an Australian and New Zealand cosmetic retailer, amusingly swanky. There is one near me, and every now and then I scuttle in, stare doubtfully… Read more “On Beginning a Journey into Diptyque”
On Being Ladylike
A recent impulse purchase of mine was Hermes’s Caleche Soie de Parfum (1992). I’m not going to review it, as I agree in every respect with a… Read more “On Being Ladylike”
Resistance is NOT Futile: Hermes Caleche
I’m trying to save my perfume pennies for a big spend a little later in the year on a 40 ml bottle of Chanel’s 31 rue Cambon.… Read more “Resistance is NOT Futile: Hermes Caleche”
beauty on the outside 