Yesterday I met a dear publishing friend for lunch, and he surprised me with a bottle of perfume. We usually just talk books, but he knows that… Read more “Flanker of a Flanker: review of Estee Lauder Modern Muse Le Rouge Gloss”
Category: Recent Acquisitions
Dark Obsession (for men), Calvin Klein
On the airplane back from Vegas, The Guy tore open a scent strip from the GQ in his lap. Without asking, he raised it to my nose,… Read more “Dark Obsession (for men), Calvin Klein”
I wore heartache to Vegas
Cape Heartache, that is. The latest in the still moderate line-up from Imaginary Authors, I first experienced the fragrance in Josh Meyer’s basement laboratory in Portland, Oregon.… Read more “I wore heartache to Vegas”
Sunlight on the lawn
Today was a perfect day to be wearing Parfums de Nicolaï’s Le Temps d’une Fête. It was not that I had anything in particular to celebrate. It… Read more “Sunlight on the lawn”
Parfum d’Empire, Equistrius
“Go Straight to Full Bottle, Do Not Buy Decant, Do Not Save $200.” Dionne made me laugh with that quip, but who’s laughing now? I can barely contain… Read more “Parfum d’Empire, Equistrius”
beauty on the outside 