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: Reviews
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”
Imaginary Authors, Day 3: Memoirs of a Trespasser
I really love this stuff. Really really. So far, I’ve been impressed overall by the offerings from Josh Meyer–but this one is, as far as I’m concerned,… Read more “Imaginary Authors, Day 3: Memoirs of a Trespasser”
beauty on the outside 