I’m not a person of remarkable talents but I do seem to have been born with a taste for good fragrance. Witness: Chanel No 19 was one… Read more “My life with Chanel No 19”
Category: Reviews
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”
Olympic Orchids: A Midsummer Day’s Dream
Do you wear summer fragrances in the summer and winter fragrances in winter? Or do you dream your way through dull winter by inhaling deeply of your… Read more “Olympic Orchids: A Midsummer Day’s Dream”
Playing dress-up: Guerlain Insolence
Ooohh gods. I wish I could say what this reminds me of… something from my past, from my childhood… a shampoo… Aussie shampoo! That’s what it is!… Read more “Playing dress-up: Guerlain Insolence”
beauty on the outside 