Last summer, my maternal grandmother had a stroke only two weeks before our family reunion. Up until then she had been a healthy 88 year-old, a feisty woman… Read more “More than Just a Bottle of Après l’Ondée”
Tag: Eau de Toilette
Sample Summer: Patou’s Joy
Joy might seem an odd choice for a post emerging out of a poke through one’s sample box. After all, it’s generally not hard to come by… Read more “Sample Summer: Patou’s Joy”
L’Artisan Parfumer, Piment Brûlant
Piment Brûlant smells, upon application, of a fresh from-the-garden green bell-pepper, sliced up, placed on a platter, and sprinkled with finely ground black pepper. The watery green sensation… Read more “L’Artisan Parfumer, Piment Brûlant”
Retrospective: On the road with Carbone de Balmain
As you may remember from my earlier post on Carbone de Balmain, I chose it as my “travel to Texas” scent. We packed all our worldly goods… Read more “Retrospective: On the road with Carbone de Balmain”
When enough is enough… or maybe isn’t.
Sometimes, a fragrance is so good that one bottle is not enough; we want it in multiple concentrations, or we buy “back-up” bottles for fear that what… Read more “When enough is enough… or maybe isn’t.”
beauty on the outside 