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Smells Scary

Last weekend Mr. Howe and I had a horror-movie marathon, filled with zombies (the French kind, and also the Nazi variety), psycho-killers, and aliens. Then, early this… Read more “Smells Scary”

June 3, 2011December 16, 2015 by dee

The King’s Slut: Etat Libre d’Orange, Putain des Palaces

A “Hotel Slut” (as Putain des Palaces is translated by the freaky-deekies over at Etat Libre d’Orange) should, in my mind, smell of stale tobacco, Aqua Net,… Read more “The King’s Slut: Etat Libre d’Orange, Putain des Palaces”

April 7, 2011December 16, 2015 by dee

Vraie Blonde: MMmmm, Cookies!

I don’t care what they say, Vraie Blonde smells like cookies. Yummy, pretty, cookies—and this is no metaphor for lady-bits. Pretty cookies! The ones shaped like a… Read more “Vraie Blonde: MMmmm, Cookies!”

February 8, 2011December 16, 2015 by dee

2010, A Perfume Retrospective

There were tons of fragrance launches in 2010, both in the mainstream and from niche houses, and I sampled (or bought) very few–comparatively speaking. I smelled lots… Read more “2010, A Perfume Retrospective”

December 28, 2010December 28, 2010 by dee

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