As I wrote the other day, I tried, and then set aside, Amouage Lyric a little more than a year ago. After trying it again—with what I’d… Read more “Smells like home: Epic Woman”
Tag: Frankincense
Lit from within: Amouage Lyric
I first smelled Lyric at the end of 2009; it was during a time that I was hunting roses, and I had just purchased Sa Majeste la… Read more “Lit from within: Amouage Lyric”
Getting to Know You: Olympic Orchids, Olympic Amber
Olympic Amber is one of the unlisted scents from Ellen Covey’s small artisan house, Olympic Orchids, and as a card-carrying Amber-Lover, this so-called Wild Card is right… Read more “Getting to Know You: Olympic Orchids, Olympic Amber”
Getting to Know You: Olympic Orchids, Javanica
During initial skin testing of the sample batch from Olympic Orchids, the perfume that immediately caught my interest above all the others was Javanica—and so is naturally… Read more “Getting to Know You: Olympic Orchids, Javanica”
A Few of My Favorite Things: Dior Mitzah
Mailmen Beware! Enthusiastic Perfumista Resides Here. Recently I participated in a bottle-split of Dior Mitzah, and my package finally arrived! My Scent ‘O’ the Morning still going… Read more “A Few of My Favorite Things: Dior Mitzah”
beauty on the outside 