
Fragrance for a social-first demographic (Melrose Place by OUAI)
It’s made for lots of people out there who are not me. Continue reading Fragrance for a social-first demographic (Melrose Place by OUAI)
It’s made for lots of people out there who are not me. Continue reading Fragrance for a social-first demographic (Melrose Place by OUAI)
It can involve perfume, but it doesn’t have to! Continue reading What makes for good conversation?
Revive the good things from the past; leave the rest behind. Continue reading Show and tell with slinky jewelry
When even perfume becomes hard to describe. Continue reading Eau de writer’s block
…that is, if it might not be you? Continue reading Do you care who wears it better?
Or, who would, if the way to power were through the nose? Continue reading Who’s Got the Power?
An important chapter in my olfactory autobiography. Continue reading Revisiting an old perfume love: Amorito by The Body Shop
Each universe had better have perfume. Continue reading Verse jumping
How do you interpret “finding the new you” through fragrance? Continue reading #smellfie for International Fragrance Day 2023
Cameos by some old and some new perfumes. Continue reading What color is the scent of a red bird?
Not quite what it says on the tin. Continue reading Hide and seek (I_Ristretto by Maison Tahité)
More spicy than gourmand, and very wearable. Continue reading How do you like your coffee? (and Velvet Coffee by Maison Tahité)
A perfume from Taiwan, about Taiwan. Continue reading “Bring the Garden Here” (Formosa Perfume)
On working with paper and some of its associated scents, which become scent anchors for the work itself. Continue reading The smell of accomplishment
Perfume is my Valentine’s Day (post) muse. Will it be a muse for my valentine? (Unlikely, but that’s OK!) Continue reading Valentine’s Day musings
Sometimes we root for underdogs. Sometimes we have them in our perfume collection. Sometimes we are them… Continue reading A month older and a tiny bit wiser
Traditions, projects, perfumes… all have their place in keeping us focused and happy. Continue reading Happy Lunar New Year of the Rabbit!
May we bring the best of 2022 with us into 2023 and leave the rest behind. Continue reading A perfumed year: 2022 retrospective
Any perfume is perfect for the holidays, depending on what either means to you. Continue reading Holidays are in the nose of the beholder (Magie Noire by Lancôme)
Originality is in the details to indulge the senses—not perfume, but the nose gets to enjoy it too. Continue reading Creativity in cocktails and fashion design