It must have been my first business trip to Paris with my friend and colleague, Mary Ellen, when I first bought a bottle of Guerlain’s L’Heure Bleue.…
In 2020, I discovered a couple of new-to-me online retailers that sell decants, fragrance samples of different sizes. Because of COVID, I am not shopping in stores…
Lancôme has a perfectly gorgeous sparkly holiday collection at a time when we can all use a lift! PR Sample, Affiliate Links A week or so ago,…
Gee, was I surprised when I opened up my mailbox and saw a shiny black quilted mailing envelope from Scentbird in there. I thought I had suspended…
I’m not usually enthusiastic about the fragrance samples in my monthly Sephora Play bag. I am really picky when it comes to fragrances. I often like scents…
Quickie Giveaway: Juliette Has A Gun Eau de Parfum, Lady Vengeance & Announcement of Shiseido Giveaway Winner
I’ve been a subscriber to Scentbird for almost a year (reviewed & explained here), and I’m really expanding my horizons with it. I discovered a few new…
When I bought my last bottle of my favorite fragrance, Frederic Malle’s Musc Ravageur, at Barney’s, the wonderful sales associate sent me home with a nice stash…
In February 2014, I got to spend almost a week in Phoenix staying at a resort that was right across the street from where I was conducting…
Just before the holidays, I received a perfume sample from a new fragrance house based in the UK, Signature Fragrances London. At the time, the scent was…
I love scents, but like with wine, I feel that I lack the vocabulary and nuance to adequately describe them to others. And it seems even more of…