Woods, Pray Tell?
I think the unthinkable has happened: my relocation, my surroundings, possibly my diet, and other contributing factors have altered my chemistry. Things don’t smell the same, and the tenacity of scent on my skin is no longer as impressive as it once was. Now, nothing seems to last more than an hour. Last year, circumstances [...]

Thanks.
Thanksgiving is Thursday, I’m hosting the dinner this year (hellooo, 20lb. turkey!), and on Wednesday morning I’ll be picking the Big Cheese up from the airport (I hope) for his return from Bangkok and Burma, he’s been gone since October.   So I won’t be hanging out on here too much on Wednesday, I’ve got to [...]

What I’m Grateful For – Smell Bent
Hey, first, the winner of the L’Artisan Havana Vanille sample is:  maidenbliss. Click the Contact Us on the left, send me your address and remind me what you won, and I’ll shoot you out a small sample! Toronto Perfume meet-up:  Date: Saturday November 28th, 2009.    Locationcation: Noor Boutique, Yorkville Time: Let’s aim to meet at noon (12:00) [...]

The Guerlinade
As you know, I hauled a bunch of my less-common stuff downstairs recently for my perfume party, which allowed me to revisit some of the things I never smell, including my bottle of Guerlinade.  Back before the Earth’s crust cooled, and pterodactyls soared overhead, and Guerlain still made interesting perfumes… I used to call myself [...]

Labdanum
There are many garden smells I love. The evening scent of honeysuckle in June, pure, bright, overwhelming. The evening scent of angels’ trumpets in November (no frost here yet) – heady, intense, overpowering. The fresh loaminess of turned earth. The sweet floral crispness of stored cooking apples, their springlike zing always surprising me. The greenhouse [...]