I opened a full, pristine 1 fl. oz. bottle of vintage 1970’s Shalimar parfum a while back. I wasn’t going to open it but one night around my birthday Mark and I got into a terrible fight and I cried and the thought of wearing vintage Shalimar parfum sounded lovely so I opened it. It’sContinue reading “Shalimar”
Category Archives: Fragrances
Reviews! Finally.
Sunday Riley Good Genes Lactic Acid Treatment was…disappointing. I put it on my face twice. I might as well have taken that time and read or slept. It was a zero. Smith’s Minted Rose Lip Balm is very effective. I admit I have used Vaseline directly on my lips in the harshest winter months becauseContinue reading “Reviews! Finally.”
Bergamote Soleil Part II.
Why is Bergamote Soleil my signature? Or, more accurately my daytime signature? Well, although it isn’t “my soul in olfactory form” the way very vintage Chanel No. 22 was (and to some degree always will be) it is very “me”. Athalia is closer to a true soul match, although very vintage No. 22 is stillContinue reading “Bergamote Soleil Part II.”
Lovely Hours: A Reading List Update
Henry James regarded The Golden Bowl, his last novel, with great favor. I can see why. It was dense, deep and brilliant. I need to reread it. And reread it again after that. And again. Along with The Sun Also Rises I might reread it every year. We’ll see. The Sun Also Rises was aContinue reading “Lovely Hours: A Reading List Update”
Niche Surprise
My husband gave me Athalia for Valentine’s Day and it’s bizarrely perfect for me. I don’t usually fare as well with niche fragrances, however this is very becoming on me. And I truly love it now. Tons. So…since I’m too heartbroken to wear vintage No. 22 as my overall signature as it now has badContinue reading “Niche Surprise”
Bergamote Soleil Part I.
My husband and I have to devote time intentionally to be together alone. Our lives are just that busy. My husband decided to treat me to tea and finger sandwiches recently. Along with that he purchased a new fragrance for me from Sephora from the phthalate-free Atelier Cologne. No, I am not pregnant again. Ha!Continue reading “Bergamote Soleil Part I.”
Vintage Acqua Di Parma Colonia
I bought two bottles of vintage Acqua Di Parma Colonia a while back from a seller in Europe and I’ve had a chance to sample them now and have an opinion. First, they’re both testaments to the notion that vintage fragrances are not all just decrepit ghosts of their former selves but in fact someContinue reading “Vintage Acqua Di Parma Colonia”
Daphne Flower And Edelweiss
The Daphne Flower fragrance collection from Antica Farmacista was of course inspired by the Daphne flower. I was looking for a pretty smelling bath product to use while reading from my monthly reading list. The first time I read The Sun Also Rises back in 2009 for whatever reason I was obsessed with bubble bathsContinue reading “Daphne Flower And Edelweiss”
My New Signature
I thought about it some and realized my new “signature” should be…safe. As in, people can imitate it if they want (for the rest of my life) but it will never matter. Vintage Acqua Di Parma Colonia is perfect for that purpose. It was a favorite among the Hollywood Set of the 1950’s including DavidContinue reading “My New Signature”
Curious
In 2005 I met a dear young lady who became my closest friend in college. I had other close friends but she was probably the closest. We’ll call her Sarah. Anyway, even though she was lovely and very smart and well bred too, she had been homeschooled and was quite painfully shy. And Sarah hadContinue reading “Curious”
