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Water, water everywhere...Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Mirto di Panarea
By TomI adore the original Acqua di Parma. The subsequent ones in the line have been for me nice, but not great. But then, that's the problem when you're the second or third in a line sired by a classic. It's not very often that the child eclipses...
The Winter Solstice - ADVENTure Ahead!
By BethThey say that spring will come againNo one knows exactly when.Still the sun’s a long lost friendOn the longest night of the year.We stare into the firelightWhile December beats outsideWhere the darkest hearts resideOn the longest night of th...
9 Favorite Candles
In my perfume tastes, during the last couple of years, I have been all over the place, and noticed a rather significant bend towards fresher and greener scents. As far as my home fragrance tastes are concerned, however, I have always been consistent....
Serge Lutens Santal de Mysore
by TomCruising around this weekend I finally got around to trying this Lutens, which last year joined the group of super-exclusives (super expensive) that are on our shores for $200 in the 50ML bottles.According to Luckyscent, this is indeed made fro...
Hove Tea Olive
The subconscious power of words! I see the word, "olive", and although I know that tea olive is a species of osmanthus, my nose smells something oily. Good oily, comforting oily. Perhaps, "creamy" would be an even better word. Lit...
Memories of Christmas Scents: ADVENTure Ahead
By TomRoxana Villa is having a round-robin bold-o-rama celebrating the season. This is my contribution.Growing up in New England the scents of the season are quite different that the ones I now experience in Southern California. First, there was th...
