My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Wild Roses and Honey Blossom, two fragrances from Aftelier Perfumes. You can read it here.
Covet: Penhaligon’s Brighton Matches
If, like me, you love to burn fancy candles around the house and you’re a hopeless devotée of Downton Abbey, Upstairs, Downstairs, and the entire Merchant-Ivory oeuvre, you should know about these matches from Penhaligon’s.
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5 on 5: My Favorite Things (Hurricane Edition)
It’s been an eventful week or so in my part of the country, thanks to the arrival of Hurricane Sandy and the damage she left in her wake. I’m very thankful that our home remained safe and sound, and that all our friends and family got through the storm without harm. Still, it was a scary twenty-four hours or so, as the skies turned dark and the eye of the storm moved up the coast into the NYC metro area.
Here are five things that helped keep me calm and comfortable during that windy day and night.
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Perfume Review: Jul et Mad Terrasse à St-Germain
My latest post on Now Smell This is a perfume review of Jul et Mad Terrasse à St-Germain. You can read it here.
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