My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of the new fragrance Gentlewoman from Juliette Has a Gun. You can read it here.
William Butler Yeats, “He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven” / “84, Charing Cross Road”
As promised, here’s my first of four posts about some of my favorite poems by William Butler Yeats and the funny ways that I first learned about them. I think Yeats is quoted more in other literature and popular culture than we realize. “No Country for Old Men”… “Slouching Towards Bethlehem”… etc.
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Perfume Review: Lubin Grisette
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Grisette, the newest fragrance from Lubin. You can read it here.
William B. Yeats Sesquicentennial!
I’m doing some studying up on John Singer Sargent this month, for work-related purposes, and last week I was admiring Sargent’s 1908 drawing of the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. The, just a few days ago, I heard this radio story on WNYC (now illustrated on the WNYC website with the same image!). I didn’t realize until now that 2015 is the 150th anniversary of Yeats’s birth. All kinds of events are being held in the poet’s honor, so I think I’ll be writing my own series of short posts about Yeats this month, featuring four of my favorite poems by Yeats and the ways I first learned about them.. Stay tuned…
Image: John Singer Sargent, William B. Yeats, 1908. Private collection.
Product Review: Anna Sui Nail Polish Relaunch (2015): Shimmers, Sparkles, and More
As promised, here is my second review of some nail colors from the revamped Anna Sui collection. Last time I looked at three speckled cremes; here, I’ll show you a few other shades and textures.
Oh, and I forgot to mention the packaging design last week — it’s a new one, with a bell-shaped bottle and a little bird in some flowers on the cap.
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