When Pleasures first came on the scene, it was the first-ever fragrance to be described as "sheer" and containing "living flower," meaning a shower-fresh accord that captures the dewy greenness of gar...

Not a huge Clinique fan in general, but I make an exception for this lipstick. It's a deep, warm clay-rose with a lovely, featherweight matte finish that I just haven't found a dupe for. I love the te...

After reading reviews of this long-lost favorite on MUA and other sites, I concluded that when Coty took over CK's fragrance line, it cheapened the formulas. So I got "vintage" Escape pure parfum in a...

My skin has been very tricky with sunscreens--if it doesn't react (zits, redness) to the chemical sunscreen itself, it reacts to the lotion in which it's suspended. And then there is the issue of stin...

This one gets a 3-lippie rating from me, not because it's mediocre, but because it is a marvelous classic (5 lippies for craftsmanship) yet I cannot wear it (0 lippies for wearability). On the right...

I was dead-set against Eternity, having bought a .5-oz bottle of EDP last year. I found it metallic, acrid, and incredibly sharp-- like the soapiest soap there is. I sensed a beautiful, lush green ros...

This review is for vintage Obsession--before the CK brand was bought out (first by Unilever, then by Coty Prestige). I was lucky enough to get an ounce of the pure parfum at an estate sale, and to my ...

Tested this at Macy's today, and really gave it a good shot (2 hours' worth of dry-down) to see if the initial blast of "you goddabekiddinme, strawberries?!?" would somehow morph into an actual fragra...

This review is for Halston **before** it was acquired (and reformulated, and cheapened) by EA Fragrances. I tried some of the Halston now being sold in drugstores and discount stores, and while it ret...

I usually have respect for fragrances that trigger strong positive or negative reactions-- and often the respect blossoms into love-- but not this time. In the bottle, Red Door reminds me of rotting n...