Judging from the other reviews, it seems that Nars Dolce Vita either really, really works for one's skin tone or really, really doesn't. For my warmish MMM skin, it really, really does. This is anothe...
If you have read the book "Perfumes: The Guide," you may have noticed that La Haie Fleurie du Hameau is dubbed a "jasmine soliflore" by the authors. Allow me to nip this in the bud. La Haie is not a s...
L'Eau d'Ambre, one of the earliest L'Artisan scents still in production, isn't so much a grand perfume as a really great smell. It's as if the powdery amber accord from a 1920s classic (Shalimar) was ...
This is my ideal, HG, no-brainer blush. I don't have to worry about over-applying it: It's just a nice, subtle bluish-pink that goes with everything. Dame is one of the first colors I tried when I sus...
I am probably the only person on the planet who likes New Mitsouko (reformulated to replace the oakmoss with treemoss) better than the old stuff. Prior to its reformulation, I found Mitsouko bitter an...
Guerlain's ad copy calls Idylle a "mist of flowers," and that is true. The first burst from the bottle is a rush of blossoms - rose, lily of the valley, lilac, freesia. I couldn't help but smile. Afte...
The texture of this foundation is lovely. Not too oily, not too dry-matte: Just a light, dewy glow. My color match is 1.0 Cameo, and it's perfect. It looks a bit too warm-toned in the compact, but it ...
The worst of our fears have not come to pass: The heavy restrictions on the use of oakmoss in perfumery will not result in an end to all chypre perfumes! Exhibit A: Chanel's 31 Rue Cambon. Here is a b...
Don't let the pretty little florals fool you! Underneath the bright muguet, lily, and rose, Anais Anais has a surprising amount of depth. The amber-leather-oakmoss (yes, there is still real oakmoss in...
My goodness, isn't this lovely stuff! Fluffy and sweet, Drôle de Rose makes me think of Sofia Coppola's movie "Marie Antoinette." Yes, I know that a lot of people turned their noses up at that particu...
