Yummy soft buttery iris on a bed of leather. Perfect for cold weather. In retrospect, makes Bottega Veneta's fragrance (which strongly "borrowed" from Serge's earlier creation) seem strident with its...
If there is one scent which I wish I had not "waited" to try until too late, it is this one. By "too late" I mean after reformulation. Stuck as I was in old thought molds such as "I don't like white f...
Was "color-matched" to honey at Sephora with the new gadget they have. This makeup gives amazing coverage and glow, without turning into an oil slick by 2 pm. You can pile it on or apply the sheerest ...
The Mon Numero series from L'Artisan initially started as a line of bespoke fragrances (read:incredibly expensive); your own one of a kind fragranced designed by Bertrand Duchaufour. This evolved into...
Any SL new offering gets folks very excited and curious. I have to say I was absolutely put off by the whole press release surrounding this. It's meant to evoke the strength of spirit of downtrodden w...
Many of the reviews have this one right on target: dusty rose, lots of berries up front, patchouli but not head-shop product. Second every reviewer on MUA urging great restraint when spritzing. This i...
Really 3.5 lippies. Despite spending an INORDINATE amount of time at the FM stores on several continents, and having owned most of the offerings from the line, Noir Epices has never made it home with ...
Boy, I REALLY wanted to love this one. In fact, I nearly bought a bottle of it unsniffed so taken was I by the add copy and the glorious reviews. That's why God invented sampling programs. Gardenia Pe...
Serge Lutens's creations have eluded me so far. Despite spending much of my last trip to Paris visiting his gorgeous jewel of a shop in the Palais Royal and walking around the neighborhood sniffing my...
I can't help feeling the reason TF's creations do not get more love has mostly to do with the bombastic obnoxiousness of his ad campaigns and his general persona (at least the one he shows the rest of...
