To say I am rather competent to judge a realistic fig or fig tree scent is an understatement, and that's not out of an overinflated ego....

Once upon a time women wore corselets & real silk chemises underneath their tailored dresses to work, painted their lips deep pink or co...

To Dream, indie perfumer Laurie Erikson's (of Sonoma Scent Studio) latest release clearly poses as a violet fragrance and yet it is so ...

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If like me you find yourself sighing with contentment at the first crisp days of autumn seeing the leaves turn into fiery rusty shades as if...

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