You know how much I love shopping, well on Saturday, gave me enough material to rant about. It was nearly closing time and Britt and I were relatively exhausted. Okay, my feet were killing me, but that is parr for the course if you have been shopping all day long. And for the most part it was a good day. Until a “perfume guy” decided that I simply had to test out the latest fragrance. And he wasn’t about to take no for an answer. I hate pushy salespeople. He spritzed it onto a tiny piece of cardboard and when …read more

The Scent Scale consists of top, middle and base notes…
Top notes _ Once you spray on a scent, the top notes are what you smell in the first few minutes, giving you the first impression of the perfume. Often, it’s the light, fresh citrus and floral scents that will first attract you to a perfume. Don’t let these notes fool you, though. They evaporate the quickest, anywhere from a few minutes to a half hour. Common top notes include lemon, grapefruit, peppermint, sage and orange.
And I have a lemony fragrance that smells delicious for a few minutes and then it’s …read more

Just because you don’t like the scent of your latest fragrance purchase, is no reason to throw it away. I had such a fragrance that I liked in the bottle, but not on me. It turned out that my sister loved it.
The bottle went to a good home. And who knows… sometime in the future she might return the favor. So, you both win!
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Have you noticed that suddenly, the way your favorite scent once smelled on you, just doesn’t smell that way anymore? Well, ladies, I have good news and bad news. Starting as early as your forties, your hormones can begin to somehow alter your body chemistry and the scent just might not smell the same. And the change can be really awfull! That’s the time to hand the bottle over to a friend.
Or instead of spraying it on yourself, scent an item of clothing. I have been doing this for years, and I haven’t lost anything yet. Yes, …read more