It smells like what?
I’m wearing Diptyque Ofrésia today. My interpretation of it is a gorgeously lush, green floral that smells of crushed green stems, cool wet freesia, and sparkling citrus oils from the zest of rinds....
View ArticleMaitre Parfumeur et Gantier reformulation – and a story of funny luck
I generally don’t have much experience with reformations. Usually, the version I have is the version I know and enjoy. I have bottles that have batch differences, but they’re generally differences that...
View ArticleBack to photography
My second major in college was photography. I absolutely loved the darkroom, creative processing, and the beauty of medium format photography. For a few years after school, I stayed really into...
View ArticleUpdate from Epcot Guerlain boutique SNAFU
I ended up going back over there on Monday rather than Sunday. I ultimately got what I came for, but the experience was far from stellar. I came in and asked for the person I was told to ask for. He...
View ArticleA new camera has been ordered!
I finally caved. It was going to happen sooner or later. I ordered a Nikon D90 this week and it will arrive on Friday. I won’t have a good macro initially for close bottle shots, but hopefully soon...
View ArticleWhat came first – the Guerlain or the Keiko?
One of these is not like the other. Wait, yes it is. As I was arranging things and moving things about this evening, I noticed that the older style bottle for Keiko Mecheri (Oliban in this case) was...
View ArticleUpdated wardrobe photo
I recently took another set of photos of the collection and compiled them into one big collage. I love to stand in front of it to pick and choose, so I thought the readers here might like to enjoy as...
View ArticleBack soon – I swears it!
Sorry for the lack of posts lately – I got married last weekend and am heading to the honeymoon tomorrow! I have a pile of things waiting to have pictures taken and reviewed that will be tended to when...
View ArticleSigning off for a bit longer
Apologies for the lack of posts lately – I’ve got a pile of photos of Xerjoff 1861 and some thoughts on some others, but time has been tight lately and looks like it might stay that way for a while....
View ArticleFlash question for Nikon users
My current small studio setup is just a few monolights and such that has worked great for a number of things. As far as non-studio type photography, I used to have a great Minolta setup at the dawn of...
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