Happy mid-December! We’re officially at the weekend before Christmas! 😲 If you celebrate, how’re you doing? Are you ready?? Because I am decidedly NOT there yet 😂 My husband and I will be among the masses frantically purchasing last-minute gifts this weekend and I can tell you, my anxiety about the crowds is already dialed … Read More
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Weekly Waftings: Stocking Stuffers – Super Affordable Travel-Size Perfumes
Happy December! This is the time of year where time (literally) snowballs so quickly that you blink and it’s the new year! Hanukkah’s already come and gone and Christmas will be here in about 2 seconds so if you’re like me and still frantically shopping for loved ones, hopefully today’s post will help you out … Read More
Weekly Waftings: Sampler Set Review – Imaginary Authors Short Story Collection
Oh guys, I have SUCH a fun niche perfume house to share with you today! It’s my great pleasure to introduce Portland, Oregon’s Imaginary Authors, a fiercely creative and unique perfume house with fragrances like no other. I was first introduced to them via good old fashioned Facebook ads. The FB algorithms know by now … Read More
Weekly Waftings: Best Autumnal/Wintry Scented Lotions & Hand Creams
I just love this time of the year! Though the weather is decidedly on the gloomier side, I still find so much to enjoy. I like to refer to this as the ‘crossover holiday season:’ that magical time of year where we’re in between the pumpkin holidays and the wintry holidays. You can enjoy the … Read More
Hall’s Haul: Favorite Voluspa Wintry Candles
No sooner has the Jack-o-Lantern’s candle been extinguished than it seems to be fair game to start up with the holiday planning, shopping, and decorating! I enjoy taking each season as it comes so while I don’t want to skip over the enjoyment of Thanksgiving, I’m also cognizant that many folks like to start their … Read More
Weekly Waftings: Sampler Set Review – Ellis Brooklyn Library
Ok, it’s official: this series is now going to be referred to as ‘Weekly Waftings’ instead of ‘Wednesday Waftings.’ It gives your girl here much more flexibility (and much less anxiety) about having to scramble to only publish perfume-related posts on Wednesdays. Phew! 😌 This blog is forever a work in progress and I’m enjoying … Read More
Wednesday Waftings: Sampler Set Review – Jo Malone London Cologne Discovery Collection
Happy Wednesday! It’s time, once again, for a perfume sampler set review and today I have a very popular house to share with you. I’m talking about the well-loved Jo Malone brand, probably best known for their elegant, floral-forward colognes. I especially wanted to feature this set mid-summer as I feel it has some really … Read More
Wednesday Waftings: Sampler Set Review – Atelier Cologne Perfume Stories
We’re full steam ahead into summer (and what a hot summer it’s already been so far!) so I’d like to feature some cool and refreshing citrus scents for you today. Please allow me to introduce Paris-based Atelier Cologne, a perfume house renowned and beloved for their citrus fragrances. Atelier Cologne was founded by the wife … Read More
Wednesday Waftings: Sampler Set Review – Floral Street Discovery Set
Ok, I’m a day late this week, lol Shhhh… let’s just pretend it’s still Wednesday! 😉 I have a really fun and interesting sampler set for you today with scents that are decidedly on the more adventurous side. We’re going to explore Floral Street’s Discovery Set, a quite modern and hip fragrance house based out … Read More
Wednesday Waftings: Sampler Set Review – The 7 Virtues Peace Blend Box
I’m so pleased to review and share The 7 Virtues Peace Blend Box perfume sampler with you. I love the story behind this natural, vegan, cruelty-free line of fragrances. Creator/Journalist Barb Stegemann was initially inspired by her best friend, a solider who was seriously injured while on a mission to help liberate women & girls … Read More