
Alright, I'm not turning 80 anytime soon...but lately, things have been annoying me. The perfume world has been overcome by crap new releases, crap niche brands, crap marketing, and worst of all, crap "bloggers". Fact is, it takes a long time to learn something as complex as the world of fragrance, and now it seems every Sally-come-lately is trying to teach lessons on something they know nothing of. I'd give examples, but I don't want to point fingers (I will say this - iris in perfume isn't "floral"). I'm not saying I'm a professor by any means, and I'm happy to share the Internet, but please do a bit of reading before you teach a lesson...and I'm not talking about The Guide.
All that being said, I've been saving a lot of money lately by not buying everything in sight, and I've been thoroughly enjoying what I already own. Wearing Le Labo's Iris 39 today and very much liking it again. My friend Jane and I (http://dalybeauty.blogspot.com) do this thing where we "loan" each other bottles that we're tired of. You almost always get it back in a few months, and usually with a new appreciation.
The one bottle I have purchased in the past month is the recent export of Tubereuse Criminelle. It's as shocking as ever! Still my favourite tube by a long shot. With this, and a gift of La Myrrhe received a while back, a rekindling for my love of all things Lutens has been ignited. Looking forward to the new L'Eau Froide, and what will no doubt be a slew of ill-informed reviews.
One more thing - I'm thrilled to see that one of the few bloggers who actually knows something about perfume has come back to daily posting! Victoria at Boisdejasmin has a keen knack for saying what she thinks without insulting anyone...which I could take a cue from.

