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I won't be the first to review Amouage Bracken Woman with an equal measure of enchantment and sickness. This is a perfume that shifts between extremes, and continues to do so over the course of several hours. There's a lot to sort through in that time. Some fragrances are simple to describe by their notes. A few dabs on pulse points and in a couple hours you've worked through opening to end. Sure, not everything is that linear but typically there's a predictability in how those notes emerge. A few wearings later, a "Yes or No" emerges, and that's that. Bracken isn't like that. Bracken emerges like the first fiddleheads of spring pushing through the late winter mud when everything else is still struggling to wake. A blast of green breaking the matted straw of last autumn's wheat coloured ground cover. But not any old green. Not any old fern. It would be a mistake to assume Bracken is some sort of fougere you can lump together with a generic label of...

 I can finally breathe through my nose again-hooray. To celebrate, here are some fragrances I'm currently making my way through. Galanos. People think it smells like a cross between Opium and Youth Dew. It doesn't. Galanos is heavy on carnation, oakmoss, and geranium. It is very much an 80's fragrance (it launched in '79) but without throwing everything  in like later 80's scents. Galanos is refined, and probably still acceptable in most public places provided you don't over-apply (which you shouldn't do anyway). There is a pungent clove note in Galanos, which can be a deal breaker for some people though in the absence of cinnamon avoids smelling too much like mulling spices. 7/10 because I love oakmoss.  Ivoire. I learned to like  it. Won't ever be love. Unlike Galanos, Ivoire throws EVERYTHING in the bottle in true 80's style. Narcissus kills it for me. Aldehydes, oakmoss, marigold...I should adore it. *shrug* perfume can be funny that way. I still...

Haven't done one of these posts for a while, so I think we're due. This Fishpool Hoard  brooch from Nomads With Baggage is a wonderful museum replica piece. Alexis is a terrific seller, and I have been so happy with the many items I have purchased from her. This Flapper Comb  from Deb at Cheap Frills on Etsy is another phenomenal deal. I've bought two combs from Deb (and other items) and I can assure you, she's a great seller with a particularly good eye for combs. She's also the fastest shipper, ever! This Circle Skirt Dress  from 1860-1960 has a fab print. I have bought so many pieces from 1860-1960 and they're all treasures! If I ever win the lottery, I know where I'm shopping first. This Copper Bracelet  from Ms. Vintage Treasures is not only beautiful, but a fantastic bargain as well. I have been pleased with the brooches I purchased from this shop and it is taking a good deal of willpower to keep from buying this bracelet. Gosh, I love copper.  This Ci...

When the only thing to look forward to this time of year is the  auto show  you know you're in a slump. Oh sure, there's our annual Burns Night supper, but otherwise this time of year is a bit uninspiring. My outfits are reflecting this state of whateverness  as evidenced by my wearing a brocade skirt with my husband's fleece sweatshirt. He doesn't wear it, so no sense letting a perfectly good item of clothing go to waste. The fabric defies photography but this close-up is a better sense of the colour.  There's even a matching vest/waistcoat. Anyway, everything feels a bit much post-holidays, so I went with the fleece.  Outfit Particulars: Vintage skirt-Goodwill Vintage tote bag-Goodwill Boots-K Mart Blue nylons-Target Sweatshirt-Mr. ETB's Copper pendant necklace-can't remember Fragrance-Incognito Poorly named as you will be anything but incognito wearing this very potent fragrance. That said, I rather like it.   Again, I've turned to black on top, but...

Hello everyone! We've got through the first week of 2018-well done, all of you! I see the Eastern US is getting clobbered with the cold we had earlier, but soon it will all blow offshore and there's even a bit of a warming trend on the horizon. Surely we can be happy about that, even if the warmth is short-lived. Well, you're not here for a weather report, so how about some clothes and  perfume? Outfit Particulars: Vintage acrylic twinset (60's or early 70's)-Hand-Me-Ups Russian wool scarf-Hand-Me-Ups 70's knit acrylic skirt-Goodwill (I think) Barely visible carved plastic earrings-Goodwill Fragrance-The always lovely Vent Vert. Sorry for all the stairs photos-it was kinda cold outside?? Outfit Particulars: 1970's wool suit by Picket-N-Post-Goodwill Vintage yellow cashmere polo neck-Marshall Field's, 80's Vintage Monet medallion necklace-Goodwill Vintage beads-Et Cetera, Seward NE Kenneth Jay Lane brooch-Sarpy County Museum annual sale Ah, the lovely...