Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you all have a lovely Valentine's Day! Wear your favorite FRAGRANCE, drink your favorite TEA, wear something RED. Be FABULOUS and enjoy the day!

In Remembrance

One nation under God

Today is a USA National Holiday - Post Offices, Banks and Government offices are closed today in observance. To those of you who have the day off, I hope you have a pleasant & relaxing day.

- Victoria

~ Giving to Haiti ~

Well I have certainly had the Haiti disaster on my mind all week and tugging at my heart. When Katrina struck, I made a donation right away, and then some shocking truths were relieved about how the money was spent and how much really made it to the victims. I was very saddened by this, not for my little contributions but for all the huge amounts of much needed money and for the victims. This time I wanted to be a little smarter. Take a little time and see what pans out as some of the best and safest ways to donate.

We know and we saw the US Military being some of the first to arrive. After researching and checking things out, I feel confident that One hundred percent of the donations made to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund go directly to relief efforts.

Here is the website:

http://clintonbushhaitifund.org/index.php

I challenge all my fragrance friends who have it on their hearts to do something, to donate the cost of your next bottle of fragrance to this fund. We all can do more than $10 bucks, let's anti up people.

Are you feeling helpless, uneasy, unsettled? You can make a difference and feel better. How?

• Donate!!
  

• Spread the word, of how and where to donate.

• Challenge friends, family, groups to match or better your contributions.

• And most of all Pray. Pray that any survivors still trapped will be found, pray for healing, pray for swift action to meet needs, pray for emotional healing. Pray for generosity and compassion and the outpouring of help from around the world. Pray for Haiti.
  

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived." -General George S. Patton, Jr. Remembering all those who have served in the armed forces on this Veteran's Day!

Memorial Day - May 25th
Today our country pauses to honor the men and women who have died in military service to our country. Laying down their lives for our freedom.

Hawaiians call this Puwaina, the Hill of Sacrifice, more commonly known as the Punchbowl. This is the National Cemetery of the Pacific, is the final resting place for veterans of WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War.

Thanks to all who are currently serving and to those who have served! Our hearts remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom. And to their families left behind, we will never forget.

Photo: Bill Dasher

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Easter Everyone!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

In Remembrance

One nation under God

Today is a USA National Holiday - Post Offices, Banks and Government offices are closed today in observance. To those of you who have the day off, I hope you have a pleasant & relaxing day.

- Victoria

Love - By Kilian - Review

Kilian Love, Don't Be Shy

Created by Kilian Hennessy, heir to the Hennessy cognac family, this luxurious scent is a pure sensual treat with notes of bergamot, honeysuckle and white musk. 1.7 oz. $225.00

http://www.luckyscent.com/shop/detail.asp?itemid=42500&section=

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Happy 4th of July

Memorial Day - May 26th
Today our country pauses to honor the men and women who have died in military service to our country. Laying down their lives for our freedom.

Hawaiians call this Puwaina, the Hill of Sacrifice, more commonly known as the Punchbowl. This is the National Cemetery of the Pacific, is the final resting place for veterans of WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War. In August my Father-in-law's remains will be transfered here to his final resting place of honor in his home state of Hawaii.

Photo: Bill Dasher

Czech & Speake - No. 88 - Review

Ozzy Obsorne. Now there is a guy that smells great.

Do you have a fragrance in your collection that is so ... not you? One that if you left it lying on a washroom counter your friend would not even think it belonged to you? A fragrance so different from your others that wearing it is exciting and bold and delicious?

Enter Czech & Speake No 88. The English men's cologne that rocks my world.

Now I'm all about femininity, usually. Unisex scents don't even play well on me. Then along comes this men's fragrance, not even touted as unisex, and I am so blown away. I remember exactly the first moment I sniffed it. Right there on the patio of Fred Segal during the L.A. Sniffapalooza. I was memorized, hypnotized and it was ... sold out. But I knew even then, I would own this beauty one day. In the midst of the flurry of samples and testers and arms extended ... I knew.

There is something about this dusty rose and resinous wood that smells like sweet incense to my nose. Rose otto itself is amazing stuff; costly, beautiful, exquisite. It takes approximately 60,000 roses to produce just 1 oz of rose otto. That's about two & half dozen roses to make just one drop! Here blended with another favorite, geranium, it is reminiscent of another rose I love - Le Maroc pour elle. The cassie and the sandalwood are so harmoniously blended into the base that the drydown is as lovely as the opening with its burst of bergamot. Frangipanni weaves delicately in and out with enough of an indolic hint to produce a slight musk effect when smelled close to the skin. Unbelievely sexy. And the wear? The wear is legendary.

The definition from Apothia reads: "Based on an original Elizabethan recipe, but still definitively modern, this masculine fragrance contains specially selected natural oils of Sandalwood and Bergamot that give it a rich, woody aroma. A variety of middle notes, Geranium, Rose Otto, Cassie & Frangipanni bring out fresh, sharp flavours that make this scent stand alone."

A bit pricey at $162 for 100 ml, and a little hard to find, yet worth the effort!!

I find mine at: Apothia/Fred Segal Los Angeles (on Melrose)
or here: Apothia

And oh yeah, British rocker, Ozzy Osborne loves the stuff. Hummm I'm seeing a definite contrast here.