If you don’t know it by now, I am a bit of a green-laundry diva. Yes, I admit it. The past five years or so I’ve ditched the dryer, opting for complete air drying with an out door clothesline or indoor drying rack. Since I no longer use the dryer, there is no need for… Read more »
Posts Tagged: scent
Cashmere and a Mixture of Scents
Now that winter’s here, my sweater wearing is on full-force. My personal yarn of choice is cashmere. It is incredibly soft, thick, and luxurious…and is really the only natural wool that I can wear next to my sensitive skin. It adds needed warmth without unnecessary bulk; I don’t like looking like a linebacker in those… Read more »
Mod Romantic 60s Yardley of London, Oh Yeah Baby!
Yardley of London – any fashionista who lived in the late ’60s/early ’70s will remember their fab advertising campaigns; I know I do! My blog post on vintage bar soap spurred Yardley of London, oh wait, now it seems to be just “Yardley London” to send me an assortment of their bar soaps to try… Read more »
The Captivating Allure of Vintage Bar Soap
I am a big fan of old-fashioned bar soap; those hard milled, dense bars that smell of some strong floral combination. Yup, love it! The trend now is for liquid body washes to be used with those ghastly nylon scrubber things. It’s rare to see a bar of soap in a soap dish in the… Read more »
The Poignancy of Vintage Perfume
I have bottles and bottles of lovely perfume on my dresser. So many, that I don’t even know what kinds I have collected over the years. What can I say? I love perfume! There is nothing so evocative as the smell of a fine perfume. It seems to touch the depths of memory and evoke… Read more »
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!