I am very pleased to announce that Victoria, of the popular perfume blog Bois de Jasmin, will be joining me as a regular contributor on the home fragrance front. Look for her first article tomorrow, and expect to see new articles several times a month.

Over the coming weeks, I will be adding new contributors to cover scented bath & body products and men's fragrances. Please comment if you have any other suggestions for new topics or related improvements.

I have no review today, and no excuse other than sheer laziness. Just as well then that I am off on vacation. Am wearing Les Bains du Marais Fleur d'Oranger, and looking forward to a relaxing week. My plans: eat french fries, sit under a beach umbrella and finish the Billy Strayhorn biography I've been neglecting all month, eat some more fries, and take my son to the boardwalk to ride the bumper cars.

I am trying to limit the number of fragrances I bring, because if last year's beach vacation is any indication, I won't end up wearing any of them anyway. In my bag so far: Carthusia Mediterraneo, L'Eau de L'Artisan, yesterday's Parfums de Nicolai Eau d'Été, Un Jardin Sur Le Nil, and Creed Jasmal. No doubt I will throw in a few more before I leave.

If it turns out (and I suspect that it will) that I do in fact have to come back home, I will post again on Tuesday, August 9th.

I have added a New Perfumes page (link also on the navigation bar at top) that lists new and upcoming fragrance releases. This should make it easier to see what fragrances are due for launch without having to scroll through the New Fragrances topic.