Horror of horrors…Labor Day is next Monday! Though some Northwesterners (not me! I’m still a Californian at heart) love the onset of dark, chilly days, stormy weather and rain, rain, rain, I’d prefer to be someplace sunny. I’m preparing for autumn in Perfumeland by clearing out many hundreds of perfume samples I’ve accumulated over the last six months (they will find good homes). I’m sad to report that out of those hundreds of samples, not many stood out; and I’ve already reviewed most of the ones I liked/loved. (Of course, my complaints of showers, clutter and fragrance disappointments are all ridiculous “problems,” but getting lost for an hour in perfume fantasy is a refuge, and I can make people laugh when I lament: “What will I review NEXT week?” Such a weighty question….)

BUT: in this last clean-up, I’ve discovered three perfumes worth sniffing…

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