Sniff.....sniff....

One of the advantages of not smoking (aside from the obvious, of course) is that I can smell things better. More...intensely.

In a house with two cats and a man, that's not always a good thing.

As a perfume "collector", though...well...it's only intensified my love of the good-smellin stuff. And since I'm not spendin my money on ciggies, I can satisfy my olfactory urges a little more frequently. So I have.

Nice Mr. UPS man delivered my newest acquisition today.

Aquolina's Pink Sugar

Which doesn't really smell like sugar. It's more like...vanilla/caramel-y. It's luscious, though I don't usually like the overly sweet perfumes. It's got just enough of an edge of...something...that tones down the sweetness a bit.

Though it's not as new as the Pink Sugar, another I've recently acquired is

Lolita Lempicka

Funny name. Fabulous scent. Soft. Not overly flowery or sweet. Interesting. And the bottle is like a little piece of art.



I've always loved lemony scents. Since Pledge doesn't make a perfume, I found one that satisfies my citrus craving.

Fresh's Sugar Lemon

It smells like a took a bath in a vat of extra-tart lemonade. Fresh and vibrant and spicy...Yummy!

Though it's not really new, one of my all-time favorite 'fumes is

Philosophy's Amazing Grace

I love the incongruity and irony of associating the name with moi...I am amazingly not graceful...as much as I do the lovely, clean scent.

I really don't think you have to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on good perfume. Unless you can, of course. Then...well...lucky you!

Strangely enough, I ordered every one of these online...without ever sampling them...based solely on the description and/or reviews.

I lucked out.

And I'm keeping the nice Mr. UPS man busy.