New Niche Fragrance Review: Sonoma Scent Studio Cocoa Sandalwood “Like Buttah” + Coffee Talk Draw

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Barbra Streisand (Like Buttah)

During the early 90’s, on ‘Saturday Night Live’, Mike Myers had a recurring sketch called “Coffee Talk with Linda Richman”. In the various sketches Mr. Myers would dress up in drag and channel a middle-aged New York City Jewish woman who loved Barbra Streisand. Whenever Linda Richman would talk about Barbra it would always end with the phrase “like buttah” to describe her. I always took that as a very clever way to describe the depth and smoothness of Ms. Streisand’s vocal stylings. The phrase “like buttah” came to mind as I tested the new release from Laurie Erickson for her Sonoma Scent Studio called Cocoa Sandalwood. This new 100% natural fragrance also displays an incredible amount of depth and smoothness.

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Cocoa Sandalwood is the first release in her Sonoma Naturals line. Ms. Erickson’s goal is to produce a 100% natural eau de parfum line that “highlights gorgeous natural materials in their purest form.” If Cocoa Sandalwood is any indication this is going to be a spectacular set of olfactory studies accomplished with all-natural materials. Besides the two notes in the name Ms. Erickson adds coffee to the cocoa and, the natural musk, ambrette seed to the sandalwood to amazing effect. The cocoa and the sandalwood are the stars but they wouldn’t shine as bright without the olfactory complements next to them. There is a point midway in the development where the last vestiges of the cocoa and coffee are finely balanced with the ambrette and sandalwood arising and it is so creamy and edible it truly felt “like buttah”.

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I love the smell of dry cocoa powder and the cocoa absolute Ms. Erickson uses reminds me of the finest quality powder I own. In the first moments of Cocoa Sandalwood this fine rich powder skirls across my senses. There is a faint hint of some spiciness courtesy of clove and cinnamon but it is rich dark cocoa until the olfactory barista delivers a shot of coffee. The coffee transforms the desiccated cocoa and turns it much richer and decadent. As this fragrance begins to intensify the sandalwood from the Pacific Island of New Caledonia brings back the dryness. New Caledonia sandalwood has become much more prevalent since the overharvesting of the Mysore variety and in my opinion, of the alternatives; it is the closest in character. In Cocoa Sandalwood it is the drier edgy qualities which are on display early on. But then the highlight of the development takes place as the ambrette seed adds its botanical musk and all of a sudden this begins to turn into a creamy decadent experience. To enhance this effect Ms. Erickson adds a significant dollop of peach so the lactones present in that natural source will add to the creaminess. As this fades away you are left with the sandalwood and ambrette in the latter stages.

Cocoa Sandalwood had 12-hour longevity on my skin and minimal sillage.

Cocoa Sandalwood is a brilliant debut of the Sonoma Naturals line and on her website there are two more coming called Citrus Vetiver and Amber Incense. With Cocoa Sandalwood she has set a high standard for those future fragrances to match. If there is one perfumer I believe is up to the challenge it is Ms. Erickson. Cocoa Sandalwood shows all of her skills as a perfumer are as strong as Ms. Streisand’s vocals…..”like buttah.”

Disclosure: This review was based on a sample provided by Sonoma Scent Studio.

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Discuss!

Thanks to Sonoma Scent Studio we have a 17mL bottle of Cocoa Sandalwood to giveaway. The generosity make me all farklempt. Talk among yourselves. I’ll give you a topic. Name a favorite Sonoma Scent Studio Fragrance, or a favorite Saturday Night Live character, or a favorite Barbra Streisand song. Discuss (in the comments section). The draw will close on January 9, 2013.

We announce the winners only on site and on our Facebook page, so Like Cafleurebon and use our RSS option…or your dream prize will be just spilled perfume.

-Mark Behnke, Managing Editor

Editor's Note: If you want to check out a video of "Coffee Talk with Linda Richman" click on this link to see the sketch voted the #6 moment all-time on Saturday Night Live.

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  • Cocoa Sandalwood sounds amazing! I think I have a tie for favourite SNL character. I absolutely adore Bobby Moynahan’s Drunk Uncle and Bill Mayer’s Stefon. Both of them never fail to crack me up. However, Kristin Wiig and Jason Sudekeis’s “Two Assholes Buying a Christmas Tree” might be the funniest skit ever.

  • I really love this house. My favorites are Forest Walk, Egyptian Musk, Sienna Musk and Winter Woods. Their scents usually have excellent projection level and lasting power. I can’t wait to try the newest scents from my favorite place, Sonoma County!!

  • Like buttah? Sounds amazing!
    My fav SNL skit was Bill Murray with Gilda R as the high school kids in love….thanks for the draw!

  • I remember Linda Richman! (“I’m verklempt.”) lol Thanks for the link; I loved that particular skit.

    One of my favorite SNL characters was the late Gilda Radner’s Rosanna Rosannadana (“It’s always somthin’…”) RIP.

    One of my favorite SSS fragrances is Champagn de Bois, with the aldehydes! (“It smells from old lady”…from the skit…haha.) CdB is absolutely gorgeous, with a beautiful sandalwood drydown.

    Thanks for the draw.

  • It’s like Laurie found out what all my favorite notes are and made this for me! Can’t wait to try it. Up until now, my favorite SSS scents have been Winter Woods, Forest Walk, Tabac Aura and Champagne de Bois. Thanks 🙂

  • Cocoa Sandalwood sounds abso delish… thanks for drawing! Ok, since we are essentially celebrating Babs, I’ll go with one of her songs, “Evergreen”. I can remember listening to that tune time and again playing on the turntable, as though my mom was trying to summons Kris Kristofferson into our home via Barbra’s voice. 😉

  • My favorite SSS scent is Winter Woods.It’s smoky spicy amber note is perfect for this time of year.I also love Incense Pure.I look forwards to trying more of her works.Laurie is a truly talented perfumer.Thanks for the draw!

  • I haven’t tried SSS – one of my 2013 goals is to explore this line. So I’ll go for my favorite SNL character.Can I say Tina Fey’s version of Sarah Palin??? 🙂

  • Janet in California says:

    Wow, 12 hour longevity! This sounds beautiful.

    I was lucky enough to see Barbara Streisand in concert last year. Memories is my all time favorite.

  • Love her. Anything from Funny Girl is to die for. Even though some don’t like Yentl, some of the vocal performances like “Papa Can You Hear Me” are stunning.

  • My favorite SNL skit is the one where Christopher Walken is a famous record producer and is making the band add More Cowbell until the whole song is Cowbell.

  • Dang it, rosiegreen, as I was reading the comments I kept thinking “more cowbell!” That’s one of my favorite SNL skits, too, if only to watch Jimmy Fallon crack up laughing. As for Bahbara, I loved On a Clear Day. As for SSS, Winter Woods and Champagne d’Bois are favorites. Thanks for the draw! Hey, what happened to Mike Meyers, anyway?

  • I have been looking forward to the 3 new naturals releases from SSS. I am wearing Incense Pure today but my favorite from the house is
    Tabac Aurea. There are several fragrances from this house that I adore. as for Saturday Night Live, I adored Dennis Miller doing the weekend update.

  • So far my favorite scent from SSS is Winter Woods. Cocoa Sandalwood sounds AMAZING!!!
    My favorite SNL character is Stefon…I love when he cannot hold back the laughter at some of the craziness he talks about!

  • I haven’t tried any Sonoma Studio fragrances, but Cocoa Sandalwood sounds AMAZING!

    I missed a lot of old school SNL but I have been amused in more recent times by Tina Fey and her Palin renditions. Also Miley Cyrus when she played Justin Bieber.

  • I love so many SSS fragrances–Tabac Aurea and Jour Ensoleilee are definitely my favorites, though. This new perfume sounds amazing, and just up my alley. I’ll have to get a sample regardless. Thanks again for the draw!

  • My favorite SSS fragrance is To Dream which also has cocoa in its composition. My favorite SNL character was The church Lady with her line of isn’t that special.

  • I havent tried Sooma scent Studio’s perfumes- not yet. Many of them sound lovely and cocoa sandalwood has the note which comforts me the most – sandalwood. SNL characters? My recent favourite is the girl you wish you hadn’t started a conversation with at a party. I even love how love this character’s name is – ‘because like in the other half of the world there are like babies. You know? And some of them are like born. Without clothes.’ etc.I should write for SNL. I just made up that line for her because I cant remember anything she;s actually said. its all just mush with a sprinkling of ‘you know’ and ‘like.’

  • Cocoa sandalwood, must be a marriage made in heaven, can’t wait to try.
    I remember seeing The Way We Were years ago, but funny the song was in my head all one day last week, complete with correct words!

  • I have many, many SSS fragrances and find it almost impossible to pick favorites. Can’t wait to try Cocoa Sandalwood. I’m embarrassed to admit I’m usually asleep by the time SNL comes on but I did stay up to see Tina Fey do Sarah Palin!

  • I haven’t tried any of the Sonoma Scent Studio fragrances. I’m based in Europe and is nearly impossible to get hold of any samples or the 5 ml sprays that are available on her website. I’m particularly drawn to Tabac Aurea , but also Incence Pure, Forest Walk, To dream, Violet Woods, Jour Ensoleille, Fireside Intense. Nearly her entire line and I would like to try them all!Thanks for the draw!

  • marcopietro says:

    I never tried Sonoma fragrances, one of my resolutions for 2013 will be test them.
    I love many Streisand songs, but my favorite could be the soundtrack of her movie Yentl.

  • I’ve never had to date the chance to try SSS creations, but some names make me really dream: Tabac Aura, Forrest Walk and, simply, To Dream.
    When I scrub the kitchen#s floor, I’m sweetening my duty by singing sometimes “Hello, Dolly!” from the genial movie of BS with Walther Matthaw 😉

  • This sounds like a comfortable but interesting scent, would be great to try! I love Streisand´s “Evergreen”, it´s a good-memory song for me. Thanks again!

  • One of my 2013 goals is to sample the SSS line, and to visit the store in Sonoma! My favorite SNL character was anyone played by Jane Curtin.

  • My favourite scent from SSS line is Jour Ensoleille followed by Winter Woods, Sienna Musk and Tabac Aurea.

    What an amazing draw

  • It’s so hard to pick a SSS favorite – I love so many of them. Champagne de Bois, Incense Pure, Sienna Musk, and the new Rose Volupe (sp?) knock my socks off. I am a sandalwood fanatic… really looking forward to trying this one! Thanks!

  • My favorite Saturday Night Live characters: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd & Co in fantastic parody of Star Trek – The original series!!!!! Unforgettable!

  • Christine B. says:

    I think my favourite SSS fragrance is Rose Musc. Then again I also really like Champagne de Bois and Winter Woods. Cocoa Sandalwood sounds wonderful.

  • My favorite SSS is Champagne du Bois. Today. But tomorrow I’ll change my mind. I was never good at having favorites.

  • I’m wondering what kind of sandlewood is in this. As for favorites, vintage rose, femme jolie & voile de violet.

    I’d have to go back to the originals of SNL to find favorite characters. Mostly played by Gilda Radner. But I do enjoy Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin

    I don’t like Barbra Streisand

  • I purchased a scent from them several years ago and haven’t seen it listed on their site in ages. I don’t know if it’s been renamed or if they reformulated it into something else, but my bottle reads “Tabac Extreme” and smells like cherry pipe tobacco. It’s my favorite from them!

  • Fave SNL character was probably Church Lady. Followed closely by Wayne and Garth (I loved those movies even though they were ridiculous). Dana Carvey and Mike Meyers….
    Skit: the more cowbell one! also, read gabry above, just remembered that classic skit–loved it too!

    No favorite SSS yet…but it’s a new year full of new things to explore!
    I really like Streisand’s medley of “Get Happy” and “Happy Days Are Here Again” with Judy Garland. Found it from Glee.

  • My favourite creation by the amazin gLaurie is Champagne de Bois…a firecracker of a scent…and the gorgeous Incense Pure..
    Thank you for the draw..

  • Funny enough, my favorite SNL character is Linda Richman (or any Mike Meyers’ brain children.) my favorite Barbara Striesand song is actually the duet with Niel Diamond in ” you Don’t Bring Me Flowers”. What a great draw! Coffee and cocoa are two of my favorite scents.

  • This new scent sounds wonderful! My favorite SSS fragrances are Tabac Aurea, Incense Pure and To Dream, but there are so many more I’d love to try.

  • My favorite SSS scents are Femme Jolie, Incense Pure, Sienna Musk, and Winter Woods. Laurie’s stuff is always exceptional and very long-lasting. This new one sounds like it will be great. Thanks for the draw.

  • I am a SSS fangirl and am planning an order this week anyway so I am thrilled that I might beable to add a sample of this new natural. My favorites, if I have to choose, are Incense Pure and Jour Ensoleille tied for first and Tabac Aurea, Ambre Noir, Nostalgie, Rose Musc, and Velvet Rose running close behind. I find that all of the scents from this house are really beautifully made and I catch myself sniffing the ones I “don’t really like that much” more often than I would expect.
    My favorite SNL character was Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery in the first Celebrity Jeopardy sketches.

  • I adore SSS, and own three or four of her frags. I just can’t pick a favourite!!! The three favourites would be Fig Tree, Tabac Aurea, and Sienna Musk, but there may be more as I haven’t tried the entire line yet. On my next order, I will pick up Cocoa Sandalwood.

    There were some stinkers on SNL, but the winners were gold. Again, hard to pick a favourite. Church Lady, Cone Heads… Chris Farley, living in a van down by the river made me giggle. Hammond’s Connery in Celebrity Jeopardy was amazing. And geez, anything the late great Phil Hartman ever did, sniff, miss him.

    Thanks for the draw. 🙂

  • Have not tried any Sonoma Studio Scents yet. Winter Woods, Forest Walk and To Dream are on my “need to try” list.

    Showing my age here, but I loved all of Gilda Radner’s characters. Don’t watch SNL anymore, but really liked the “Dick in a Box”sketch from a few years ago.

  • I haven’t tried anything from SSS- yet, that is! There’re several wich tempts me, like Nostalgie and Winter Woods.
    I think my favorite Barbara Streisand song is “Papa, can you hear me”
    Thanks for the draw!

  • I LOVE SSS. It is so hard to choose a favorite. My top 2 might be Champagne de Bois and Lieu de Reves, but I haven’t met one yet that wasn’t done well.

    Thanks for the draw!

  • Tabac Aurea is my favorite, especially this time of year. I am looking forward to trying her newest additions and this one in particular has me very excited. Thanks for the lovely review and draw!

  • Barbara Streisand and Saturday Night Live was before my time, also I’m not an American.

    However, I do know SSS, and I love To Dream…

    Thanks for the draw!

  • Thanks for the draw! I love SNL’s “Weekend Update” – Seth Myers is fabulous! I also really liked the characters that Kristin Wiig played – I always enjoyed the Target Lady sketches a lot.

    I haven’t tried any SSS scents, but this one sounds like perfection.

  • Happy to be reminded of so many great SNL sketches. I’ll add Samurai Tailor and and Landshark, though doing so dates me. And, to continue dating myself, Funny Girl was my favorite films as a child. I know the lyrics to all the songs and I love My Man and Don’t Rain on My Parade. Thanks for the great draw. This SSS sounds wonderful.

  • If you haven’t tried SSS scents, you must. My favorite (of the ones I’ve tried) is Ambre Noir. Cocoa absolute is hard to work with, so my hat’s off to Laurie! I’d love to win a bottle.

  • I haven’t tried yet SSS, they are not avilable in my cpuntry so I’d love to have a chance to sample especially since it’s heavy on cocoa!

    My favorite Barbra Straisand song is ” A Woman in Love”… Just great!

  • My favorite SSS is Tabac Aurea, and I loved Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl. Thank you for the draw!

  • My favorite Streisand song is “My heart belongs to Me”. I’d love to be able to try this!

  • My favorite SSS perfume is Incense Pure. I am very excited about the new line of natural fragrances as I am a big fan of both SSS and all naturals. So far miss Erickson has delivered fine tuned fragrances that perform excellently on skin and at the same time maintains a low profile that lets her work do the speaking. The products are excellent in all their aspects (packaging included). I applaud and look forward to her new compositions!

  • I’m planning on ordering samples soon from SSS. Would love to try this. One of my favorite sketches from SNL was the recurring characters of Cheri Oteri and Will Ferrell as the cheerleaders. Always made me crack up.

  • My favorite SSS fragrance is Fig Tree. I heard about the coming of Cocoa Sandalwood and must say..the notes sound delicious. This will be a must have for me I think. I loved Barbra Streisand in the movie Yentl, which was directed, co-written and co-produced by her She is definitely multi talented. I am sorry but I do watch SNL.

  • Ooooh, Tabac Aurea — which, coincidentally, I’m wearing right now! Would love to smell Cocoa Sandalwood, though; it sounds wonderful, as so many SSS scents are.

  • I really adored the song “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)” that Barbara did with Donna Summer. I loved Donna who was definately the Queen of Disco so I remember being surprised to see the two in collaboration and I heard it was not all smooth sailing but these two Divas- hey- what a result. Streisand is a legend and not afraid to partner up with other artists, the signature of a great artist I believe. What about “woman in Love’ with Barry Gibb- Old school hotness personified- but I digress…SSS fragrances sound wonderful and a very generous Giveaway and lovely review.

  • I used to love to watch anything with Laraine Newman in it (Coneheads, etc.) because we went to grammar school together. We were in the same Brownie troop and I once went to her birthday party (she had a twin brother named Larry!).

    I’ve never had a chance to try anything from SSS, though I’ve heard great things about it. Would love the opportunity!

  • Cocoa Sandalwood sounds amazing! I’ve never smelled any SSS perfumes. My favorite character on SNL is when Tina Fey portrayed Sarah Palin. Thanks.

  • Wow! this notes sure are promising! My favorite SSS perfume yet is Tabac Aurea! Not too far in spirit to this new release I think! I hope I’ll smell it soon!

  • This sounds like a beautiful scent as do the other two in the line due to be released later. I want to try all three! My two favorite SNL characters were the Land Shark and Ed Grimley. On the extreme opposite end of the cultural spectrum, my favorite Streisand song is “Memories”- just because nothing else brings her to mind so quickly.

  • Barbra Streisand is not my cup of tea, but SSS is an awesome house, with a very interesting style…Tabac Auream Nostalgie and Winter Woods and Forest walk are some of my favorites perfumes!
    Thank you for the draw!

  • My favorite Sonoma Scent Studio fragrance is Tabac Aurea.
    Just beautiful.
    Thanks for the draw!

  • Oh I’m a BIG fan of SNL, especially the early ones. I loved the Coneheads, Two Wild and Crazy Guys, Lisa and Todd, the Samurai, the Killer Bees, Hans and Franz, Chicago SuperFans (da Bears!) Wayne’s World … oh my gosh I could go on and on!

    Cocoa Sandalwood sounds really nice … thank you for the draw!

  • I’m a big fan of Laurie’s work, favorites include Champagne de Bois, Vintage Rose, Fig Tree, Jour Ensolleilé, and Femme Jolie. I’m really looking forward to trying this new line of hers.

  • Absolute Scentualist says:

    Thanks for the draw. My favorite Sonoma Scent Studio fragrance is Rose Musc with Nostalgie and Velvet Rose tied for second.

  • My favorite SNL character is Stefan (not sure about the spelling). My boyfriend and I find him hilarious since a lot of our friends and family are hipsters and would go to such places that Stefan describes.

  • Laurie Erickson is not only an outstanding perfumer, she’s very gifted, kindhearted and generous! My favorite of her’s is Incense Pure and Fig Tree. I always thought Eddie Murphy’s as Buckwheat was very funny!

  • Too many Barbra songs – but off the top of my head:

    What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life) – you wanna talk vocal? Just try running the first 6 notes of that song…
    And hearing her sing Avinu Malkeinu just lifts my heart!

  • Love this blog, and Sonoma Scent Studio especially. Forest Walk is amazing and I would love to try this one.

  • My favorite SSS is Nostalgie, and my favorite SNL character is Stefon. Thanks for the draw!

  • There are too many to name just one.. so I’ll name a few! Violete Encens, Winter Woods, Pure Incense, and Voile de Violette are all my favorites!! Thanks for the draw Laurie =)

  • If I could spend the night with Dieter wearing Champagne de Bois, I’d be happy as a little girl.

  • My favourite SSS is Fireside Intense, although I must admit to not having tried many of hers. I am a sucker for smoky scents, and I find this one very smoky but not overly screechy, it is very well balanced.

  • This is so exciting!! Cocoa Sandalwood sounds absolutely beautiful and I am so excited for Citrus Vetiver and Amber Incense! Those are some of my favorite notes and Laurie is a genius! So far my favorite SSS is Tabac Aurea, but Jour Ensoleille comes in a close second. I haven’t tried some of the newer ones like Forest Walk though, so this may all change soon. 🙂

  • As for SSS, Champagne De Bois and it’s a great sandalwood. If one is really trying to learn more about the sandalwood note, this one is a must sample. I’d love to try Cocoa Sandalwood! I love smooth scents, sounds up my alley!

  • My favorite SSS is Tabac Aurea, and will be my scent today! I used to love the old SNL skits, like Coffee Talk. Now I’m just not awake late enough on Saturday nights to compare current SNL, but the oldies are goodies.

  • I have not tried any onoma Studio perfumes yet but all sound amazing and would love to try them!! Not being American I really don’t know much about SNL but I do know that most of the Best American comedians have emerged from hat show!
    Barbara is one of my favorite singers and movie star ! The way we were is simply unsarpassable!!!
    Thank you for the draw!!

  • It sounds like this could be my fave SSS scent though I’ve never tried it before. Sorry, just about 2 months old newbie here. But I love what I’m reading. Cocoa. Dry. Sounds yum!

  • I am excited to sample this when it goes up on her site. Sounds delicious. My fav is Tabac Aurea, just got a fb for Christmas. I also have purse sprays of Incense Pue and CdB. Loved Mike Meyers sketches! I also am a fan of Chris Farleys sketches and really almost all of SNL from the 70’s on. Hans and Frans “pumped ME up!”

  • When I hear Barbara Streisand’s name, I always think of “Guilty” the song she did with Bee Gees. This is one great piece of pop music.
    This new Sonoma Scent Studio scent sounds fabulous – I love sandalwood fragrances, and I also love non-sweet cocoa scents and botanical musks, so this one sounds just about perfect. Thanks so much for the draw!

  • I enjoyed Gilda Radner’s characters when she was on! I also enjoy the weekend updates and Justin Timberlakes D@$k in a Nox! I’ve never tried SSS, but Forrest Walk and Nostalgie are on my list!

  • I’m old enough to remember the musicals of the 60’s. My favorite Barbara Steisand song was “On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever,”. I remember her belting it out as she stood at the front of a boat going to NYC (at least that’s how I remember it) and I thought she was beautiful!

  • I’ve tryed most of the perfumes Sonoma scent studio offers and
    i’m really excited about theese new releases.I love how Laurie works with woods and incense so it will be pleasure to have the three new all natural perfumes.

  • SSS is on my “to try” list, and this review has just made it imperative to do so! My favourite character on SNL recently was Kristen Wiig’s Doneese (the sister on the Lawrence Welk Show with the creepy baby hands). Too bad she’s left the show. Thank you for the draw. 🙂

  • My fave Babs song is “Woman In Love,” released in 1980.
    Fave SNL character, for good measure: Stefon
    LOL!

    Thanks!

  • One of my favorites from SNL is Stuart Smalley. 🙂 I have yet to try anything from Sonoma Scent Studio. Thanks for the draw!

  • The only SSS scent I have tried is To dream . I liked it very much. I would love to try this new SSS fragrance. One of my favorite Streisand songs is Woman in Love with Barry Gibb, when he was at his hubba hubba best!

  • I adore SSS. I think my fave is Purr (long discontinued)

    These new releases sound great for sure.

    As for SNL, I like the older ones with Eddie Murphy (Gumby!!)

    thanks for the draw!

  • What an interesting article with these seemingly random topics, haha. I have to admit, my favorite SSS fragrance is Winter Woods, its a nice comfort scent for me. Its not something I wear all that often, but its nice once in a while. And there have been so many great comedians on Saturday Night Live that it makes picking just one character a real challenge. However, my vote would go to the late great Chris Farley as Matt Foley because he lived in a van, down by the river of course. A close second would be his infamous chippendale dance scene with Patrick Swayze, pure comedic genius that died way too soon unfortunately. Anyways I’m rambling now, thanks for the draw!

  • My favorite of Laurie’s scents is Nostalgie- heaven! Thanks for the chance to win a bottle of this new scent, Laurie. 🙂

  • Laurie’s scents are fab! I particularly love the ones that transport me to wonderful places! Incense Pure takes me to the Sahara near a bustling marketplace. Forrest Walk puts me amid the Sequoias and Tabac Aurea sends me to a southern tobacco field of the past. Sorry, it’s too hard to pick just one!

  • That sounds delicious! I would love to cover myself in “buttah” this new year 🙂

    The SSS fragrances I would most like to try are Nostalgie and Winter Woods. Eventually, I would love to try the whole line. My favorite SNL character is Stefon.

  • My favorite Barbra songs are “The way we were” and “Papa, can you hear me?”( from Yentl).

    Thanks for the draw!

  • I always loved barbara in Hello Dolly, and I think “Before the Parade Passes Me By” is one of my favorite songs in the movie.

  • I can not say that I’ve had a chance to become more familiar with all the SSS scents. However, I like Winter Woods a lot.