SeX in the City -Clive Christian X for Women

  Sexy is one of those words that immediately evoke visual or mental images; a particular physical appearance perhaps, or is it power, influence or intellect?       The year is 1998.  Imagine best friends – a trendy fashionista, a pretty but naive brunette, a savvy corporate redhead, and a striking (but over 40) blonde? Who is the sexiest? …

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Sniff and Sip: An Oenophile Compares Notes Courtesy of Jo Malone and Domaine Carneros

    There is a certain taboo within wine circles that one does not mix fragrance with wine, (summed up pithily) to 'check your fragrance at the door'. You see, oenophiles don't appreciate perfume or cologne while sniffing, swirling, sipping (and often spitting).    Auerole, New York City   So, it was with both skepticism and a bit of curiosity when I received an invitation to …

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Frances Louise Hughes by Rodney Hughes

Thinking about my mom’s olfactory portrait conjures up many memories of the past. Often when I think of my mother there is sheer laughter in my heart, she was a very funny woman. It’s been 10 years since she crossed over and I still laugh at her antics, they continue to teach me and are …

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