Beautiful new album from this New York artist. Like a digital wave of 80s fm synthesis washing over you. Evocative and haunting.
Summer Fragrances
June 09, 2020
This is a list of summer fragrances I currently like.
- Guerlain L'Homme Ideal Cologne
- Terre D’Hermès Eau Trés Fraîche
- Tom Ford Neroli Portofino Forte
- Haeckels Pegwell Bay
- Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme
The Guerlain is one I still use in summer but only occasionally as its now discontinued and prices are getting higher.
Terre D’Hermès Eau Trés Fraîche is a nice rather one dimensional scent that smells of earthy oranges in a pleasant but simple way. It's not too expensive and is quite popular.
The same can be said for the Tom Ford. It's a rather lovely Neroli that performs better than the standard edition. What hampers this fragrance is that like the Hermès, it's rather linear and more importantly, the price is frankly ridiculous for a scent of this type.
Pegwell Bay is the relative newcomer but it's a bold, complex fragrance that is perfect for summer. It has both strength and longevity which is unusual for a scent of this type.
Chanel's Allure Sport Eau Extreme is a fantastic all-year round scent that is great even on cooler summer days.
90 Percent
June 07, 2020
So with careful battery management, I've just hit 90%. That's 19 months and 22 days since it was optimal.
Peter Blatty - Dimiter
May 21, 2020
Finally got around to ordering this book. It was released back in 2010 with exceptionally good reviews. Publishers Weekly awarded Dimiter a starred review, calling it "a beautifully written, haunting tale of vengeance, spiritual searching, loss, and love".
Two Sides
May 13, 2020
The corona virus pandemic brings out the devastating inequalities in British life. You have people forced to used food banks because they cannot get government aid after losing their jobs; you also have the rich talking of the utter misery of not being able to play golf for six weeks.