Has Ambre Loup been diluted and reformulated? The answer might be Yes. There are a few reasons why that could be the case, and I’ll go over them in this post.
Category Archives: Chitchat & Perfume Discussions
Scenting Hollywood and Rock Celebrities
I thought you might enjoy a light-hearted, escapist game about scenting old Hollywood and modern rock star celebrities. Obviously, much of it is subjective, but I do include what some stars actually wore, when known, whether it was from Creed, Caron, Guerlain, Coty, Chanel, or other houses.
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- Cary Grant.
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- Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra
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- Mick Jagger
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- Ava Gardner
Rev. Leonard Payne’s Plagiarism — An Update & A Thank You
The outpouring of support after yesterday’s post on Leonard Payne’s admitted theft of 190 pages of my work has meant more than I can properly express. I don’t think I can thank you all enough or properly. Whether you commented here, on FB, on Twitter, or by email, your words felt like a soothing balm or a hug. I was particularly touched by an email from Belgium where the person found me because of Tom Ford (and his Bitter Peach) but stayed for Apollo and my writing. Thank you — to each and every one of you.
Many of you have suggested I sue the not-so-good Reverend. I wanted to address that point tonight in an update that also includes new things that I’ve learned about Mr. Payne.
Theft, Leonard Payne, & The AbdesSalaam Attar Book
An interesting thing happened to me yesterday: a very kind reader of the blog informed me that roughly 190 pages of a 254 page-length book that he recently purchased was taken from my writings on this free site. Not sentences, not paragraphs, but practically everything I’ve ever written on AbdesSalaam Attar was presented in its entirety. And the thief —Leonard Payne— actually confessed to all of it in his introduction!
Leonard Payne’s book, Perfumes: The World of AbdesSalaam, the front cover. Source: Amazon.