It has been quite a while since I updated my other blog: The Parosmia Diaries, and I’ve had a little flurry of emails re my smell difficulties recently, so I thought it was time to dust it off and get back on with it. So here’s the first parosmia-based post in over a year (it’s been a very busy year), you can read it here: […]
“Just wear whatever you feel most comfortable in!” Was there ever a sentence designed to fill a fat lass with such dread? I heard it from the producer of a BBC2 TV programme I’d been invited to take part in, and, well, the thought of making my national telly debut in a decades old pair of Coca Cola-themed pyjamas and a lightly Doritos-stained Motley Crue […]
Oud. It’s a funny old ingredient, essentially it’s the smell of infected tree sap, and yet it’s one of the most prized (not to mention that it’s currently hugely trendy) and expensive fragrance ingredients around. When I heard that a new range of entirely oud-based fragrances was launching, I’ll be honest, my heart sank a bit “another oud range?” I thought, how … utterly predictable. […]
Oddly enough, I’ve been really busy with writing over the last couple of weeks, but a lot of it won’t see the light for a little while yet. Priorities and the unexpandable nature of time being what they are, this means Get Lippie has had to take a bit of a back seat for a month or so, but I’m still here blogging away, don’t […]
… of a parosmic. My latest post on The Parosmia Diaries, on triggers, good smells, bad smells, and how an elephant with gastroenteritis can affect my whole day, is now live. Please pop on over and take a look, I’d appreciate it! This post: A day in the life … originated at: Get Lippie All rights reserved. If you are not reading this post […]
Don’t worry, Get Lippie’s still running, but I’ve started a new blog to detail my travails with parosmia. It won’t just be me whining about living with a new disability, I promise, but it will detail my personal journey, alongside talking about the discoveries I’ve made about the condition, the occasional book review, and … perfume reviews! You haven’t lived till you’ve tried to review […]