Fragrance

Gwyneth Paltrow’s goop, to be clear. After launching her online store and lifestyle brand, all the way back in 2008 apparently, Dame goop entered the artisanal fragrance arena in 2016…

This “how to choose perfume” post is sponsored by Uncommon Finds, Tampa’s only niche fragrance boutique specializing in unisex scents, home scents, and other curiosities from around the globe. With…

I now believe it is part of my destiny to work in and around start-up businesses, in whatever format that may be. I have always been attracted to situations with…

The problem with retail is, someone always has to be first. Downtown Tampa was once home to a Maas Brothers department store, but for most of my life, has been…

Despite my best efforts, I’m not a very-important-customer (VIC) at places like Neiman Marcus Tampa Bay. The store opened in 2001 when I was a high school freshman, and had…