These are a few of my favorite things…
REGALIA
I am a fan of lace, sheer fabrics, and appliqué, like designs by For Love & Lemons and Marchesa. I also love matching two-piece top & bottom loungewear sets, corsets, harnesses, and fetishwear like Creepyyeha, Northbound Leather, Leather Cult, Cervin, Syren Latex, Vex Latex, Lady Lucie Latex, and Libidex. Vintage styles (1940s-1970s in particular) are also some of my favorites. If Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, Dorothy Dandridge, or Jackie O would wear it, I probably would too!
I am also partial to lingerie from La Perla, Intermix, Journelle, Fernando Berlin, Intimissimi, Ebrjey, Cosabella, BodyVisionsLA, AllSaints, Free People, What Katie Did, Stop Staring!, Agent Provocateur, Alice & Olivia, Chi Chi London, Mr. S. Leather, Pinup Girl Clothing, Gossard, Lanvin, Meghan Los Angeles, Honey Birdette, Something Wicked, and Bordelle.
BOUQUET
My favorite scents always feel like they have stories. I love earthy, grassy fragrances, accompanied by notes of sandalwood, citruses, leather, chocolate, smoke, cardamom, peppercorn, fruits, vanilla, and coffee.
Wanted Perfumes: 1873 by Histoires de Parfums, Olympia - Music Hall by Histoires de Parfums, Edition Rare Fidelis by Histoires de Parfums, Edition Rare Vici, Edition Rare Veni, 1875, 1890, 1926, ApothiaBronzed, ApothiaPearl, Voyage d'Hermes by Hermès, Un Jardin En Mediterranee by Hermès, Femina by Jor'El Parker, Black Pepper & Sandalwood Acca Kappa, Velvet Rope by Apothia LA, This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.2 by Histories de Parfums, This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.3 by Histories de Parfums.
Fragrances I Already Own, Wear, and Love: Calypso St. Barth Eau De Parfum, Un Jardin Apres La Moussan by Hermès, Un Jardin Sur Le Toit by Hermès, Un Jardin Sur Le Nil by Hermès, Poetic License #84 Sleeping Under the Stars by Lollia, Poetic License #72 Velvet as Night by Lollia, Gelat’eau by Zoella, Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana, Oblique Play by Givenchy, Black Orchid by Tom Ford, Kenzo World by Kenzo, Cleopatra by Tocca, Neroli Porto Fino by Tom Ford, 1969 by Histoires de Parfums, This Is Not a Blue Bottle 1.1.
FLORETS
Black Orchids are my favorite, as they are the national flower of Belize, where my my family is from, but I also like orchids of any color. I also adore the beauty of Birds of Paradise, Gloriosa (Fire Lily), Hibiscuses, Irises, Gladiolus, Dahlias, Anthurium (Lace Leaf), Gazania (Treasure Flower), Amaryllis, Clematis, Water Lillies, Alstroemeria (Lily of the Incas), Calla Lillies, Lisianthus, and Astilbe (False Goat's Beard-- reminds me of my hair!).
LIBATIONS
Favorite Cocktails: Aviation, Gimlet, Cosmo
Favorite Liquors: Gin, Mezcal, Tequila
Favorite Wines: Port, Lambrusco, Merlot
Favorite Non-Alcoholic Drink: Mango Lassi
AVOCATIONS
Muay Thai, Krav Maga, belly dancing, Brazilian Jiu-Jistu, biking, crafting (jewelry, hairpieces), cooking, baking, writing, reading, learning Polish & German, sewing, traveling, collecting BDSM & kinky art.
FOLIO
Books & Graphic Novels: Championship Fighting, Sin in the Second City, The Wisdom of Whores, Saga, Astro City, Watchmen, Fatale, Stephen King on Writing, Valencia, Maus, The Outsider, Sex at the Margins, Story of O, Saga, Astro City, Watchmen, Fatale, Revival, Preacher, The Walking Dead, Lazarus, Persepolis, The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy, Fight Club, The Spirit Level, 1421: The Year China Discovered America, Sister Outsider, Tithe, A Great and Terrible Beauty, The Kite Runner, The Time Traveller's Wife, America's Original Sin, The Party is Over, A Thousand Splendid Suns, many others (and I am always looking for recommendations!).
Shows: Fleabag, Catastrophe, Pen15, Poirot, Mr. Robot, Ray Donovan, True Detective, The Golden Girls, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: The Original Series, House of Cards, Murder She Wrote, Mad Men, Key & Peele, Peaky Blinders, Daredevil, Futurama, Black Mirror, Game of Thrones, Orphan Black, Sons of Anarchy, Breaking Bad, Gigolos, Rick & Morty, Doctor Who, Q.I.
Movies: Come to Daddy, Get Out, A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Streetcar Named Desire, One Hot American Summer, Kamikaze Girls, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Advanced Style, Full Metal Jacket, Inception, The Departed, Star Wars, Star Trek, 12 Monkeys, Spirited Away, American History X, Apocalypse Now, Princess Mononoke, Stargate, The Last King of Scotland, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Brazil, Metropolis, Young Frankenstein, the Crying Game, Lat Den Ratte Komme In, Lola Rennt, Chlopaki Nie Placza, Seksmisja, Onna No Kappa, Stretch