I know some of you are dyed-in-the-wool carnation fans. And frankly, there really aren’t enough good carnation scents out there, from my fragrance experience and what I hear from you all and other perfumistas. Carnation was the furthest thing from… Continue Reading
Hi Posse. Recently I met the Creative Director for P Frapin & Cie parfums, David Frossard. He was in Sydney to launch the latest two Frapin frags Laskarina and Isle of Man. Directly after Sydney he was to hit Melbourne… Continue Reading
Well! So Portia is off to Paris. I am off to Nebraska. Obviously I am doing something Not Quite Right (jes’ kidding – NE is a fine place). Reading about her pending travels got me thinking about Perfume Times &… Continue Reading
Ah, Mother Nature, you fickle lass, you! Even now midway through April, up and down go the temps; sunshine one day, snow the next; chilly rain one morning, and warm showers the next afternoon; and so it goes. In the… Continue Reading
Hi there Posse! Being the most fortunate of people it’s holiday time again at Chez Portia. Leaving Jin at home and heading out with two of my good buddies, Anna-Maria and Scott, we have organised a London + Paris Holiday.… Continue Reading
Oops, my post is late. I’ll explain, but not today. In the meantime… I sat next to a man on the subway yesterday who smelled sort of minty-cilantro with a powdery undertone. That sounds horrible, but it wasn’t. It was… Continue Reading
As you all probably know by now, EBP isn’t some kind of official-speak, as in, “Hey, Joe, what’s your ETA to the next delivery stop?” It stands for emergency backup perfume, and it was coined by lovely Posse reader AnnieA,… Continue Reading