Hi there Posse. Over the holiday period I grabbed a mixed bag of unwanted fragrances from a fellow perfumista on an Aussie FB page. She didn’t want much money for the lot, just to get them out of her sight.… Continue Reading
You all will have heard by now that Manfred Thierry Mugler has died. Most of the younger set would remember him because of Angel, his smash-hit scent that permeated the 90’s in the way Giorgio did the 80’s and Halston… Continue Reading
Hoth-level Cold. I’m barely opening the door to get the mail, that’s how COLD it is. So I’m stuck at home, with plenty of time to muse. And this is how it starts. This morning, after I put 90 minutes… Continue Reading
It’s cold and sunny here. Makes a change from grey/wet/foggy/meh. Our flying trip to London was fun. Everyone masked on train (bar a very odd woman on way back) and most people on public transport (yes, we took the tube).… Continue Reading
Hey Posse. Ages ago I was asked for the recipe to my Mums Orange Salad because I was talking about Annick Goutal’s Nuit Etoilée on A Bottled Rose. I’ve never known anyone to make it before and have no idea… Continue Reading
MLK day was yesterday and is a holiday (well, a partial one; my previous employer did not give it off) so I made some plans including going to ScentBar for the first time in a while. Sadly, it was raining,… Continue Reading
Each morning when the sun rises high enough over the mountains to hit the front of my house, I set my pots of rosemary and basil on the sill of my bedroom window. Each evening I pull those sun-drenched pots… Continue Reading