Patty White launched Perfume Posse in 2005, and we've been yapping on and on about perfume endlessly since.
There is Candy at the end of this post. But first there is Trouble. On Saturday I smelled trouble. In our house I often smell trouble rather than hear it, because trouble is preternaturally quiet; in fact, the absence of the usual level of screaming is a good sign The rest, please…
I have this post all ready to go, but — okay, has anyone noticed the nose-picking dude on the right frame area of our blog? The Decant City ad? I keep trying to decide if it’s some sort of elaborate practical joke. If the senior-level management of this highly regarded The rest, please…
I’m not really writing this on vacation, I’m writing this before I leave. Did I fool you? This is one of those vacations with a bunch of other friends. We rented a huge mansion-type house with six or seven bedrooms, a swimming pool, game room, and 100 yards from the The rest, please…
For those of you who´ve been following along, recently (in a fit of madness) I constructed for Marina of Perfume-Smellin´ Things three samples of her potential Holy Grail fragrance, with varying degrees of success. Marina has since invited me to propose my own Holy Grail, for her construction. While I The rest, please…
Makeup counters can be scary places. Full of products without visible price tags. Lots of colors, each one in matte, gloss, shine. You look at your face and don’t know where to start, what looks good. Tentatively you approach one of the immacutely made-up ladies behind the counter to get The rest, please…
It must be time for a Scent Bender. Sariah, who lives in the area and comments on the blog, met me at the Tysons Galleria for some sniffage on Thursday night. (WARNING: ADULT CONTENT. OBSCENE AMOUNTS OF FRAGRANCE CONSUMPTION.) Saks has been greatly improved by consigning all the fragrances to The rest, please…
Malan’s auffing this week just broke my heart on Project Runway this week. Yeah, he designed a dress that really didn’t work. Even Miss USA can’t pull off a ruched bodice. Nicole Richie can’t pull off a ruched bodice. Someone with a sucking chest wound can’t pull of a ruched bodice. The rest, please…
Notes of bitter almond, neroli orange, gardenia, iris, cedar, musk, vetiver, patchouli, and benzoin. Cartier’s Le Baiser Du Dragon goes on sharp and bitter, makes me pull back from its bite when it goes on. It’s an oriental, but there is a creaminess shortly after the open that’s not very orientalish, The rest, please…
I spend, on average, 30 hours a week doing glorified secretarial and bookkeeping work for our family company. It is boring. I am not In Touch With My Inner Genius doing my job (that’s what the blog is for!) The best things about my job are: 1) no commute in The rest, please…
I was lucky enough to get some of Serge Luten’s latest release, Chypre Rouge, recently, and I had looked so forward to trying this, and the resulting… well, I won’t spoil the ending. Mr. Hyde (aka Patty) – My review will be very limited, and you’ll see why in The rest, please…
I posted recently on my efforts to construct three fragrance samples for Marina of Perfume-Smellin´ Things to test as her Holy Grail fragrance, while we wait for Clement Gavarry to work his magic and come up with the real deal on Made By Blog. Marina´s review of my efforts appears The rest, please…
Click and then come back Okay, how did he get inside the balloon, get out of his pants and then wind up with his head poked out of the hole that he crawled in? My youngest son, Harry, and I have been obsessed with this since we saw The rest, please…
The winner of the Apothia giveaway was à¢â‚¬¦ patchamour! Email me your address under Contact Us to the left, and I´ll get them in the mail. Also, Marina will be posting her reviews of my Holy Grail mods on Monday; I will post my Big Reveal of the construction of The rest, please…
You know what the hardest part of writing a post is? Coming up with a Subject and Title. Once I get that, it writes itself. I’m thinking of being bold, shucking off my Titling undies and going Title-less. But, no, my two years of High School Journalism – which consisted mostly of checking out the camera, heading The rest, please…
As you may know, renowned perfumer Clement Gavarry has been working on creating “Holy Grail,” signature scent for Marina (a.k.a. Colombina the Terrible) of Perfume-Smellin´ Things. The creative process is being posted on Made by Blog, where there is another fragrance under construction for Katie of Scentzilla. Marina is looking The rest, please…
Fragrances&More is a new advertiser over there on the right. Click the link, go shopping for some fabulous perfumes, candles, skin care, lotions and potions. Brands like Bond No. 9, Clean, CSP, Jimmy Belasco candles, Monyette, and tons more. Put in the code patty10 and get 10% off of every order, The rest, please…
Brulure de Rose is the last perfume of the Second Chapter from Parfumerie Generale for review. This is not a straightforward rose scent at all. It feels a little gourmandy, but balanced enough that gourmand hatahs won’t be highly put off, and there is still plenty of rose for rose lovers. It The rest, please…
It´s hotter than Hades here right now à¢â‚¬” 96 degrees and humid, the sort of weather that reminds me why, until recently, the D.C. area was rumored to be a Hardship Post for the European diplomatic community. (It still could be, based solely on the food and the traffic.) Here The rest, please…
Going through the Second Chapter of the Parfumerie Generale line has been a blast. Now I need to go back and pick up the first set of perfumes too. They have won the Patty’s Impressed As All Hell Award as best new (to me) line this year. I ignored them at first The rest, please…
First of all, to anyone who has generously sent me samples à¢â‚¬” thank you, many times over. My life has settled down a bit, and I am now hitting the candy hard. All the miserable weather recently forced me inside where I can spend endless hours annoying the Big Cheese The rest, please…
Happy 4th of July!! Despite all of her problems and internal struggles to find her way, there is still no safer, better harbor for personal freedom in the world than the United States. I still get a lump in my throat when I think of all who have died to birth The rest, please…
Anyone around today? Don’t blow up your hands with Fireworks, you need them to depress the spritzer on your perfume. Bvlgari Black was something that March called evil or wrong or both. Because I love most of the Bvlgari scents, I just couldn’t believe that they could create anything less than The rest, please…
Coutorture is assembling an extensive store guide for major cities. If you have a favorite store, please click on the link to get to their submission page. If you’re looking for a store shopping guide, this is a great place to start!
