Chanel No. 19 Poudré
By March If you don’t know whether to laugh or cry, you know what time it is? Time to put on some perfume. So there I was at Nordstrom, in a massive hurry as usual, and I walked by the… Continue Reading
January 31, 2012
Ooops!
Oh, for Pete’s sake! I cannot believe I did this. See, I am stupid. There. I said it. I switched the Swapmania dates in what’s left of my mind, putting it on today as opposed to FRIDAY – WHICH IS… Continue Reading
January 29, 2012
Black and blue and embarrassed
By Ann First off, congrats to the winners of the Dahlia Noir samples: dinazad, Madea, Austenfan and Elizabeth C. Drop Musette an e-mail at her gmail addy evilauntieanita AT Now that we’re well into the dangerous time of year for ice… Continue Reading
January 27, 2012
Opus Oils Dirty Sexy Wilde
I’ve been trying to revisit some of the things I already have and have re-fallen in love with this one. Back in Sept. of 09 I wrote it was “a super-suave combo of the galbanum and the mandarin with tobacco,… Continue Reading
January 25, 2012
Results of some giveaways
I think I have a couple of giveaways to catch up on. First, the six winners of the Harvey Prince fragrances, and I’ll send these out randomly just by grabbing one from the box: Lisa S, Suzy Q, bookhouseshell, tika,… Continue Reading
January 24, 2012
The Good Ol’ Days – and a giveaway
by “Don’t Panic! March Will Be Back” Musette March is finishing up some stuff that is taking up 10,080 minutes this week so I’m stepping into her Size Sixes (I’m 5’9″ tall and …well, let’s just say those boots… Continue Reading
January 23, 2012
Flame ON!
by Musette So……I’m still having sinii issues but the saline flushes are helping a lot. Forget the neti pot. Since my biggest problem is the post-nasal ickola, I just snort the stuff like a walrus, to clear out all… Continue Reading
January 22, 2012
Wishin’ and hopin’ (and planning)
By Ann With our Posse swap coming up next month, I’ve been poking through my collection, seeing what I have accumulated and (attempting) to decide what to keep and what can go. As I was taking inventory — sort of… Continue Reading
January 20, 2012
Random Things That Annoy Me
By Tom Yes, I’m venting. Here are things I’ve witnessed in the past 48 hours that make me want to slap people. This is the intersection of Beverly Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd. near my apartment. Note the red light,… Continue Reading
January 18, 2012
Harvey Prince Giveaway!
The nice people at Harvey Prince gave us their Holiday Gift Set to do a giveaway on to some lucky commenters. I thought about giving it away as a group set, but decided since there are six of them, it… Continue Reading
January 17, 2012
Swapmania Update!!
By March Hey, everyone. This next few weeks I have some affairs to attend to, so my posting is going to be pretty minimal. I read everyone’s comments on the timing/interest in Swapmania. And …. I can’t please everyone (isn’t… Continue Reading
January 16, 2012
The Bingley v. The Lemon
by The Mystified Musette So…I’m still a little stuffy…okay, I’m still JAMMED in the sinii, though I’m wearing Cartier Declaration today and can parse out the bulk of the notes. Not sure if that’s because I already know… Continue Reading
January 15, 2012
Worth all that?
By Ann Wishing all a happy Monday and also Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Last week, you all came out in droves to recommend various body products and I thank each of you for sharing. So many great suggestions! I’m… Continue Reading
January 13, 2012
L’Ambre de Carthage by Isabey
By Tom Winter is the time that I really start reaching for the ambers. I love ones like Ambre Sultan, which seem to pulse with their own heat. A good amber for me is so comforting and sensual it’s almost… Continue Reading
January 11, 2012
First you Covet (Patty)
For me, I coveted eyes. I’m as blond as the day is long, my hair is blond, my eyelashes are blond, I’m fair, so without eyeliner and mascara, I have no eyes. People often comment when they see me after… Continue Reading
January 10, 2012
Swapmania and Silver Foxes
By March Nope, no perfume review today. But I’m not completely worthless. A number of you have asked about another round of Swapmania – our free-for-all perfume swapfest that we did a year ago at Thanksgiving, a total experiment on… Continue Reading
January 9, 2012
Collection
by No-Nose-Musette First, I want to thank all of you who offered remedies, doctors, possible reasons, etc for my anosmic, tasteless self. I am still somewhat taste-free (okay! you in the back row! stop snickering!)….and smells are limited to… Continue Reading
January 8, 2012
Keeping it smooth
By Ann With many of us now into the long, post-holiday winter stretch, this is a good time to talk body products. I’m in the market for a gentle shower gel and a gentle, very moisturizing body cream (preferably unscented, but not a must)… Continue Reading
January 6, 2012
Random Friday
By Tom Okay, I’ve been dashing around trying to get together a cheap outfit for a formal evening event. Who knew that finding an inexpensive formal shirt and bow tie would be so hard? I thought shops would be giving them… Continue Reading
January 4, 2012
Inauspicious Starts (Patty)
I’ve always believed in the theory that how you start the new year is how the year will go for you. I’m thinking I need to ditch that because if how I started 2012 is any indication of how the… Continue Reading
January 3, 2012
Random Wednesday: Silver Foxes
By March Hi, everyone. Happy new year. Let’s hope 2012 will be a better year for all of us. I’m writing this post on New Year’s Day because this is going to be a crazy busy week for me and… Continue Reading
January 2, 2012
Non sense
By Musette the Insensate I’m reading Diane Ackerman’s “The Zookeeper’s Wife”, a story based on the actions of Antonina and Jan Zabin’ski who managed to save over 300 otherwise doomed people during the Nazi occupation of Warsaw. Reading Diane Ackerman… Continue Reading
January 1, 2012
Happy 2012
Happy New Year, dear Posse folks! Hope 2012 is off to a great start for you. As for me, I have made my usual resolutions: to get more exercise/lose weight; be neater and more organized; and try to enjoy the scents I… Continue Reading