Portia Best Of 2021, Xmas and New Year Resolution

Hey Posse. Of the billions of new releases and flankers of old releases I only got my sniff on a very few this year. Some of the things that were new to me were not even released in 2021 but… Continue Reading

Happy New Year!

Well, let me be just really early here.  This year perfume-wise has been super scattered, and I found some great new perfumes to love and wear, new lines, indies, new brands. But it’s not very organized!  This year has been… Continue Reading

Whew! and some Winners

Posse!  Whew!  Christmas is.. OVER!  Thank Floyd.  I get it.  It can be a magical time.  But it can also be a slog.  Or an unmitigated disaster (like the time I turned the Christmas dinner table over, right into the… Continue Reading

Merry?

I hope it was a pleasant day for those who celebrate Christmas (and those who don’t). Here it rained. And rained. And rained. Dark, grey, dreary (the odd picture below is the glass roof in my kitchen with rain). We… Continue Reading

Sweet and Fruity Fragrances

Sweet and Fruity Fragrances

Hi Posse, Thought you might all be well over the talk of celebration, family, food and gifting. Let’s chat today about some of my favourite sweet and fruity beauties. This is such a reviled subsection of the perfumistas lexicon. I… Continue Reading

Ooooooops!

Hey everyone, there’s a LOT going on right now and I … just didn’t pull a post together.  I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday / winter break if that’s what you are doing … tonight is the longest night… Continue Reading

Ormonde Jayne Evernia

I remember when Ormonde Jayne launched with three fragrances in 2002. I think I’m correct in listing those as Ormonde Woman (just called Ormonde back then), Frangipani and Champaca. And I recall sitting at work trying to think through which… Continue Reading