Happy Monday, happy Memorial Day!!

Happy Monday, everyone, and if you’re in the U.S., happy Memorial Day to you! Take a moment today, if you will, to remember service members around the world, past and present. In the U.S., Memorial Day is the traditional kick-off… Continue Reading

Rainy day scents: What are your favorites?

After several weeks of no rain here in my neck of the woods, we are now getting drenched, and pretty much every day at some time. Very happy to see the much-needed rainy days, but it would be nice if… Continue Reading

Joy in the big city: Frederic Malle has landed

Happy Mother’s Day to all you wonderful Posse folks! Speaking of, I got kind of a nice little early Mother’s Day present last week. Imagine my utter delight and surprise when on a trip to Atlanta, I saw the familiar… Continue Reading

Graduation gifts: What’s your pleasure?

Now that we’re into May, thoughts of graduations, both high school and college, come to mind. I don’t have any graduates this year, but it got me thinking, Now what have I sniffed recently that would make a good graduation… Continue Reading

Mainstream Monday 2: In Joy, a new J’Adore

On the same Ulta visit that I mentioned last week, I also gave a little test drive to Christian Dior’s J’Adore In Joy. The original and its siblings are nice enough fragrances but have never captured my interest significantly. In… Continue Reading

Mainstream Monday: An unexpected whiff of carnation

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

Springing forward: Shoulder season

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