Dab Monday: When a spray’s not the way to go

Although many (most?) of us would agree that sprayed is usually the way to go to fully enjoy and experience a scent, I seem to hit a skid periodically where I find a fragrance that demands that I dab it.… Continue Reading

Help! Monday: Got the humid, rainy day, frizzy hair blues

Sorry, I don’t have a perfume topic today, but perhaps one that may be near and (but maybe not so) dear to some of your hearts: frizzy hair. The past week or two we have had so much humidity, rain,… Continue Reading

Budget Monday: Soft Surroundings Aya Blu (and the powerhouse scent it evokes)

A month or two ago, our dear March introduced us to L, a scent from the Soft Surroundings catalog/Web site. I grinned in delight; great minds 🙂 must think alike because I was at the very same time toying with… Continue Reading

Note nemesis Monday: At last — an oud I can wear

Here on the Posse and on other blogs we’ve often discussed our nemeses: fragrance notes that we dislike, or notes that dislike us. 😉 Notes that send us running for the hills ( and the liquid Tide). Notes that make… Continue Reading

Lipstick Monday: What are you wearing and loving now?

Even though the calendar is reading October, I’m still enjoying (and am loathe to give up) my hot pinks, fuchsias and purplish red hues, and have found some budget babies that I’ve been loving for months now: First off, NYX’s… Continue Reading

What’s your EBP? Fragrance transition time

As you all probably know by now, EBP isn’t some kind of official-speak, as in, “Hey, Joe, what’s your ETA to the next delivery stop?” It’s Emergency Backup Perfume, and it was coined by lovely Posse reader AnnieA on a… Continue Reading

Nail polish Monday: Dupe of Chanel Sky Line

Now that I’ve discovered that I can wear blue nail polish – light blue, that is, no navy or electric blue, thank you — I’ve been looking around for the best shades for me. And I’ve stumbled on what might… Continue Reading