Vintage Coty Chypre and My Comfort Zone

We have been a bit about our comfort zones, lately, whether staying in them or breaking out of them, or merely musing about how ours may be a little bit different than others and might be decidedly less comforting to… Continue Reading

Blame Portia: Fath’s Essentials Lilas Exquis

A couple of weeks ago our own Portia wrote about Fath’s Essentials Lilas Exquis (linked here– click on it, read, then return.) Now that you have re-read the post you can imagine if you have read any of mine that… Continue Reading

CB I Hate Perfume revisited: Memory of Kindness, At the Beach 1966, and Burning Leaves

Okay, I must be getting slow in my old age. I know I wrote about these back somewhere on here or PST (or did I just comment?) but something made me remember them and in doing so to want to… Continue Reading

Two for Fall: Caron Le 3e Homme and Coty L’Aimant

Musette wrote just this week (brilliantly) about the change of seasons and also grief. Well, I don’t have anything really to write about the latter, but we have had a touch of the former, yes, even here in LA. You… Continue Reading

Sweaty Scents for Sweater Weather

NOTE ON POSSE COMMENTS: we’ve got a new comments widget I’m playing with, you can edit your comments, woohoo!  Also, they thread, and they post newest first.  The only fail so far is the emojis.  Sadface.  Anyway, let me know… Continue Reading

Autumn Monday: Happy fall, y’all, and pumpkin spice season, too

Happy Monday and happy fall, everyone! (Or at least those in the Northern Hemisphere.) Even though where I am, it doesn’t feel a bit like autumn, and in fact, it’s been hotter here lately than much of July was. But… Continue Reading