Little Shop of

by Musette They are the stuff of legend.  That freaky little shop in San Francisco where the guy won’t even open the door, let alone sell you the sausage perfume.  The wacky ‘ fell off the back of the truck’… Continue Reading

Best Perfumes of 2010

Is it true?  Is 2010 almost over?  I don’t even remember it starting!   But I do remember my favorite new fragrances from the past 12 months or so, that counts for something, right?  Alas, most of them were vintage finds,… Continue Reading

Swapmania Redux

By March Today we’re having a review-gab of the Posse Swapmania of a couple weeks ago — how it worked out, what you got (and got rid of), any hiccups, etc. 1) It sounds silly in hindsight, but I was… Continue Reading

LOL My Posse BFFs!!!

And here I was worried nobody would show up and play.  As I type this, there are 1,010 comments on Swapmania! There are a few latecomers on there – the swappage continues Monday, the last official day (although I’m not… Continue Reading

Swapmania!!!

The day you’ve been waiting for – welcome to the first (possibly semi-regular, depending on how it goes) Perfume Posse Swapmania! Today you are invited to list, in comments, your bottles of perfume, partial bottles, minis, and samples.  For everyone’s… Continue Reading

I Hate You!

Ooh!  Before I forget, the winner of Tom’s Smell Bent sample pack is:  violetnoir The winners of the 5 Stages sample packs are:  Teri, Millicent and Ann N Tom and I will contact you directly – the Contact Us administrator… Continue Reading

Best Perfume – how finding it leads to the 5 stages

Finding the Best Perfume leads to 5 stages of perfume addiction. We are in the midst of some long-overdue renovation here at El O World Headquarters.  As usual His El O-ness has waited until it’s freezing cold outside to rip… Continue Reading