Neil Chapman: Perfume

Hi there Posse! It’s not every day your mate releases a book about perfume. Last week it happened for me. Neil Chapman, longtime blogger under the guise of The Black Narcissus, has written a book about perfume and the finding… Continue Reading

Low-key Halloween

So Halloween is Tuesday. Say what??!! How on earth can it already be the end of October? But it just kind of crept up on us, didn’t it? When my son was younger, Halloween was always a busy time and… Continue Reading

Off Topic: Books

Well, the remodeling continues. The front yard people have found the retaining walls need to be replaced and have been jackhammering the old one out (If it was falling apart why is it so hard to take down?) Now I… Continue Reading

Fragrant Reading: Non Fiction

Hello Posse Peeps! One of my great joys in the world of perfumery is my additional Fragrant Reading. Every night I scan my favourite blogs for information, opinion,  interviews and scent. There are also a couple of reference books I… Continue Reading

Happy reading Monday: All curled up with a good book (or three)

As the big East Coast storm came through this weekend, some of us here in the U.S. were buttoned up tight with a whole lot of nowhere to go and big chunks of time on our hands. I’m not much… Continue Reading

Off Topic- The Mommie Dearest Diary by Rutanya Alda

Okay, I’m bad. I have perfumes waiting for review and I haven’t had time to get to them. Mostly because of supervising a lot of work at my place (painters and plumbers and carpenters, oh my!) My spare few moments… Continue Reading

Seville a l’aube by L`Artisan Parfumeur 2012

Hey Perfume Posse. Seville a l’aube means Seville at dawn. When my mate Denyse from Grain de Musc brought out a book I was super thrilled and had it as soon as it could come to Australia. Then I bought… Continue Reading