Hippity-hoppity: Easter is on its way

Happy Monday, dear Posse folks! As we end our spring break, we are gearing up for the next event/occasion in our household: Easter Sunday. My son is a teenager now but he still likes to get a basket. In his,… Continue Reading

Retro Monday: Elegant Ella

It isn’t often that a new fragrance makes me say “Ahhh.” And I’m not the only one either, I suspect. As diehard perfume lovers, we just have so many choices, and so many of those we DO get around to… Continue Reading

Gardenia Monday: What are your favorites?

Don’t you just love it when you get an unexpected fragrant treat? Looking out the back door of my office the other day, I was thrilled to see that three of the four gardenia bushes at the edge of the… Continue Reading

Arquiste The Architect’s Club Review

Arquiste The Architect’s Club is the 2014 launch from Arquiste.  The fragrances all center around a historical time/place with the smells from the era and the location. Arquiste The Architect’s Club is set in 1930s Mayfair, London, architects gathering in… Continue Reading

Late-ish entry into the gardenia game: Jovoy Gardez-Moi

We’re easing into fall here, so before it gets too late, I wanted to get this little beauty in under the wire. Like many of you, I’m a sucker for a gardenia scent. Not as keen on the super-blue-cheesy/mushroomy ones… Continue Reading

Crank the heat: Warm-up scents to keep the cold at bay

I know, I know, most everyone’s cold right about now (save for those lucky souls in sunny climes like California, Arizona, Hawaii, and those in the Southern Hemisphere). And some poor folks have had snow up to their eyeballs. And… Continue Reading

Hot chocolate (you sexy thing)

(First off, please, no one shoot me for this funky ’70s ear worm.) With Valentine’s Day looming later this week, and reminders of the traditional holiday surrounding us at every turn — hearts, perfume, flowers and candy, preferably chocolate —… Continue Reading