Mainstream madness: Easy-to-find scent loves

Hello, Posse folks! Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate it! Now since the basketball world is deep into the last throes of March Madness here in the U.S., why don’t we have Mainstream Madness for fragrance? As I… Continue Reading

Welcome, spring! Atelier Bergamote Soleil

Happy spring to all of you folks who dwell in the Northern Hemisphere! Hope it’s feeling at least a little spring-like wherever you are. Ironically, after more than a week of spring-ish (even summer) temps here, today it’s far, far… Continue Reading

Patchouli, baby: The new “it” scent?

Looking over a recent post on the Now Smell This blog, I noticed two items, right on top of each other, announcing new patchouli scents. One was from Tom Ford, Patchouli Absolu, and listed just after it, Patchouliful, from Laboratorio… Continue Reading

Back into the mainstream: A swing by Sephora, Lush and a little rose love

On a recent trip to the city, I zipped through Sephora to pick up a thing or two and just scout out what was new. As I was heading for the door, a batch of familiarly shaped bottles along the… Continue Reading

New York, The Clairmonde Perfume Project – and a Draw from MiN (and the Posse)

   SO Much Stuff To Talk About, I’m Going to Number Them All, Okay?  That way nobody misses anything (or if they do It’s NOT MY FAULT!) 1. Before I Reminisce,  Here’s a Fabulous Opportunity for those in (or coming… Continue Reading

Apples and Oranges

Sorry this is late – I’m still getting the hang of things. <sigh>  Lord, I love a fruit.  I do.    I have run through nearly every lemon, lemon/lime concoction out there  and  I was Jo´s  Grapefruit gal back when you… Continue Reading