On Heat and Balmain Cuir Élysées

So in my comments on Cinnamon’s post for this week (and I forgot to write on that how cute is her house?) I noted that the Autumnal Equinox has brought us cooler nights but oddly, warmer days. Like into the… Continue Reading →

Feeling the Heat: Vintage Balmain Vent Vert

We have been feeling the heat this labor day weekend. Not quite in the hundreds (at least on this side of the hill) but near to, and humid, since we have Pacific hurricanes. This means that expensive beachside properties in… Continue Reading →

Happy St. Patrick’s Day — ready to go green!!

Wishing a very happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of you wonderful Posse folks!! Seeing all the green this weekend and today, plus shots of the celebratory green Chicago River, has me wanting to sniff some leafy scents. When you… Continue Reading →

Ambre Gris by Guillaume Flavigny for Balmain 2008

Hi there Perfume Posse. Ambre Gris was a sensation, then it was not. The over hype killed it because people were expecting it to be better than Serge. Which meant that for a long time it was readily available on… Continue Reading →

Miss Balmain Perfume Review

Janis Joplin, Summer of ’67, Ball and Chain   Today I will review Miss Balmain, both in the original Parfum and  EdT formulations. This one is credited to Harry Cuttler in 1967, the “Summer of Love”  Meant possibly to endear… Continue Reading →

Spooktacular Scents of Fall

 Happy Halloween to all of our ghoulishly lovely Posse peeps! It’s that time of year where we conjure our favorite (or most frightening, as the case may be) scents of the season and share them with you. So here goes …… Continue Reading →