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
As I was poking through some sample lots the other day, I spotted a vial of indie perfumer En Voyage’s Zelda. I knew I had tried it before and enjoyed it very much, but with the chaos of life, unfortunately… Continue Reading
After doctoring up YSL’s Black Opium with Bond No. 9’s New Haarlem on last week’s post, I found myself smitten with NH and craving its coffee for several days. And then I was mixing it with other things, just to… Continue Reading
(Note: I wrote this before Patty picked up her Black Opium and did a post on it, so here goes my take/remake on it.) When I first read that YSL was launching a scent called Black Opium, my ears pricked… Continue Reading
A while back when we here at the Posse were putting together our “best of fall” perfume picks, Amouage Beloved Woman was on my list of three. After initially not being wild about it, it has definitely grown on me… Continue Reading
We see it happen fairly often in the fragrance world – a perfume that sells well gets made into body products, and sometimes home scent products: candles, room sprays, or incense papers (Maison Francis Kurkdjian — love these!). Dior makes… Continue Reading
By March I had fun doing random candy samples the other day. Here are some more, in order of personal dislike (worst to best), which I selected mostly by rummaging in my handbag, just for fun, to see what would… Continue Reading