Tops of Winter 2012

Before we begin:  HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!!   May it be a fragrant,floral,foody,flirty,FUN day for everyone!!                             I, Musette the Ingrate, was going to start this post with my regular diatribe against Winter, then I realized  it would be churlish and possibly irritate… Continue Reading

Shake it shake it, Salome

Salome, I always wondered how it must’ve felt to have someone (a king!) lust after you so hard that they would do anything you ask, if only you would dance the dance of The Seven Veils….and you, humiliated and vengeful… 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

Scrubbers

  by Ann       As a perfume lover, I find I’m getting braver as time goes on. As little as 2 years ago, I wouldn’t go near a leather scent, gave lavender a wide berth, and avoided cumin like the… Continue Reading

Byredo M/Mink (Patty)

The Malle candles.  OhmyLord.  I’m still pretty blown away by the amount of scent in them.  I had the Sandalwood and Cardamom sitting by me last night unlit and had to move the candle because I was getting overloaded with… Continue Reading

Byredo Bal d’Afrique

I had smelled Byredo Bal d’Afrique briefly in L.A. back in April or so, but too much sniffage didn’t allow me to get more than a “mmmm, nice” thought formed about it.  In London, I got a longer turn with it. … Continue Reading

Byredo Gypsy Water and Breathing Gods

First, winner of the Tokyo Le Labo Gaiac 10 sample is:  monkeytoe.  Click on the Contact Us button to the left and send me your address, and I’ll get this in the mail!  You are in for a spectacular treat.… Continue Reading