Beating the late summer blahs

Ah, August – the dog days of summer are still going strong here in the Northern Hemisphere. Although I can’t complain too much as here in the southern U.S., we’ve been enjoying a period of on-again, off-again rain showers near… Continue Reading

Olfactory fireworks and happy Fourth of July!!

Happy Fourth of July to those of you who celebrate it! And for those who don’t, a happy first Monday in July! For many of us, the day will be filled with parades, cookouts and other celebrations, and of course,… Continue Reading

Scenting a road trip: What are your favorites?

Howdy, all you lovely Posse folks! We are heading to the beach a bit earlier than usual this summer, so I probably won’t be able to chat in comments as I’ll be in and out of town. But I would… Continue Reading

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

What’s your EBP this summer? (Or winter for our Southern Hemisphere folks)

As you all probably know by now, it’s not some kind of official-speak, as in, “Hey, Joe, what’s your ETA to your next delivery stop?” It’s Emergency Backup Perfume, and it was coined by lovely Posse reader AnnieA on a… Continue Reading

Arghhh – so much to love: Keeping up with forgotten favorites

That old saying about too much of a good thing was definitely NOT written by a perfumista, because when we love — really love — a scent, there’s rarely such a thing as too much of it (thanks to our… Continue Reading

Memory lane Monday (sort of): Hooray for Calyx (and Clinique)!

Apologies here to you for writing about something you all have probably known about for months already. I guess I’ve been in somewhat of a retail vacuum for the past six or seven months, however, because it wasn’t until I… Continue Reading