Paris Springtime 2018

Hello Posse, Just got home from a fabulous three week sojourn in Paris Springtime 2018 with a short side trip to London (more next week). To say we had a good time is true and the most massive understatement. We met… Continue Reading →

Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune by Jean-Paul Guerlain and Mathilde Laurent for Guerlain 1999

Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune Guerlain Grapefruit liz west Flickr

Hi there POSSE! Guerlain brought in the Aqua Allegoria line to entice a new generation of consumers to their products. I’m told that Parisienne women were often brought to Guerlain quite young to choose their first fragrance. It was quite an… Continue Reading →

What’s your EBP? Dead-of-winter edition

As you all probably know by now, EBP isn’t some kind of official-speak, as in, “Hey, Joe, what’s your ETA to the next delivery stop?” It stands for emergency backup perfume, and it was coined by lovely Posse reader AnnieA,… Continue Reading →

Baby, it’s cold outside: Scents to combat Old Man Winter

Brrrr … baby, it’s (been) cold outside, especially if you live in parts of the U.S. and Canada. Old Man Winter has given many of us quite a workout in 2017 and so far into this new year. And I’m… Continue Reading →

Happy New Year! Welcome, 2018!

Happy, happy New Year, all you wonderful Posse folks!! 2017 was a great year on the Posse and we’re all looking forward to a fabulous 2018 here with our favorite fragrant folks!! What is/was your New Year like? What scents… Continue Reading →

Santa, baby, put X under the tree, for me

As I was re-organizing, shuffling, grazing — all right, mostly poking — through some of my favorite samples and deciding which ones I needed a bit more of, I floated into a little fragrant fantasy. What if Santa were to… Continue Reading →

Yummy Monday: Guilt -free holiday treats

Happy December, lovely Posse folks!! Echoing Portia from the other day, how in the name of goodness did it get to be December and the holiday season again so soon? I’m going a bit off topic today, as I’ve been… Continue Reading →