Perfume Posse

Hey, tomorrow morning I’m taking off for Alaska for a week with my mom and two sons, it’s a gift for my mom’s 75th birthday.  Sweltering here, it’s hard to imagine that in a day or two we are going to be plunged into rainy 40s, 50s and 60s. But The rest, please…

Happy 4th of July!!!!   Random perfume/food musings and general foolishness from Musette, with a quick pop-in from Miss March!!!. I hope all of you here in the States  have a wonderful 4th of July holiday! If you’re out of the country, hoist a beer in solidarity and celebration!  It’s The rest, please…

My name is Derek, and like many of you my life is guided by my nose. It started as a child: my mother would allow me to help choose the fabric softener and detergent we purchased. On each trip I would carefully smell each and every bottle. She has told The rest, please…

by March I have a box from a perfumista friend sitting on my desk.  I just checked the label; it’s been there for two months, unopened.  Why?  Because I like the idea of the possibilities that box contains.  It thrills me to the marrow, just looking at it.  I know The rest, please…

I have to admit that L’Artisan is a house that I am, well, just not that into.  I can appreciate it; a lot of the scents are really wonderful and I can’t fault the artistry.  I just usually have the reaction that I like it, but “X” does this in The rest, please…

By March Was Swapmania a big perfumed bottle of fun, or what? Having so many swappers put their email address/contact info at the end of their swap lists worked well, in my opinion.  Interested parties simply contacted them directly to try to work something out.  This accomplished two things: it The rest, please…

    While I was doing last-minute research for the Cuir Fetiche post, I learned of the passing of Jean-Francois Laporte, the visionary behind Sisley, L’Artisan and Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier (MP&G) among others.   His contribution to the perfume world is extensive and he will be sorely missed.   I The rest, please…