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

Le Labo Thé Noir

So for the first time in a while I ventured over to ScentBar. In a while because it’s been frankly hotter than hades here in LA every weekend fir months and the AC in my car is more of a… Continue Reading

All aboard the orange blossom love train

Last week (and in various other Posse posts), folks, including me, have been expressing their love for Hiram Green’s Dilettante. Its orange blossom goodness, paired with a touch of petitgrain, makes it a beautifully simple treat for summer, or anytime… Continue Reading

Le Labo love: It’s City Exclusives time

Many of you already knew this, but the Le Labo City Exclusive fragrances will be available next month at Luckyscent. In light of Saks and Nordstrom now carrying Le Labo (at least online), I had wondered how this would work.… Continue Reading

Under a rock Monday: Le Labo at Nordstrom

Well, knock me over with a feather! OK, so I’m not as on top of beauty/fragrance trends as I once was, but this just surprised the heck out of me. Poking around on Nordstrom.com, researching for another post, I was… Continue Reading

Le Labo The Noir 29 and Laurier 62

Hey, this week we’ll cover two things – Le Labo The Noir 39 and Le Labo Laurier 62.  Sorry about flaking last week.  I was in Costa Rica, told I’d have internet, but — eek!! — that was not internet. Yeah,… Continue Reading

Under the weather Monday: Good comfort scents

Sorry to report that I’m feeling a bit under the weather today (back and wrist acting up, among other things) and have decided it’s probably for the best that I just take it easy and lie low for a day… Continue Reading