This from a bone-chilling day earlier in the month: Forty degrees outside at 1:30 p.m. The heating system is roaring like a house afire struggling to keep the temp at 70-something for all the cold-natured ladies in the office. It’s an hour past lunch and I’m in my cubicle doing The rest, please…
Crank the heat: Warm-up scents to keep the cold at bay
I know, I know, most everyone’s cold right about now (save for those lucky souls in sunny climes like California, Arizona, Hawaii, and those in the Southern Hemisphere). And some poor folks have had snow up to their eyeballs. And so I say this with all due knowledge that others The rest, please…
Go big or go home: Powerhouse scents
One recent dreary morning I could hardly drag myself out of bed and get moving. Cold, drizzly, gray, no sun in sight for the whole day: What’s a girl (or guy) to do? So I put on my favorite royal-blue turtleneck, my best red lipstick, poked through my perfume drawers The rest, please…
Serge Lutens La Fille de Berlin
If you’ve ever seen the 2007 movie “Hairspray” you’ll remember the scene where Edna Turnblad goes to fetch her daughter from “Motormouth” Maybelle’s record shop, only to be drawn in to a dance number by the delicious snacks being offered. The number is called “Big, Blonde and Beautiful” and has The rest, please…
Under the radar (body products): Laura Mercier Ambre Vanille Souffle Body Creme
Laura Mercier has always impressed me as a great brand: pretty, dependable, quality products, with nothing in its line too odd or weird. Just good, solid, wearable stuff, with fragrances and body items that lean to the gourmand. Not to mention some really nice limited edition scents, too, such as The rest, please…
Seville a l’Aube: Beauty tempered by sadness
Hello, dear Posse peeps, I’m writing this post today with mixed emotions. On the positive side: Today my wonderful husband and I celebrate 24 years of being happily married. But on a sad note, this weekend was the funeral of the lovely daughter of two of our oldest friends: a The rest, please…
Gardenia Perfume Redux – Arquiste Boutonniere & Serge Lutens Une Voix Noire & winners
I have so missed gardenia perfumes, and we have two more to add to the gardenia perfume list – Arquiste Boutonniere and Serge Lutens Une Voix Noire. We also have the winners of the Best Perfumes for Fall, the Fairy Perfume Mother and Best Orange Blossom Perfume Sample sets. The rest, please…
Patty White launched Perfume Posse in 2005, and we've been yapping on and on about perfume endlessly since.








