Sunrise in Cadaques by Salvador Dali

Hi there Posse, Way back in 2020 Elena Vosnaki wrote so glowingly about Sunrise in Cadaques and its close to but better than relation to Hermès Eau des Merveilles that I went straight across to the online stores and bought… Continue Reading

Following Portia

Since I have had some success on these pages following my co-conspirators in reviewing things (don’t you love getting second opinions?), this time around it’s a drop d’issey, which Portia reviewed two week ago. I grew up with lilacs and… Continue Reading

Winner and Loser

  Posse!  You’re probably wondering why Lester is up there (in a non-bathroom post).  Well!  Wha’hadhappenedwas… apparently Mercury is SNARLING!!  in retroRAGE! and it’s a wonder that I can get ANY of my tech to work.  Luckily, my giveadamb is… Continue Reading

A Bit of Wonderland

I did one of my whirlwind London visits, though not quite as whirlwind as the past. Three full days. The focus of this was to see friends and that’s what I did. There will be more on that, plus a… Continue Reading

New Frederic Malle: Contre-Jour

While my lemming days might be over as far as jumping through hoops of fire, spending more than I do on insurance, or browbeating friends into inconvenient trips involving the post office (aren’t you glad I’m not your friend?) there… Continue Reading

In-store sampling: Thumbs up, thumbs down

This post was inspired by some retail binge-sniffing over the past couple of weeks. Let’s start with the new… Tom Ford Figue Erotique, a “floral fruity gourmand,” notes are fig leaf, bergamot, pink pepper, mandarin, fig, ylang, salt, brown sugar,… Continue Reading

Three More Rooks and a Sad

Happy March (the month – I hope our March is happy too). Milder, still a bit wet, loads of plants doing their deal. Big deep sigh of relief. Probably we’ll flood again at some point but it won’t be freezing… Continue Reading