The Holidaze

Well, the holidays seem to be coming fast ‘n furious this year. I suppose because this year American Thanksgiving took place later in the month than usual (the last Thursday in November this time was the 28th), so there was… Continue Reading

I did it. So you don’t have to

I’m coining this one #BlameTom even though I think it was me who stomped around this particular tune.  Actually it was BOD, Axe’s low-rent cousin, the stuff of Migraines Yet to Come and can you believe it?  Walmart has BOD… Continue Reading

Oh, Wind … and Fracas

We had our third (maybe fourth) storm of the season. The reason I’m not sure is because this one’s name starts with D (Darragh) and I don’t recall anyone talking about a C named storm. Anyway, Darragh. On Friday night,… Continue Reading

Fleurs de Glace by Olympic Orchids

Hey Posse. I found a 5ml Fleurs de Glace tester bought when the worldwide postal service wasn’t quite so uptight. I must have bought a few testers in a sale at some point. There was a little hoard of them… Continue Reading

Copycat: Frederic Malle Un Fleur de Cassie

Just recently Cinnamon wrote about this one, as it happens to be Ina Garten’s signature scent, Now I love Ina and I love reading Cinnamon and it occurred to me that if I had smelled this one it was a… Continue Reading

Frederic Malle Rose Tonnerre (previously Une Rose)

Yes, I know: first of all, when did the name change? I see anything from 2021 to 2023, and I’m not going to make an effort to figure out which is correct. I have seen a bit of noise that… Continue Reading

Noel au Balcon Etat Libre d’Orange

Heya Posse! Less than one month till Christmas. For those of you who don’t celebrate, or celebrate other religious milestones at this point, fair play to you. Thing is, across the western world it’s almost impossible to ignore the marketing,… Continue Reading