Just a Fun Browse
Sometimes I want a good old-fashioned browse. You know, where I pretend to be a normal consumer of fragrance and go to a place and poke around as if I’m going to up my entire collection from two bottles to… Continue Reading
Perfume Reviews
Perfume Reviews. Want to know what the new Chanel perfume or Tom Ford perfume smells like? Not the advertising copy, but what it really smells like. Is it worth the money? Where do I get a perfume sample of that latest Guerlain perfume release? We’ll tell you everything you need to know and probably more.
Connections
I did one of my flying visits to London Thursday and Friday – to visit with several friends I hadn’t seen in person since Covid. Of course, there’d been contact on phone, online, etc, but we all know that’s not… Continue Reading
Russian Tea by Masque Milano
Heya Posse! Can you believe Masque Milano’s Russian Tea is now 10 years old? Last month the passing of Alessandro Brun reminded me to get out my bottle and give it a whirl. Alessandro was the Milanese born luxury scholar… Continue Reading
What to wear: Courting Guerlain Derby
Earlier this year I asked what one would wear while on Jury Duty. Well this week I am not exactly on Jury Duty but I do have to act as semi-defendant at a hearing (more like an intervention, really) between… Continue Reading
Lowered Expectations
Posse – eons ago I ran into a neighbor/friend at our local hardware store. He is a well-known professional musician, so I was stunned to find him in the hinge section, looking for stuff to fix a door ( I… Continue Reading
Zara Vetiver Pamplemousse
The world here is slowly moving towards spring. March can be an all-over-the-place month but at least we are seeing a lot more blossom (magnolia, cherry, in addition to a load of daffodils and other bulbs) – which helps regarding… Continue Reading
Happy Dust by Narcotica NEW! from 2023
Hey Crew! Narcotica? What a fabulously evocative name from a fragrance house. It runs in line with some of the biggest blockbusters of perfume history. Opium, Hindu Kush, China White, Cocaine, and Black Afghano are just a few. Though this… Continue Reading