Ormonde Jayne Montabaco Flor

I just have to crow a tiny bit: last night, I dreamt in French! First time. Only very short sentences (eg, ou est l’orange? to a little boy) but still in French. I started my course of study in March,… Continue Reading

Aube Rubis by Atelier des Ors

Hey there Posse Crew. Atelier des Ors is one of my favourite brands that I’m yet to purchase a full bottle of. There have been samples, decants aplenty and I want so many. The problem is choosing. A couple of… Continue Reading

ELdO Like This by Tilda Swinton

Patty reviewed this one back in the day and had perhaps the best opening line in the history of blogging: “Tilda Swinton and the people who brought you sperm perfume – together at long last.” I actually went to the… Continue Reading

Influenced: Phlur Vanilla Skin

I like to relax in the evenings with some skincare / makeup / fashion YouTube, and if you spend much time on that kind of content, they’re often gushing about Phlur, which makes fragrance (plus the same scents in hair/body… Continue Reading

Merlin the Plumber

Happy autumn – I guess. It’s actually beautiful currently. Warmish, very sunny, almost no wind. Went into town for a haircut the other day. Stopped to spray Dior Sauvage and Miss Dior Essence with hope of doing a combo Dior… Continue Reading

Perfumed Life

Heya Posse! Today is my birthday, yep, September 25! Exactly nine months after Xmas Day. I’m away in India and Nepal with Jin and we are hanging with my last long term partner Varun. So I thought maybe a little… Continue Reading

Taming the Beast: Etat Libre d’Orange The Ghost in the Shell, You or Someone Like You, and Secretions Magnifiques

We recently had a discussion about Etat Libre d’Orange here and that sent me to Surrender to Chance to get a few samples. Etat Libre popped up around 2006 if I remember correctly and back in the day Patty sent… Continue Reading