Aziyade by Parfum d’Empire

Hello Perfume Posse. I’ve been going through my sample boxes lately to try and diminish their contents. It’s a really fun exercise, finding so many long forgotten jewels. Even found the original pack of carded spray samples I bought of… Continue Reading

Hendley Perfumes: American Perfumer Interviews

Hi there Posse. Recently I introduced you all to a new business called American Perfumer. The name says it all. Independent Artisan American Perfumers being put on display so you can find a large selection of them in one spot.… Continue Reading

Alora Festa

It’s gloomy February and we’re awaiting yet another messy, sleety snowstorm, so it seems like the perfect time to write about Alora Festa. Anita gifted it to me, thinking I’d like it, and how right she was.  From the Alora… Continue Reading

Winter brew ha-ha: Tea time on the Posse

Howdy, dear Posse folks! It pains me to admit it to you, but I have fallen off the tea wagon a bit in the past year or two. I wish I could tell you all that I’ve been a tea-sampling… Continue Reading

Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent

Hey, Hey Posse! Today we are in the department store. Black Opium was released by Yves Saint Laurent (YSL Beauty) in 2014. Perfumers Nathalie Lorson, Marie Salamagne, Olivier Cresp and Honorine Blanc all have their names on it. The bottle is… Continue Reading

Dior Maison Christian Dior

  So these are my Frenchie parents.  The beauty shot above of both of them, the pretty princess shot of Anya below right.  The below left is what Louis always is like – in motion.  I am putting him in agility.… Continue Reading

Kondo-ing my garden

Reading March’s post about Marie Kondo and what to keep/what to cull brought to mind my garden, and the changes I hope to make to it in the coming months.   I have not read any of Marie Kondo’s work… Continue Reading