Roses Vanille by Mancera

Hey there Posse! Now that I’ve worked out that Australia is heading towards summer and you lot up north are heading towards the cold I think today’s perfume choice will be perfectly cosy and cuddly for the deep freeze. Mancera… Continue Reading

Perfume Presents

Heya Posse, March and I were chatting in the comments of my Boucheron Serpent Boheme post in August a little about how special Perfume Presents can be. Some things I would normally not even have tried due to perfume snobbery… Continue Reading

Futurcast: Futur by Robert Piguet

I have a long relationship with Robert Piguet (the house anyway) that dates back to my mother wearing Bandit, his groundbreaking and rather gender bending 1944 leather chypre. Bandit was the flip side of his 1948 Fracas, the most threatening… Continue Reading

56th Birthday Week was FUN!

Heya Posse! What a splendid week of fun and celebration. Even though most if it was pretty small scale it was super satisfying. Quite a few of the people I care about managed to make the Birthday Lunch at our… Continue Reading

Spritz Week at Chez Portia

Hiya Posse, I thought instead of a review this week I’d note the things I wore and what to. We are in Spring in Sydney so both Northern and Southern hemispheres are hitting shoulder seasons. I find the crossover of… Continue Reading

Innocence Lost? Detchema by Revillon

I heard of Detchema waaaay back in the 70’s when I read “Rosemary’s Baby” where it’s a major plot point (spoilers ahead for the three of you who never read the book, saw the movie, or have been outside) Rosemary… Continue Reading

Volupté by Oscar de la Renta

Heya Posse. A bottle that has been in the wardrobe for years and I rediscovered while looking for something else is Volupté by Oscar de la Renta. It’s a crazy shaped bottle and the cap never wants to go on… Continue Reading