Salome, I always wondered how it must’ve felt to have someone (a king!) lust after you so hard that they would do anything you ask, if only you would dance the dance of The Seven Veils….and you, humiliated and vengeful and spurned, ask for the spurner’s head! On a platter. The rest, please…
Parfumerie Generale Bois Naufrage
Can I start off by saying how amazing LuckyScent is? I remember when they first came on the scene, they were purveying a few niche brands; now they are THE source for all scents niche. I want to go to L.A. to live in their warehouse. It makes sense – The rest, please…
Byredo Tulipe – Spring, brides, all there inside the bottle
Byredo La Tulipe – the nice person at Barney’s sent me a sample of Byredo Tulipe after I ordered a bottle unsniffed ( I know, I know, I never learn, but it worked out okay, as you’ll see!). From the PR – “Notes of rhubarb, cyclamen and freesia and a The rest, please…
Berry Note in Perfume
So. Having spent the last week+ killing everyone around me with Serge, and longing for the snow to melt, I rooted around on my shelves for things I’ve bought (and neglected) in the spring-is-just-around-the-corner category — subcategory: berries as in berry note in perfume. L’Artisan Mure et Musc – basil, The rest, please…
Byredo Bal d’Afrique
I had smelled Byredo Bal d’Afrique briefly in L.A. back in April or so, but too much sniffage didn’t allow me to get more than a “mmmm, nice” thought formed about it. In London, I got a longer turn with it. Notes of Bergamot, Lemon, Neroli, African marigold, Bucchu, Violet, Jasmin The rest, please…
Byredo Gypsy Water and Breathing Gods
First, winner of the Tokyo Le Labo Gaiac 10 sample is: monkeytoe. Click on the Contact Us button to the left and send me your address, and I’ll get this in the mail! You are in for a spectacular treat. What a great name for a perfume – Gypsy Water! The rest, please…
Patty White launched Perfume Posse in 2005, and we've been yapping on and on about perfume endlessly since.






