Eau Noire by Francis Kurkdjian for DIOR 2004

Hello To The POSSE! Portia here from AustralianPerfumeJunkies and doing a Wednesday shift because the incredible Musette has a special treat in store for you on Friday, dying to but can’t tell you what it is because it’s a DON’T… Continue Reading

5 Things to Wear on a Hot Summer Day

I know it’s unseemly to complain when it’s likely not that hot here compared to the rest of the country. But that will not of course stop me. It’s hot and sticky and I want it to stop, please. I… Continue Reading

Goodbye to my Perfume Connection

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For about a decade there has been in Australia a perfume chain known as Perfume Connection, consisting of mall outlets in major cities, and a website. Today the Perfume Connection shop in my city closed its doors. When it began,… Continue Reading

Simply Beautiful

Musette.  So you know it’s gonna be strange.   Back when I lived in civili uh, Chicago I would walk the 3 blocks to the Francisco Ave Stop on the Brown Line.  In the winter, that walk – just 3… Continue Reading

Dior New Look 1947 (Patty)

Diorrissimo and J’Adore l’Absolu met, had a two-week fling in Tahiti on a bed of tuberose and nine months later Dior New Look 1947 sprung into the world as the fruit of their lusty floral loins.  The End. Octavian has… Continue Reading

Steamy Trio

Lately, it’s all I can do to keep my laptop from melting, between the heat and the constant use, but the one thing I have on ice right now are those Humiecki and Graef samples I’ve been meaning to review.… Continue Reading

Serge Lutens is Not Your Bitch

Serge Lutens is not my perfume bitch.  Neither is Chanel or Guerlain or Dior.  They don’t have to make the perfume I want them to make or think they should be making.  They make a bottle, and if I like… Continue Reading