Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune by Jean-Paul Guerlain and Mathilde Laurent for Guerlain 1999

Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune Guerlain Grapefruit liz west Flickr

Hi there POSSE! Guerlain brought in the Aqua Allegoria line to entice a new generation of consumers to their products. I’m told that Parisienne women were often brought to Guerlain quite young to choose their first fragrance. It was quite an… Continue Reading

Isle of Man by Alienor Massenet for P Frapin & Cie 2017

Isle of Man Frapin fragrantica

Hi Posse. Recently I met the Creative Director for P Frapin & Cie parfums, David Frossard. He was in Sydney to launch the latest two Frapin frags Laskarina and Isle of Man. Directly after Sydney he was to hit Melbourne… Continue Reading

Portia London + Paris Holiday 2018

Hi there Posse! Being the most fortunate of people it’s holiday time again at Chez Portia. Leaving Jin at home and heading out with two of my good buddies, Anna-Maria and Scott, we have organised a London + Paris Holiday.… Continue Reading

Boronia by Bertrand Duchaufour for Grandiflora 2017 LAUNCH PARTY

Hi there Perfume Posse! Last week here in Sydney we had a major new release launch for the Grandiflora range: Grandiflora Boronia. The owner of Grandiflora Saskia Havekes was on site to give us a background of the business and… Continue Reading

Niral by Bertrand Duchaufour for Neela Vermeire Creations 2018

Niral NVC

Hello Posse Peeps! Little in the world of Independent Niche Perfumery gets the scentbloggosphere talking more than a release from Neela Vermeire. Whether you are a fan like me or haven’t yet found the NVC scent that sings for you… Continue Reading