Guerlain Shalimar Fourreau du Soir 2011

Hiya Posse, Portia with you again from AustralianPerfumeJunkies and thrilled to be part of your weekly read. Photo Stolen Fragrantica Guerlain Shalimar Fourreau du Soir (Foo-roh dee swahr) or Shalimar Evening Frock is a redressing of the current formulation of Shalimar… Continue Reading

A little London-esque sniffage

In honor of the Olympics, now in their second week, and as I’m on a floral bender of late, I thought it might be fun to take a collective look at several London-centric scents that are summer perfect. Royal Apothic… Continue Reading

French Arabia: Guerlain Les Deserts d’Orient – and a winner!

  Before I get started on this review, let me announce the Interlude Man/Interlude Woman winner:  Brooke!  contact me with your deets at my gmail addy:  evilauntieanita and I will get these out to you!   Okay!  On to Arabia! … Continue Reading

Guerlain Myrrhe et Delires Review

Couple of things. First, we have had a lot of people interested in writing, and that’s so exciting.  We will be having a lot of new faces over the next few weeks.  I’ll be asked everyone that starts writing to… Continue Reading

The Holly and the Ivy

By March This post is, eventually, about perfume.  Also it’s the usual March meander.  Consider yourselves warned. When you’re a kid, whatever your parents do probably seems normal.  I was raised in the Lutheran church, mostly because my mother didn’t… Continue Reading

Initial Thoughts

   by the Old Bat Musette Most hard-core perfumistas bemoan the addition of flankers, especially when it’s a flanker of a True Classic.  I mean, c’mon – how on earth could you do a Mitsouko flanker?  What would you call… Continue Reading

Relearn,relove,regret – Swapmania Redux

  By Anita (“Musette”)   So….the beauty that is Swapmania, Summer 2011 is Officially Over, though I’m sure there will be emails back and forth for days to come.  I swore I wouldn’t get involved in Swapmania this time around… Continue Reading