Hiya Posse! The other day I had the carpets steam cleaned. This meant I had to get as much furniture, floor wardrobe, junk/objet d’art off the carpets and out of the way. Under a chest of drawers I found a… Continue Reading
Heya Posse! I accidentally uploaded a half finished version of this a couple of weeks ago. This is the finished product. Violet Ambrosia is the latest release from Mandy Aftel. It’s always so exciting to hear that she has a… Continue Reading
Hey Posse, Atelier des Ors is one of those consistently revered houses. They make smooth, gorgeous and elegant fragrances. Just off kilter enough to be interesting to perfumistas but super wearable and plush. The bottles are gorgeous. Floating gold leaf… Continue Reading
Hi Posse. Fatih Sultan Mehmed is an Australian created fragrance from my mate Rasei Fort at Fort & Manlé (here we are bumping into each other in Harrod’s). Another friend, Clayton Ilolahia of What Men Should Smell Like, gifted me… Continue Reading
Hey Posse. You probably know, or know of, my mate Barbara Herman. She wrote the blog Yesterday’s Perfume and her book Scent and Subversion: Decoding a Century of Provocative Perfume. In 2016 she decided to do what so many of us… Continue Reading
Hey Posse. Roses! My favourite note in perfumery (today anyway). There is something compelling about a beautifully set rose in a fragrance. It’s like the main stone in a necklace, perfect on its own but even better when placed perfectly… Continue Reading
Hi there Posse! Grandiflora Boronia is an stellar fragrance from Grandiflora. It includes one of Australia’s native flower scent. From a small, dull bush that has the most amazing fragrance. Sadly Boronias are hard to grow in the suburbs because… Continue Reading