Oud and Santal by Cartier

Hi Posse, You already know how much I love the Cartier premium range Les Heures de Cartier if you’ve been reading for a while. Onward from that range they’re in house nose Mathilde Laurent has been signing off on a… Continue Reading →

Fruit Leathers

Posse!… it’s January in the Midwest.  Leather Weather, right?  Welll..Not So Fast.  Here’s the thing: in the deep depths of Winter the ‘typical’ leathers, those heavy hitters like the Cuir de Russies (alladem) Mme. Laurent’s Treizieme Heures (yikes!!!) and the brutal,… Continue Reading →

Hot Potato! a Musing and a Giveaway

Hey, Posse!  Let’s talk Potato!  Specifically Hot Potatoes, about which I am Musing. So… awhile ago I was at the bowling alley (where all the cool cats go) and a server walked past, carrying a tray full of freshly cooked… Continue Reading →

Luxuriance by Cartier. Rivieres de Cartier Collection

Hey Posse. Cartier has Mathilde Laurent. Her work is brilliant and interesting, has a simplicity and smells cohesive within the Cartier world of perfumery. Every scent I own from her work for them has the lustre of expensive jewellery. Following… Continue Reading →

Declaration Parfum by Cartier + Life Stuff

Hey Posse! This last couple of weeks has been big. Huge things have happened for Jin and myself. We’ll get to them later on. I also found myself lemming into a perfume purchase for the first time in years. Declaration… Continue Reading →

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 →

Baiser Volé EdP by Mathilde Laurent for Cartier 2011

Hey there Posse Peeps! Portia from Australian Perfume Junkies back to chat about a beautiful fragrant lady, Lily. Lily is famous for her Baiser Volé, or stolen kiss in English. She is soft, sinuous and lithe and will pull you… Continue Reading →