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