Taming the Beast: Etat Libre d’Orange The Ghost in the Shell, You or Someone Like You, and Secretions Magnifiques

We recently had a discussion about Etat Libre d’Orange here and that sent me to Surrender to Chance to get a few samples. Etat Libre popped up around 2006 if I remember correctly and back in the day Patty sent… Continue Reading →

India and Nepal 2025 (Travel Perfumes)

Heya Crew, Jin and I are off again this week. I’ll be reading all your comments but might take a moment to reply in spotty Indian WiFi. This year Jin wanted to get back to India to see Ghats and… Continue Reading →

Wedding Perfume Choices

Hey all, It was Jin’s and my Wedding Anniversary at the end of July and we completely forgot. It wasn’t till about 8pm when a friend sent a 7 year congratulations text that we realized. No biggie, we don’t really… Continue Reading →

Labor Day Vacay-: Vuitton On the Beach, Margiela Beach Walk, CB I Hate Perfume At the Beach 1966 & Zoologist Squid

While I do write somewhat in advance (and got these samples from StC even more in advance), this will publish the day after the Labor Day weekend here in the USA, which marks the “official” end of summer. So what… Continue Reading →

Blue Madeleine by Atelier des Ors

Hey Posse. My love for Atelier des Ors started with their gorgeous bottles. Sadly I’m yet to splurge. One day! Today we are sniffing from a Surrender To Chance decant that arrived with Pierre Guillaume Tonka Bodykon and Guerlain Patchouli… Continue Reading →

Stink, Stank, Stunk: Scatamalis by Jeffrey Dame

And in the second part of the “Blame (or thank) VerbenaLuvvr” one of the extras that Mr. Jeffrey Dame sent along with my order of Juste Filthy was the cream base of Scatamalis. This is the six base notes of… Continue Reading →

Tonka Bodykon 31 by Pierre Guillaume Paris

Hi Posse Peeps! Hope life is treating you kindly. I’m taking a morning to blog. During the madness of finishing my Celebrant Course (there’s still some tidying up work needed but the big stuff is done) the office moved to… Continue Reading →