From the Vault: A Few of my Favorite Roses

(Note — while I engage in blog cleanup and fix-up, I run across old Posse posts that make me happy for various reasons.  I’m going to be re-posting some of them From the Vault. ~ March.) This is the view… Continue Reading

As Faithful as I’ll Ever be? (Patty)

I took one perfume with me on my trip. It’s one I’ve been yapping about off and on for months, and that I keep putting on. Most of you can probably guess it, but I’ll give the person who guesses… Continue Reading

A Few of my Favorite Roses

This is the view coming up first set of steps to my house.  My roses are just ridiculous, especially the one on the right, which is about 7 feet tall  and 4-5 feet wide and deep. The one next to… Continue Reading

Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L’Homme

New skillz I had no idea I had – map and compass.  Who knew?  Something about plotting points on a map feels like I’ve been doing it forever, and it’s a buttload of fun.  Now, whether I’ll be able to… Continue Reading

Badgley Mischka – three versions

I’ve generally liked all of the Badgley Mischka variations – the origial, Fleurs de Nuit and the new Couture.  I’m going to see if I can tell much difference between them. They are all pretty big florals, definitely pretty and… Continue Reading

Serge Lutens Nuit de Cellophane

 Serge Lutens latest export entry in the market is an osmanthus-based scent, Nuit de Cellophane.  Notes of Green note, fruity note, jasmine, osmanthus, carnation, lily, muscs, almond, wood, and honey are listed at Luckyscent.  This goes on for me fairly… Continue Reading

Sample Grabbag

Well, as we wait for the new Le Labo L.A. scent to land (later this month?), I’ve got nothing big showing up, so I just reached into the sample grabbag to find some things that might be interesting. Farmacia SS… Continue Reading