Sunrise in Cadaques by Salvador Dali

Hi there Posse, Way back in 2020 Elena Vosnaki wrote so glowingly about Sunrise in Cadaques and its close to but better than relation to Hermès Eau des Merveilles that I went straight across to the online stores and bought… Continue Reading

Following Portia

Since I have had some success on these pages following my co-conspirators in reviewing things (don’t you love getting second opinions?), this time around it’s a drop d’issey, which Portia reviewed two week ago. I grew up with lilacs and… Continue Reading

Bois Pacifique by Tom Ford 2024

Hi there Posse! I don’t know if you keep up with the Tom Ford releases? There seem to be SO MANY that I’ve kind of given up. I was strolling around the Surrender To Chance New tab not so very… Continue Reading

New Frederic Malle: Contre-Jour

While my lemming days might be over as far as jumping through hoops of fire, spending more than I do on insurance, or browbeating friends into inconvenient trips involving the post office (aren’t you glad I’m not your friend?) there… Continue Reading

A Drop dIssey by Issey Miyake

Hiya Posse! A Drop d’Issey (From here A Drop dIssey because of SEO crap) completely passed me by. I thought it was a new release, then noticed there were already two flankers beside it with almost identical packaging. I don’t… Continue Reading

What I did this Sunday (and some perfume too)

So this Sunday was spectacular: after a few rainstorms we had a weekend that turns out photographers both amateur and professional to get that shot of LA with snow-capped mountains in the background. Temps weren’t much above 60F so the… Continue Reading

Rainy Day

Well, the rains came finally. There’s a line in the beginning of “Sunset Blvd.” that’s something along the idea that the rains come in February: A big package of rain that floods the streets and causes traffic to back up… Continue Reading