Ylang in Gold by M. Micallef

Hey Posse, You all are heading into fall in the northern hemisphere so I’m thinking you need some beautiful shoulder season spritzes.  One that I have long forgotten but has resurfaced during the New Idea 2023 thunking adventure is Ylang… Continue Reading

Summer Reading, Eris Belle de Jour and Parfums Mx

First- books. My summer reading partly was taken up by the slelection for this summers Beverly Hills Reads. “Lessons in Chemistry.” It’s a good book with some laugh-out-loud moments and some that will make you want to throw the book… Continue Reading

August New Idea 2023

Woo Hoo! Let’s see how my month went for August New Idea 2023. August! WOW! We’ve been at this for 8 months and at the start of our 9th. This really feels achievable. I hope some of you are still… Continue Reading

Neared 4 by Neared, South Korea

Hi there Posse! We were in South Korea earlier this year with two of our dearest girlfriends, Kerri & TinaG. We always stay in the Ibis Ambassador Seoul Insadong. It’s cheap and convenient for food, shopping, transport and historic artefacts.… Continue Reading

Belle de Jour by Eris Parfums

Hiya Posse. Barbara Herman is one of my perfume heroes.  Originally a blogger, Yesterday’s Perfume, then an author, Scent and Subversion: Decoding a Century of Provocative Perfume (2013). Then Eris Parfums, a fragrant house steeped in history for modern sensibilities.… Continue Reading

I Fancy You by Jessica Simpson

Hey Posse. Jessica Simpson is one of my faves. I liked her music, went crazy for her as Daisy Duke and have had a long love affair with her Fancy Nights perfume. Rifling through the samples and decants for New… Continue Reading

Eau de Cologne Imperiale Guerlain

Hey there Posse peeps. If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere then I reckon you are sweltering right now. While I’m down in the cool of winter, which I may have mentioned before is my happiest temperature range. We rarely get… Continue Reading