Jardins d’Armide by Oriza Legrand

Hi there Posse, Jardins d’Armide is one of my happy memory scents. Way back in 2014 my perfume buddy Michael and I were in Paris. It was the last stop on our European vacation. We met up with perfumers, shops… Continue Reading

Nevermore by Frapin

Hey Hey Posse, Back in 2014 Nevermore was hailed as a startling new fragrance. It’s inky darkness was definitely groundbreaking and who doesn’t love a tortured poet reference, in this case Poe.   “Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!—prophet still,… Continue Reading

O de Lancome

Hi Posse, If you’re in the northern hemisphere then you’re probably starting to cool down a bit. There are still some very warm days though right? I meant to write about O de Lancome all last summer. It turned 50… Continue Reading

Le Lion de CHANEL and 1957 by CHANEL

Hi Posse, The last two releases in the Les Excusif line by CHANEL have been polar opposites. It has been interesting to watch the ways the scentbloggosphere has reacted and reviewed them. That they ONLY releases Le Lion de CHANEL… Continue Reading

Bois Bleu by Robert Piguet

Hi Posse, Bois Bleu is almost never talked about. I remember this range coming out because Joe Garces was in charge of Piguet at the time and he did a world tour, meeting fragrance lovers in department stores that carried… Continue Reading

Patchouli 24 by Le Labo

Hi there Posse. Recently I was reminiscing with a perfume buddy about Patchouli 24 because they were wafting it. I had plowed through a decant in the early years of my perfumemista life. My memories are so good, dark, mysterious,… Continue Reading

Wazamba by Parfum d’Empire

Hi there Posse! Wazamba by Parfum d’Empire is a fragrance I bought a few years ago and then it sat in the wardrobe wishing for attention while I wore the CdG Incense series, L’Heure Mysterieuse XII by Cartier and Exultat by… Continue Reading