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

Trayee by Neela Vermeire Creations

Hi Posse. Trayee has been heralded as a modern day masterpiece by many. Most famously Christopher Chong the ex-Creative Director at Amouage. In fact he wished it was part of the Amouage oeuvre. High praise indeed. You know when a… Continue Reading

Habit Rouge L’Eau by Guerlain

Hi there Posse. As perfumistas we often talk of fragrance having no gender boundaries. You know, we hear stuff is marketed to men or women but I’ve never heard the perfume complain about who is wearing it. Anyway, here’s another… Continue Reading

Ginned Up

I love me some words.  And I love weird, arcane phrases* (these two interests often make me… um… unpopular [?] … amongst my less-wordy pals.)  ‘Ginned up’ came to mind, when I was taking part in Arielle Shoshana’s Happy Hour… Continue Reading

Musette’s Musings

These past 6 weeks have been interesting for me – I’ve been simultaneously doing a lot of Musette’s Musings while also trying to NOT get too much into my own head (more on that in a minute).   As we… Continue Reading

Memory

It is a cool, soft rain day here in the Garden.  I woke up to that gentle pitter-patter that said ‘get the hell up NOW! and get all those plants out of the greenhouse and off the addition (Greenhouse Annex)… Continue Reading

Stop. Breathe. Look. Breathe.

Stop. Breathe. Look. Breathe.  Sounds like some yoga exercise, doesn’t it?  But, according to a yoga  friend the whole point of yoga is arriving at that sort of state (and I have to admit that the breathing part of yoga… Continue Reading