Hi there Posse Perfumistas. Mandy Aftel’s latest package arrived and the feeling is always joyful. Mandy has single handedly inspired a generation of perfumers. Almost all the modern natural perfume houses pay at least some tribute to Mandy’s help and… Continue Reading
Well, Fall has finally arrived here in LA. For now anyway- it could get back up into the 90’s at any moment and there are quite a few X-Mas holidays where the Beverly Center’s Hunky Santa needed to be shirtless.… Continue Reading
Hey, friends. I’ve already gotten ahold of some of your book recommendations (thanks to whoever mentioned the Marlow Murder Club, and also The Housemaid lol), and I’m reviewing a lovely classic fragrance on my next post. Today, though? I finally… Continue Reading
It’s been a mild autumn here, but now we’re moving on. Colder, wetter coming up. This is the current conversation with neighbours when we meet: oh, it’s lovely – too bad it won’t last. I have friends who live in… Continue Reading
Heya Posse Peeps! Tigers Nest is what you will be loving in the autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. I just refound an old decant, probably the one that made me buy a bottle a couple of years ago. NOPE! I… Continue Reading
Well, Musette started it (as is her wont) so I am going forward with it. As I mentioned in the comments yesterday, I have been noticing in the past few years that I get that “not so fresh” feeling a… Continue Reading
Posse! How YOU doin’? Just so you know, this is a further riff on the ‘You Smell Good’ theme. I’m in the midst of the midway point of that bathroom renovation; Drywall Guy comes to sand tomorrow night!! I wish… Continue Reading