Winner and Loser

  Posse!  You’re probably wondering why Lester is up there (in a non-bathroom post).  Well!  Wha’hadhappenedwas… apparently Mercury is SNARLING!!  in retroRAGE! and it’s a wonder that I can get ANY of my tech to work.  Luckily, my giveadamb is… Continue Reading

A Bit of Wonderland

I did one of my whirlwind London visits, though not quite as whirlwind as the past. Three full days. The focus of this was to see friends and that’s what I did. There will be more on that, plus a… 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

In-store sampling: Thumbs up, thumbs down

This post was inspired by some retail binge-sniffing over the past couple of weeks. Let’s start with the new… Tom Ford Figue Erotique, a “floral fruity gourmand,” notes are fig leaf, bergamot, pink pepper, mandarin, fig, ylang, salt, brown sugar,… Continue Reading

Three More Rooks and a Sad

Happy March (the month – I hope our March is happy too). Milder, still a bit wet, loads of plants doing their deal. Big deep sigh of relief. Probably we’ll flood again at some point but it won’t be freezing… 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