Le Sel d’Issey by Issey Miyake

Hi there Posse, You are definitely in the dog days of summer up in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s another summer leaning beauty that you may have missed. I remember trying it when it was first released and LOVING it but… Continue Reading

Tragedy by Marissa Zappas

This one is long overdue and going to be kind of brief. Some of you know that my “godchild” is a performer and actress on the Downtown NY Scene. She staged a show a while ago called “Tragedy” about life… Continue Reading

Perfect Storm

Posse, my darlings!  It’s still Weather Talk because WEATHER!  My neck o’ the woods has been experiencing bucketing rain for the past two weeks, it’s so sodden that you can actually hear the ground squelching!  Nevertheless, the diehards are continuing… Continue Reading

Apologies, but …

It’s cool, grey and still early in the morning. So far that doesn’t last into the day, though, with temps rising and the sun coming out later. Still, it’s so so pleasant and much easier to manage. We all take… Continue Reading

Carded Samples Portia Sniffed August 2026

OK Posse! There have been dozens of carded samples on or around my desk for ages. Some of them may have been sitting here for years. Yes, that is the kind of messy MoFo you’re dealing with. Today I thought… Continue Reading

How they all work me…

Afraid that this week has sort of caught up with me and I have nothing to say. Nothing interesting, that is. I’ll try to be interesting again next week.. Image: Pexels (March butting in with the cover image from the… Continue Reading

Three More from Naomi Goodsir

Is everybody off on their August break? Possibly. Well, the perfume sniffage never stops. Here’s a quick run-down of three more Naomi Goodsirs, I bought the whole sample set since I loved this one. Corpus Equus (Bertrand Duchafour, 2021) –… Continue Reading