Hey, baby. Want to be taken seriously? Stop being a girl.

Anita said “March is MAD” and you were worried about me and she said, no, I meant the month!  But I am, kind of. It blows my mind a little when I think about it — women in the 1930s… Continue Reading →

Retro Monday: Elegant Ella

It isn’t often that a new fragrance makes me say “Ahhh.” And I’m not the only one either, I suspect. As diehard perfume lovers, we just have so many choices, and so many of those we DO get around to… Continue Reading →

Goofing Off, Part Deux

Well, at least part of the reno follies are drawing slowly to a close. The painters are almost at the point where the building is done. Of course, their idea of this and mine may be slightly different since in… Continue Reading →

Vanille Marine by Jean-Claude Astier for M. Micallef 2012

Hi there Posse, Vanille Marine came out the year I started writing about fragrance. My sample came in one of the luckyScent Packs that you can buy of the most up-to-date frags they get in. They come in these very annoying… Continue Reading →

Amouage Blossom Love Perfume Review

Amouage Blossom Love

Amouage Blossom Love is launching in 2017.  Disclaimer, I received an early release sample from Amouage. Notes are bergamot, heliotrope, amaretto, ylang, rose, cherry blossom, amber, tonka bean, vanilla and suede.  Reading the note list got me a bit excited… Continue Reading →

March is MAD! and giving it away!

Sitting here, typing this post, looking out at a Whiteout World.  Yesterday I was  in the borders, ripping out Creeping Charlie (every little bit counts) tearing out new grass and tying up emerging rose canes.  I worked like a rented mule,… Continue Reading →

Comfort Monday: Scents that soothe

Hello, dear Posse folks. It is with a heavy heart that I write this: I have been reaching heavily the past week for my favorite scents that soothe body, mind and soul. We’ve just returned from attending my brother-in-law’s funeral… Continue Reading →