One of my favourite quotes in perfume lore is about Guerlain Shalimar, from Ernest Beaux: “When I do vanilla I get crème anglaise, when Guerlain does it he gets Shalimar”. Had a haircut yesterday. Had to get ok from GP… Continue Reading
Hey All, We are all set at our end. There are a couple places left should you still wish to join in. See below. ZOOM POSSE: Sunday 20th September Approximate event run. 5 minutes of introduction, set the scene, housekeeping.… Continue Reading
A SOTD (Scent Of The Day) thread is a really good conversation generator. The idea is you’ll chime in through the week with whatever scent you are wearing. You don’t need to be super knowledgable, have high faluting tastes or… Continue Reading
Hi there Posse, Jardins d’Armide is one of my happy memory scents. Way back in 2014 my perfume buddy Michael and I were in Paris. It was the last stop on our European vacation. We met up with perfumers, shops… Continue Reading
Guerlain Iris Torrefie is the newest entry from the La Matiere line in 2020, created by Delphine Jelk, inspired by the cafes of Paris. Notes of cardamom, bergamot, coffee, iris, ambrette, vanilla, amber, tea and leather. Those of you hoping… Continue Reading
My next post covers a whole line and goes on approximately forevvveeerrrr so here’s some amuse-bouche, inspired by the “five things” lists on the internet, and also rearranging my fragrance wardrobe for the change to cooler weather. As one does. … Continue Reading
Been feeling twitchy the past few days. It’s the time of year – I like summer into autumn, but it does make me think that it will soon be hunkering down time: shorter days, getting colder, and here getting decidedly… Continue Reading