Hi there Posse, Vanilla Smoke is Mandy Aftel’s 2015 release. Mandy is known and loved for her stellar fragrances and also for her books on fragrance (Essence & Alchemy and Fragrant: The Secret Life of Scent) and her natural perfumery school. I bought a… Continue Reading
One of my picks for great new release winter perfumes may have been around a bit, but they are new to me this winter. Aftelier Vanilla Smoke, AJ Arabia V and Cartier Musc & Oud are my winter picks of… Continue Reading
Hey Perfume Posse, a couple of years ago I did an Indie Perfumery Gift List and I thought it might be fun to do another Indie Perfumery list this year. So much out there and a lot of it is very… Continue Reading
YoooHoo! Posse! Portia from AustralianPerfumeJunkies and I have been looking through this years cache of new releases. There have been HUNDREDS!!! There was no way I could keep up with them all even though I tried my best. I did… Continue Reading
Hiya Perfume Posse, Portia from Australian Perfume Junkies and by now I’m in an A380 heading from mid summer Australia for Europe in winter. I was going to write this post for last week but life got firmly in the… Continue Reading
Okay, another winner for the new fall releases, Atelier Silver Iris. I’ll give you my bias on iris perfumes first – I don’t find many bad iris perfumes as long as they are in a niche/mid-range, and I’ve found… Continue Reading
Yesterday on PST I noted that Katie Puckrik made a few special guest appearances at ScentBar with her special brand of charm and fragrance savvy. One of the scents she steered me towards is the new Atelier Cologne Mistral Patchouli.… Continue Reading