Happy Surprises of 2024
Hey Posse! Welcome to the future. We are now fully in 2025 but let’s please look back at some Happy Surprises of 2024. Most years I try and get to a Best Of but last year found me overwhelmed by… Continue Reading
Diptyque
“Me” day Monday: How do you splurge?
I recently had that rarest of experiences, especially for a parent: A me day, a splurge day mostly all to myself. Didn’t have to go anywhere or do anything, so I asked myself, “What should I treat myself to, since… Continue Reading
What’s your EBP: Thanksgiving edition
Oh, look, it’s that time again! And almost Thanksgiving, too — yikes!! Where has the year gone? Anyhoo, I want to take a moment and say how thankful I am for all you wonderful Posse readers, our fantastic Posse writers… Continue Reading
Mainstream surprise part 2: Gucci Bloom
Ah, Gucci. I’ve had a love/lukewarm thing going on with their scents for some time. Love, love, loved their big green with an attitude: Gucci Envy. And the warm, woodsy-ish scent from a few years back, the one that came… Continue Reading
Spring EBP
Oh, look, it’s that time again! As you all probably know by now, EBP isn’t some kind of official-speak, as in, “Hey, Joe, what’s your ETA to the next delivery stop?” It stands for emergency backup perfume, and it was… Continue Reading
Fabulous February: body products wish list
(Hi, all — there’s been some swapping around on the Posse sked, so it’s Ann here visiting with you on a Tuesday instead of Monday.) Hooray! We made it to February, y’all, getting that much closer to spring! But with… Continue Reading
A Day Late (but I hope not) a Dollar Short: Diptyque Oud Palao Eau de Parfum
Okay, I have to admit that Diptyque was always a house that I kind of let drop below my radar, even though it was founded in the year of my birth. I always considered them basically a candle company, and… Continue Reading