What’s your EBP? Winter edition

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

Under a rock Monday: Le Labo at Nordstrom

Well, knock me over with a feather! OK, so I’m not as on top of beauty/fragrance trends as I once was, but this just surprised the heck out of me. Poking around on Nordstrom.com, researching for another post, I was… Continue Reading

Grab ‘n go Monday: No thought required scents

Some days you really don’t want to have to give too much thought to fragrance. What to wear today, you ask yourself, restlessly poking through your collection, searching, searching. And after waaay too many days of doing just that, I’ve… Continue Reading

Gardenia Monday: What are your favorites?

Don’t you just love it when you get an unexpected fragrant treat? Looking out the back door of my office the other day, I was thrilled to see that three of the four gardenia bushes at the edge of the… Continue Reading

Memorial Day musings and welcome, summer!

Happy Monday, everyone, and if you’re in the U.S., happy Memorial Day to you! Take a moment today, if you will, to remember service members around the world, past and present. In the U.S., Memorial Day is the traditional kick-off… Continue Reading

Scenting a road trip: What are your favorites?

Howdy, all you lovely Posse folks! We are heading to the beach a bit earlier than usual this summer, so I probably won’t be able to chat in comments as I’ll be in and out of town. But I would… Continue Reading

Frederic Malle Monsieur Review

Frederic Malle Monsieur is the newest release from the Malle line, created by Bruno Jovanovic.  Intended as a masculine answer to Portrait of  Lady (this is supposed to be just for girls?  Huh.) Notes of patchouli, mandarin, rum, vanilla and musk.… Continue Reading