The Holly and the Ivy

By March This post is, eventually, about perfume.  Also it’s the usual March meander.  Consider yourselves warned. When you’re a kid, whatever your parents do probably seems normal.  I was raised in the Lutheran church, mostly because my mother didn’t… Continue Reading

More good…more bad

by Musette the Anxious  Since the ‘publish’ thingydoodle boogered up the schedule, we are going to continue this chat through Monday! I have been in a state of high anxiety for a LONG time – and most of it is… Continue Reading

Spooktacular Scents of Fall

 Happy Halloween to all of our ghoulishly lovely Posse peeps! It’s that time of year where we conjure our favorite (or most frightening, as the case may be) scents of the season and share them with you. So here goes …… Continue Reading

Layer?

by Musette, who is craving some chocolate layer cake.   I remember the first time.  I was in Saks, back in the Joy/Paris/Poison days….  Diane was helping me, as I considered a purchase of Joy (remember when it was The… Continue Reading

If you were in my…

by Musette the Mystified   I was going to write about chocolate and flowers today but I can’t.  I need your help, my dearest Posse.  Here’s the scoop:  After months of lobbying, my company has been invited to a very… Continue Reading

Dior Patchouli Imperial

Sorry about not having the ginger thing this week.  I’m traveling and forgot to grab all the great ideas for ginger scents and bring them with me. But I grabbed Dior’s new Patchouli Imperial and Shalimar Initial parfum instead. Dry… Continue Reading

Queen of Chypre

Don’t forget to visit  Olfactarama today for more interesting conversation with Brian Pera and Andy Tauer on their film/perfume collaboration!     It’s that weirdly wonderful downswing – again.  Fog in the mornings, bright sunny days…..rainy evenings.  In my City… Continue Reading