Petit Fracas by Aurelien Guichard for Robert Piguet 2012

Hello Perfume Posse. Petit Fracas was never on my to smell radar until Joe Garces (ex marketing man for Piguet) came to Australia. Before that I was adamant that anything called Little Crash or Little Disturbance was probably not going… 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

Shoulder season: Winter edging into spring

Winter is still technically on the books and on the calendar (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), although here in the American South, we’ve had a week or more of quite warm temps. In fact, Tuesday the high here is… Continue Reading

Unexpected warmth: Robert Piguet Gardenia

When I first heard of Robert Piguet Gardenia, I thought, “Oh, boy, another gardenia wannabe that probably will fall woefully short of the actual flower’s scent.” But I still had to try it, because … well, you just never know.… Continue Reading

Mix it up Monday: Jo Malone’s Tuberose Angelica (and friends)

What a happy surprise I got recently when I zipped through my nearest Nordstrom and saw that they had added two new (to them) product lines: La Mer (not that I can afford it, but I like to get a… Continue Reading

I feel pretty: Robert Piguet’s Mademoiselle Piguet

Is it just me or do we seem to be on roll here on the Posse lately with “pretty” fragrances? Perhaps it’s our collective longing for spring to really and truly arrive, or simply that those type of scents have… Continue Reading

Loving Leather – and Giving It Away – NEWSFLASH!!!

NEWSFLASH:  The folks at MiN New York have lost their minds!!!!  They have rescinded the 10ml vial.   Instead………they are offering a 100ml FULL BOTTLE!  (tester, so you probably won’t get the little red corset.  And who cares!)   everyone… Continue Reading