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

Beach dreaming Monday: What transports you?

Listen here, Old Man Winter – we’ve had enough of you here in the Northern Hemisphere, and yet it looks like you won’t be done with us for a while yet. So let’s take a mental vacation and transport ourselves… Continue Reading

Budget Monday: Soft Surroundings Aya Blu (and the powerhouse scent it evokes)

A month or two ago, our dear March introduced us to L, a scent from the Soft Surroundings catalog/Web site. I grinned in delight; great minds 🙂 must think alike because I was at the very same time toying with… Continue Reading

What’s your EBP? Fragrance transition time

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’s Emergency Backup Perfume, and it was coined by lovely Posse reader AnnieA on a… Continue Reading

Tom Ford Venetian Bergamot

Tom Ford Venetian Bergamot is the latest release in the Tom Ford Private Blend collection.  My first thought when I saw the name was  – how in the world do you make a perfume around a note that traditionally is… Continue Reading

Craving Monday: Tom Ford’s Private Blend Fleur de Portofino

When Patty wrote about Tom Ford’s Private Blend Fleur de Portofino not too long ago, my goofy old eyes glossed over the Fleur part of the name and somehow wound up reading it as the original Neroli Portofino. A scent… Continue Reading

Happy for hyacinth Monday

First off, I hope all of you who celebrate it had a very happy Easter. I had a lovely holiday weekend, surrounded by spring favorites, and even better, springlike weather. The past few days have seen me up to my… Continue Reading