Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium – major whinging ahead

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium, when I first read about it, got my heart going a little faster.  A darker, more smoky, coffee-infused Opium?  OMGOMGOMGZOMG.   Then I read that Hedi Slimane said no to Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium by… Continue Reading

Scents to help defeat the deep freeze

I know, I know, some of you have had umpteen feet of snow and days of below zero temps, so I realize I may be a little unworthy to whine, but dagnabit — it’s cold! When we here in the… Continue Reading

Got the back to school blues — or not?

If you’re a parent, then school starting for your children may or may not be a mixed bag. I’m a bit sorry to see summer go, especially as it wasn’t all that hot this year where I live, which was… Continue Reading

Tops of Winter 2012

Before we begin:  HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!!   May it be a fragrant,floral,foody,flirty,FUN day for everyone!!                             I, Musette the Ingrate, was going to start this post with my regular diatribe against Winter, then I realized  it would be churlish and possibly irritate… 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

Memories (by Ann)

  Walking through the mall a while back, I made my waythrough a crowd of people gathering outside a restaurant. And as I passed a group of men, a familiar scent waftedto my nose.       It was YSL’s… Continue Reading

Yves Saint Laurent Cinema

Monday night brought the classic “wintry mix” to the Washington area – a custom blend of sleet, hail, ice and freezing rain that translates into good luck getting out of your house.  I spent much of today shoveling ice and… Continue Reading