Pepper Pot: Serge Lutens Poivre Noir

Oh do you remember the day when we all just lived for the bi-annual release of the new Serge Lutens? What ever happened to that sense of excitement? It was like when Steve Jobs introduced the newest iWhatever. And like… Continue Reading

…she gave him sex appeal…and Other Musings

Posse!  It’s STANKIN’ HOT!!! out here – high of 90F!! … at FIVE pm. ::daHECK!you say!!!:: Anyhow – looks as if I’m going to have to take my laptop in – it’s not talking to my mouse… not itself!( Shruuug)… Continue Reading

Voyages Imaginaires Tea & Rock’n Roll

It was a week. Onward with more house fix things. New bed and mattress for son’s/second bedroom, along with under-bed storage rolling boxes, and a replacement for a very old, dilapidated Ikea bookcase. The previous bed (a divan – I… Continue Reading

Eau Folle by Le Galion NEW! NEW! NEW! 2025

Hello Posse Crew! I’ve just realized that the Le Galion gents Nicolas and Enno gave me a travel size of their brand new offering Eau Folle when we caught up last month in Paris! So cool. It’s their brand newest… Continue Reading

What Possessed me? Dossier Aquatic Coconut

I blame Musette. And March. And maybe the moon. After all this talk about Hawaiian Tropic and coconut and coconut scents I went cruising the interwebs looking for.. something. A little coconut balm for the soul that wouldn’t involve calories,… Continue Reading

Dupe-ish: Baccarat Rouge Redux

Can I tell you how thrilled I am that my little jasmine plant is blooming? (here’s a photo). I bought the most cold-hardy I could find, which still isn’t hardy enough for our USDA zone 6b location (-5F / -20C),… Continue Reading

Flying London Visit

I wrote a whole post asking for jasmine perfume recommendations – because while I have a huge, amazing jasmine vine in my garden, I realised I have no jasmine-centric perfumes in my collection. I know I did in the past… Continue Reading