Candles: Making The House Smell Good

Hey Posse, Jin is sick. It’s just a cold but a pretty severe one. On Sunday he had the most unbelievable temperature yet was shivering, was talking deliriously and having trouble understanding English and was coughing, sneezing and weak. I… Continue Reading

Is Summer Done Yet? Maison Lancome thingies? Wha’?

Sorry, I have been gone so long, but I have reasons!  And I miss you guys. First, one of my Frenchies hurt her back, so she was on crate rest for 8 weeks, just finishing it up and returning gradually… Continue Reading

Zombie Summer Road Trip

No, Zombie Summer Road Trip is not the name of a new perfume, though it would be Faaabulous, wouldn’t it?  Instead, Zombie Summer is a term I use to describe this time of the year, in the Midwest, where the… Continue Reading

Mid-summer staple: Kai for the win

What do you turn to when the heat is on, you’re tired of exploring new scents or you’re just not up to having to think about it? What are your go-to scents that smell good, and even better, make you… Continue Reading

The Aoud by Mancera

Hi there Posse! Today I’m going to go with a fragrance gifted to me by one of my besties, Alice, way back in 2012 or 2013. She had been home to England and gone to Selfridge & Co to search… Continue Reading

Annick Goutal Eau de Camille

For whatever reason, my wonky nose seems best able to discern Annick Goutal scents.  So when I’m really coming up empty-handed (-nosed?) I work on filling in the gaps in my AG collection. I’ve set aside my new-to-me bottle of… Continue Reading

Nut n’ honey Monday or AAA to the rescue (once again!)

Howdy, lovely Posse folks! I had some fun sniffing planned for the other day, but trouble happened to me (yet again!) in the form of locking my keys in my car; so some two hours later, I’m home, but I’m… Continue Reading