Iris by Santa Maria Novella 1901

Hey Hey Posse Peeps! Back in February while on holidays we went and had a look at the Santa Maria Novella store in Florence, Italy. It is ridiculously gorgeous and we had a wonderful time sniffing, chatting, looking and generally… Continue Reading

2016 Art and Olfaction Award Finalists – Part 2, Beauty and the Beast

Listen, doing the Art and Olfaction Award Finalists for 2016 was so much fun last week, I have a fresh round of them for this week. Zoologist Bat is spectacularly weird in its beauty.  Zoologist is an Indie house out… Continue Reading

Surprise tuberose: Armani Prive Vert Malachite

Passing by the Armani counter at Neiman Marcus on a recent visit, I spied two colorful bottles spotlighted front and center at the Armani Prive counter: Vert Malachite and Rouge Malachite. A spray or two later on tester cards and… Continue Reading

The One The Garden and a giveaway

I don’t know if I’ve ever told you about The One.  My First.  Probably because I am a Perpetual Perfume Virgin and there are always ‘firsts’ in perfumery, right?!  My first ‘First’ was the vaunted Mitsouko – but I really… Continue Reading

Neroli EdC by Isabelle Doyen for Annick Goutal 2013

Hi there Perfume Posse. Neroli is one of the Les Colognes range reformulated in Eau de Cologne by Isabelle Doyen and re-released in square unisex clear glass 200ml bottles as part of the rebranding and updating of the Annick Goutal… Continue Reading

Art and Olfaction Award 2016 Finalists

This year I’m not ignoring the 2016 Art and Olfaction Award Finalists like I usually do.  Instead I’ve hunted down as many as I can to try and have been impressed with the finalists.  Yes, they are artistic, but they… Continue Reading