More?Gardenia

Posse!  I gotz TWO new eyes! And I’ll talk about that on another post.  For today, I want to discuss … gardenia.  Or the lack thereof.  And how much saltiness there is in mah SOUL! at the notion of this… Continue Reading

Strange Invisible Perfumes Magazine Street (discontinued)

Happy June. We’ve been having lovely weather. Not to hot. Very humid and pollen-y though. Loads of things bursting into bloom (my peonies look white this year rather than pink). The new rose is working on blooming (the two older… Continue Reading

Morocco 2025 (Portia & Jin Adventures)

Hey Crew! We did the Paris 2025 leg of the trip together so thought you might like to hit Morocco 2025 with us? Usually Jin and I spend some time whittling down our choices for the next adventure. This time… Continue Reading

Gardenia, Again

First off a bit if news: Last week I wrote about Sarah Horowitz’ new scent Super Bloom and hoped she would add it to her line for keeps. Well, looks like she did! Great news! Well having tried one of… Continue Reading

Fairy Tale Fragrances

As a kid I had a lot of lovely illustrated books, including reissues of some of the (aptly named) Grimm’s fairy tales. If you’ve ever read them, or thought about any old folk tales really, they can be … dark.… Continue Reading

Celine Black Tie and some other bits

I had most of this post written and was looking forward to talking about my optician appointment, after Musette’s post on cataracts. But, best laid plans. I gave myself half an hour to drive what usually takes 10 minutes. Unsigned… Continue Reading

Eshal by Neela Vermeire Creations 2025

Hey Posse, Yes, I know Tom did an Eshal post recently but I just collected mine from Neela in person last month.  You all want a second opinion, right? We perfumistas LOVE to get different imagery about the same perfume.… Continue Reading