The Heat is on: or, Thwarted

Well, it’s hot here. Pretty much I suppose like everywhere else that isn’t at one of the poles at this point. It’s not even hot enough that I feel I can really complain: Although the news reports would lead one… Continue Reading

Vintage Coty Chypre and My Comfort Zone

We have been a bit about our comfort zones, lately, whether staying in them or breaking out of them, or merely musing about how ours may be a little bit different than others and might be decidedly less comforting to… Continue Reading

New Computer Blues and DIOR

Hey Posse, yes, a couple of months ago I bought a new computer. So now, of course, I have the New Computer Blues. My last one is ten years old and slowing down a lot. Seriously, the spinning wheel of boredom was… Continue Reading

Three Decades, Three Diors: Miss Dior, Diorissimo, and Poison

If you are avid users of email and FacePlace I am sure you have noticed the scary way that we are being tracked these days. Well mildly scary. Mostly silly. You notice how if you go to a website or… Continue Reading

Portia Best Of 2021, Xmas and New Year Resolution

Hey Posse. Of the billions of new releases and flankers of old releases I only got my sniff on a very few this year. Some of the things that were new to me were not even released in 2021 but… Continue Reading

La Colle Noire by Christian Dior

La Colle Noire by Christian Dior

Hiya Posse. La Colle Noire is one of the Christian Dior privé line. Although I wish they’d stop bringing out so many fragrances, it’s getting ridiculous. I do like that they are now aiming at a larger cross section of… Continue Reading

Leather Oud by DIOR

Hey, Hey Posse! I’m going back through my collection a bit lately to wear things that have sat unworn and unremembered for a while. One of the major problems in having such a large collection of bottles is that once… Continue Reading