Labor Day Blues (ish)

Hi, my beloved Posse.  You know… I really should name this post Blame Portia… because I wouldn’t be talking about this were it not for New Idea 2023.   Well.. Portia and A Person Incredibly Close to Me (she’s not Posse… Continue Reading

Sweet surroundings: From home scent to skin and back again

We see it happen fairly often in the fragrance world – a perfume that sells well gets made into body products, and sometimes home scent products: candles, room sprays, or incense papers (Maison Francis Kurkdjian — love these!). Dior makes… Continue Reading

Memoire Liquide – More Buried Treasure

The purpose of this essay is twofold; first, I want to relive a bit of Sniffapalooza glory since the festivities are this weekend in New York (and I do miss New York, damn it!). Second, I still have not gotten… Continue Reading