Lilas Exquis by Jacques Fath

Hi Posse, You know how sometimes you smell a fragrance and it hits the exact, perfect, photo realistic memory you’ve been looking for? Recently I was talking about the scent of wisteria. I was looking for a scent that smelled… Continue Reading

Collection Intense Nicolai Travel Trio

Hi Posse. Lately I’ve been on a spending spree. Almost all of it perfume related. It’s not like I need more perfume, quite the opposite. Sometimes I think my addiction is acquisition, rather than fragrance. I was very excited to… Continue Reading

Serge Lutens Clair de Musc, Muscs Kublai Khan and Kiehl’s Original Musk

Now that it’s autumn, the days are getting shorter and the temps have (briefly) flirted with something resembling chilly here in SoCal (we even had rain over the weekend!) I find myself wanting to grab some more wintery scents. Some… Continue Reading

Darling De Gabor

Hi Posse. Darling De Gabor passed me by. Released in 2016 and winner of multiple awards yet somehow I never even heard of it. It arrived as an extra with some purchases from Fragrances and Art. Just the manufacturers spray sample,… Continue Reading

CB I Hate Perfume revisited: Memory of Kindness, At the Beach 1966, and Burning Leaves

Okay, I must be getting slow in my old age. I know I wrote about these back somewhere on here or PST (or did I just comment?) but something made me remember them and in doing so to want to… Continue Reading

Oliban by Keiko Mecheri

Hiya Posse! Hopefully you all in the Northern Hemisphere are heading happily towards Autumn. The crazy heat you’ve all endured should be making its way down here for beach and bush fire season. I thought we could talk about one… Continue Reading

Libertine Spring/Summer 2022 Launch

Hey Posse, One of the very cool things about writing perfume is that I get to go to the major launches each year for Libertine Parfumerie (the distributors) and Elysees Collective (their promoters). Last month it was the Spring/Summer releases.… Continue Reading