Tea Drinking and Perfuming

Hey Posse, People know that Jin and I love tea. This Christmas we were inundated, happily. Some people even hit the jackpot and got us our favourites. My preferred tea rituals since spending a lot of time in India in… Continue Reading

NYE 2023

Hey there Posse! Well, you made it through the silly season and now we have the end of another year. NYE 2023 is upon us. It’s been a lovely year for me. Finally back working and travelling. Still enjoying life… Continue Reading

Al Oudh by L’Artisan Parfumeur

Hi there Posse! Remember Al Oudh by L’Artisan? Sure you do. I was happy to see it’s made it to the current bottle, so many have not. (UPDATE: Seems to be gone from the website, replaced by Ode à l’Oudh in… 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

Sweet and Fruity Fragrances

Sweet and Fruity Fragrances

Hi Posse, Thought you might all be well over the talk of celebration, family, food and gifting. Let’s chat today about some of my favourite sweet and fruity beauties. This is such a reviled subsection of the perfumistas lexicon. I… Continue Reading

Decants: Portia Gets Sniffing

Hey Posse. DECANTS! The excitement and bane of my existence. Obviously, I want to get my sniff on as much as possible. That also leaves the conundrum: wear samples/decants or wear favourites? So it’s been a conscious decision to wear… Continue Reading

Patchouli Patch by L’Artisan Parfumeur

Hey Posse. I mentioned recently that Patchouli Patch had been getting some love around here. Then I noticed that there was no post here on the Posse about it, ever. What a surprise. then I got to thinking that some… Continue Reading