Serge Lutens Santal Majuscule and Parole d’Eau

Well, one of the nice things about ordering from the source (in addition to their packaging; SL does pitch black everything, Dior does pristine white, and Guerlain is beribboned and luxe as can be) is that you get samples. Lutens… Continue Reading

Van Py Rhum Lorenzo Pazzaglia

Hey there Posse! A brand new house to me. Discovered on Surrender To Chance and bought because the name looked cool. Van Py Rhum, and I’m most probably sounding it completely wrong in my head, feels good in my brain.… Continue Reading

You can’t go back: Zibeline de Weil

Well this one has been a long time coming. I’ve actually had the sample of vintage Zibeline that I got from Surrender to Chance for almost a year now, and have been dabbing little pin pricks of it here and… Continue Reading

Mandarine by L’Artisan Parfumeur

Hey there Posse! Launch your minds back to 2006 and Mandarine by L’Artisan Parfumeur. At the time they were one of the most groundbreaking houses with a 30 year niche history already. Back then very few could touch them. Olivia… Continue Reading

Old and New: Serge Lutens Muscs Kublai Khan

So you read the saga of the car last time. I didn’t mention that I was actually saving up for a different one that was sold before I could get to it. Which was kind of a blessing in disguise… Continue Reading

1001 Perfumes – The Guide by Daniel Barros 2024

WOO HOO! Posse, you may know that Daniel Barros has been writing 1001 Perfumes – The Guide for a South American audience for years. This is the first year it has been translated so all of us English readers can… Continue Reading

Moving On, Too, and Maison Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Media Cologne Forte

Well I am not moving on in the way that March is- I am not moving houses. I will state however that just reading about that gave me the fantods- I have piles and piles of stuff- books, DVDs, Tchotchkes,… Continue Reading