Taming the Beast: Etat Libre d’Orange The Ghost in the Shell, You or Someone Like You, and Secretions Magnifiques

We recently had a discussion about Etat Libre d’Orange here and that sent me to Surrender to Chance to get a few samples. Etat Libre popped up around 2006 if I remember correctly and back in the day Patty sent… Continue Reading

India and Nepal 2025 (Travel Perfumes)

Heya Crew, Jin and I are off again this week. I’ll be reading all your comments but might take a moment to reply in spotty Indian WiFi. This year Jin wanted to get back to India to see Ghats and… Continue Reading

Hermès Twilly and an experiment

Well since both Portia and Cinnamon recently wrote about this who am I to break a pattern? Especially since I had some Nordy points and Nordstrom helpfully sells the small bottle. I’ve been hankering for it for a while and… Continue Reading

Twilly dHermes

Hey Hey Posse Peeps. I’m a complete sucker for a Travel Size. There, I’ve said it, and it is a truth. Back in May Cinnamon was talking about Twilly dHermes and it reminded me how much I like it, it’s… Continue Reading

Off Topic: A Wedding Story

Since Portia shared her and Jin’s  wedding photos and story I thought I would (maybe rehash?) write about the wedding that I helped make a cake for. This was probably about 20 years ago when my dear (and now sadly… Continue Reading

Wedding Perfume Choices

Hey all, It was Jin’s and my Wedding Anniversary at the end of July and we completely forgot. It wasn’t till about 8pm when a friend sent a 7 year congratulations text that we realized. No biggie, we don’t really… Continue Reading

Labor Day Vacay-: Vuitton On the Beach, Margiela Beach Walk, CB I Hate Perfume At the Beach 1966 & Zoologist Squid

While I do write somewhat in advance (and got these samples from StC even more in advance), this will publish the day after the Labor Day weekend here in the USA, which marks the “official” end of summer. So what… Continue Reading