Ylang in Gold by M. Micallef

Hey Posse, You all are heading into fall in the northern hemisphere so I’m thinking you need some beautiful shoulder season spritzes.  One that I have long forgotten but has resurfaced during the New Idea 2023 thunking adventure is Ylang… Continue Reading →

India 2023 with Jin & Portia

Hiya Posse Peeps! Grab a cuppa, this one is long. Jin and I were fortunate enough to go to India in August to celebrate my last long term partner’s 50th birthday, Varun. It was Jin’s first visit to the sub… Continue Reading →

August New Idea 2023

Woo Hoo! Let’s see how my month went for August New Idea 2023. August! WOW! We’ve been at this for 8 months and at the start of our 9th. This really feels achievable. I hope some of you are still… Continue Reading →

Belle de Jour by Eris Parfums

Hiya Posse. Barbara Herman is one of my perfume heroes.  Originally a blogger, Yesterday’s Perfume, then an author, Scent and Subversion: Decoding a Century of Provocative Perfume (2013). Then Eris Parfums, a fragrant house steeped in history for modern sensibilities.… Continue Reading →

I Fancy You by Jessica Simpson

Hey Posse. Jessica Simpson is one of my faves. I liked her music, went crazy for her as Daisy Duke and have had a long love affair with her Fancy Nights perfume. Rifling through the samples and decants for New… Continue Reading →

Eau de Cologne Imperiale Guerlain

Hey there Posse peeps. If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere then I reckon you are sweltering right now. While I’m down in the cool of winter, which I may have mentioned before is my happiest temperature range. We rarely get… Continue Reading →

July New Idea 2023

Woo Hoo! Let’s see how my month went for July New Idea 2023. Well! We have flown past the halfway mark. I won’t lie to you, this month has been a hard slog. My enthusiasm has waned and I’m spending… Continue Reading →