In Memoriam
This one isn’t easy to write. My dear friend Susan “Sue” West died last week. Sue had been a treasured friend and a large part of my life for more than two-thirds of it. We met when I started as… Continue Reading
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A Passel of PG: Parfumerie Generale Vetiver Matale, Mojito Chypre, Metal Hurlant, Le Musc et la Peau and Bouquet Massai
So the other day the discussion (somewhere, I don’t remember where. The comments? A post? My head?) turned to Parumerie Generale or PG, the house started by the visibly handsome and evidently talented perfumer Pierre Guillaume. I am kind of… Continue Reading
What Ever Happened to Miller Harris?
Looking through my stash the other day I happened across a couple of Miller Harris frags- a bottle of Fleurs de Sel I had secreted and one of L’Air du Rien I bought at a ridiculous markdown at, I think,… Continue Reading
Layering Roses: Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Hey there Posse! Layering Roses. This evening Jin put up a new Fanaway fan in a spare bedroom. I often use this room when our schedules don’t work. Jin works 12 hour shifts (that move constantly) in a dangerous job… Continue Reading
Rose & Cuir by Frédéric Malle 2019
Hi there Posse. Not so long ago I got a Surrender To Chance pack in the mail, always cause for excitement. Rose & Cuir by Frédéric Malle was one of the 3ml decants I ordered. It’s had a couple of… Continue Reading
From the Vault: A Few of my Favorite Roses
(Note — while I engage in blog cleanup and fix-up, I run across old Posse posts that make me happy for various reasons. I’m going to be re-posting some of them From the Vault. ~ March.) This is the view… Continue Reading
True Lust by Etat Libre d’Orange
Roses and violets done in a youthful, buoyant way. This is fun in a bottle. Continue Reading