A couple months ago in a fit of … something … I ordered a bunch of samples. Not that I needed any more. Believe me. I think there was a sale? Free shipping? I’d read or heard something about every sample in the package that prompted me to want to [...]
Love in Paris
July 6th, 2008 — , Nina Ricci, Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Happy Fourth of July!
July 3rd, 2008 — , Perfume Bloggers from March @ Perfume Posse
Happy fourth, Posse readers! I’m planning to celebrate with the grand American tradition of a cookout, followed by blowing stuff up. (What scent goes with gunpowder?) The rest of you — enjoy today any way you want and we’ll see you Monday!
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DKNY Women
July 1st, 2008 — , Donna Karan, Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Unfinished business: I did five minutes of research on Tasha Tudor after yesterday’s post and came up with the family website, which is worth a look if the topic has piqued your interest at all. It’s got photos and text and illustrations and depending on your perspective is either charming or creepy — [...]
In the Woods
June 30th, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
I’m not dead – just off to Maine. Which some of you would say is the same thing … well, I’m back now, anyway. In my haste to pack the Ship of Fools and prepare for a trip during which I wouldn’t be online — including getting all those lovely folks to cover [...]
St. John
June 17th, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Today’s theme is: What I Was Not Expecting.
Some of you must be familiar with the St. John clothing line, of the expensive knit suits and other pricey wear. The Big Cheese’s mother liked St. John, and I wound up with a couple of lovely things. …
Perfume Porn
June 15th, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
WARNING: CONTAINS EXPLICIT FRAGRANCE ADDICTION AND HARDCORE SCENT ACTION.
(This post is dedicated to Carmencanada, Louise and Patty, my partners in crime! Special thanks to Carmen for putting up with me on this — now you see what Patty has to deal with…)
As some of you have figured …
Tan Giudicelli Annam
June 10th, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Every now and again it’s my sacred duty to blog on something that is almost impossible to find – a counterbalance, if you will, to what’s new at Sephora and my posts on Dior Addict. And thus I begin this story at the beginning – when, poking around on …
More Addict
June 8th, 2008 — , christian dior from March @ Perfume Posse
First off: there was confusion and word incorrectly got out that the Chi-cocoa Scentsation event in September is “by invitation only” and people are asking how you get invited. ANYONE CAN COME to the event. Just please RSVP to chicocoascentsation (at) gmail (dot) com …
Random Sunday: Anger
June 8th, 2008 — , Dumbasses from March @ Perfume Posse
The Trader Joe’s near me has tyke-sized metal grocery carts for toddlers to push, painted in the same signature red as the regular ones. They’re really cute. The last time I was at the store they were down to one cart. According to the manager, parents are …
The Pink Room
June 3rd, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Unfinished business: The winner of the tester of Cabaret Gres, picked by Enigma’s nimble fingers, is … Eileen! And don’t bother hitting Contact Us, because Patty gets those emails and she’s on her trip. I’ll email you. Congrats! Okay, on to today’s post.
I’d heard …
For Romantic Evenings
June 1st, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Okay, I’m walking, sort of. I saw the doctor on Thursday. I tore my fascia and maybe broke the tip of my cute little heel spur doing the 30-foot dash barefoot on concrete last week. Foot is taped, no bare feet, rest, anti-inflammatories blah blah blah … …
Random Sunday: The Porch
June 1st, 2008 — , Family from March @ Perfume Posse
Today we’re cleaning off the porch. It seemed like the right time – June the first, and the first real day I’ve felt like it was warm enough to want to go sit out there and read.
Any of you all have a porch in a seasonal climate? Then …
Go Big or Go Home
May 27th, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Pia sent me a bottle of fragrance with a full disclosure at her local Post Office (they know she’s swapping perfume), resulting in a “ground only transportation” label or some such, which to be honest I didn’t even know existed. I just knew I wasn’t supposed to …
Chicago Update: Hotels
May 25th, 2008 — , Perfume Bloggers from March @ Perfume Posse
Okay, a quick update on the Chi-Cocoa Scentsation – while you are making your plans, we want you to know on Saturday evening there will be cocktails and that’s probably when Liz and Neil will be presenting their stuff so be sure to work that into your travel schedule. …
Annayake: A Revisit
May 20th, 2008 — , Annayake, Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
So, we announced the Chi-Cocoa Scentsation coming in September, and put it out there with some details, and then … a bunch of you surprised us by announcing you’re planning on coming! Musette is working her butt off on this, on a totally volunteer basis, trying to get …
The Guide: Sniffage
May 18th, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
First off – thanks to everyone who voted for Perfume Posse on the 8th Annual Basenotes Awards – we took the silver medal (and congrats to Now Smell This for gold and Bois de Jasmin for bronze.) We work really hard on this blog, as you can tell, sort …
Shopping my Shelves
May 13th, 2008 — , Alexander McQueen, Fendi, Paul & Joe, Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
First, it’s official: the ChiCocoa Scentsation will be Saturday, SEPTEMBER 13 — that’s the date most people can come. Mark your calendars! Okay, on to today’s post –
For someone who does a lot of yapping about my alleged restraint in buying bottles (as opposed to hoarding samples) I’ve …
Eye Candy
May 11th, 2008 — , Guerlain, Perfume Review, moschino from March @ Perfume Posse
Okay, your assignment for next Monday – hey, why should I do all the work?!? No, seriously, I like to read your responses. So – the assignment, suggested by Maria last week (and with a nod to Now Smell This, who just did something similar on Friday): …
Chi-Cocoa Scentsation
May 7th, 2008 — , Perfume Bloggers from March @ Perfume Posse
Join us in Chicago this fall for an incredible, decadent day of fragrance and the Universe’s favorite food: CHOCOLATE!
Patty and March from Perfume Posse will be with us as we spritz, sniff and sample our way through some of Chicago’s finest fragrance departments and boutiques, with many stops to sample …
Monsoon Season
May 6th, 2008 — , Hermes, Perfume Review, givenchy from March @ Perfume Posse
I dropped the Big Cheese off at the airport yesterday for his trip to Thailand, China — and Burma. The devastation from Sunday’s cyclone (15,000 dead was the last count I read) changes his plans, but he’s not sure how yet. He has friends in Yangon, and the …
More Things to Dust
May 4th, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
I think I have remarkably few bottles for a fragrance obsessive. I’m not going to name a number because (like sexual partners) no matter what I say, some of you would be horrified at the sheer wanton profligacy of my spending, while others of you would think, is …
My Serge Drawer: Friday Guest Post
May 1st, 2008 — , Guest Post, Serge Lutens from March @ Perfume Posse
(hi, folks — here’s a guest post by Nava, a regular reader and contributor at Perfume Critic and Makeupalley, and a commenter at the Posse as well as other scented and unscented blogs. She lives in New York with her husband and cat, and loves to be a …
Jo Malone Wins Me Over
April 29th, 2008 — , Perfume Review, jo malone from March @ Perfume Posse
Anyone keeping an eye out for alarming signs indicating the coming of the End Times need look no further than my recent infatuation with some Jo Malone scents. I gave up on Jo Malone quite awhile ago, not too far into my fragrance addiction – somewhere after French Nectarine, …
The Guide: Discussion
April 27th, 2008 — , Perfume Bloggers from March @ Perfume Posse
As promised, today’s a revisit of Perfumes: The Guide by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez, now that more of you have had a chance to read it. For my earlier review of the book, click here. I propose a free-for-all discussion of any aspects of the book that …
Annick Goutal for Monsieur and Me
April 22nd, 2008 — , Perfume Review, annick goutal from March @ Perfume Posse
Musette is hard at work on the Chicago Thingy – a get-together with perfume and chocolate in Chicago on a Saturday in September/October. Have you been to Chicago? Chicago has: great food; interesting architecture; excellent theater; amazing shopping. And did I mention chocolate? And perfume? …
Perfume Vagabond
April 20th, 2008 — , Costume National, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Liz Zorn, Perfume Review, Perfumes by House from March @ Perfume Posse
First off, a shout-out to Patty, who will be on NPR at 11:40 EST this morning, as part of a Perfumes: The Guide interview with LT and TS, I guess they’re going for the blogger perspective. Go, Patty! Second, a reminder, this coming Friday we are featuring …
Top Ten Spring Fragrances
April 17th, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
It’s that time of year again — our Top Ten Spring fragrances, even if it hasn’t felt quite as much like spring at this point as we’d hoped. Patty and March each offer up five’ish scents perfect for thinking about spring:
March
Spring is probably my least favorite fragrance season, which strikes …
Sniffapalooza
April 15th, 2008 — , Chanel, Dolce Gabbana, Perfume Review, Serge Lutens, jo malone, piguet, thierry mugler from March @ Perfume Posse
It’s me, March, posting on Lee’s day. I know — it feels weird to me, too. But since Lee’s abandoned us taking a break from blogging, we’re rearranging the schedule slightly – I’m back to Mon/Weds., Patty’s Tues/Thurs, and Friday will be a mixed assortment of pleasures while …
Idole
April 13th, 2008 — , Lubin, Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
I wrote this post before I left for the NYC Sniffapalooza, given the rigors of the schedule and my travel. I’ll report in later, if Patty doesn’t cover it tomorrow. Instead I thought I’d cover one of my fragrant surprises.
Two weeks ago I grabbed one of my gazillions of …
Perfumes: The Guide
April 9th, 2008 — , Perfume Bloggers, Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
I’ve spent much of the past couple of weeks tucked into Perfumes: The Guide, to the dismay of the Big Cheese and my children, who kept interrupting me for trivialities like requests for food, or the location of some clean clothing. I was ostensibly issued an early copy for …
Five O’Clock Snooze
April 6th, 2008 — , Perfume Review, Serge Lutens from March @ Perfume Posse
Sniffa attendees: Patty and I and Divalino have triple-dog-dared each other into some shenanigans. Look for me in a tasteful rhinestone tiara at the Sniffa Bergdorf breakfast on Saturday; I believe Patty will be wearing her KU cap (and won’t we be a sight?) At the BlueMercury cocktail …
A Package from Maria
April 2nd, 2008 — , CB I Hate Perfume, Comptoir Sud Pacifique, Fendi, Parfums de Nicolai, Perfume Review, ormonde jayne, rochas from March @ Perfume Posse
Item One: Sniffa attendees — you should all have gotten your email itineraries. I didn’t realize it was such a full schedule. What say we try to hook up during the two-hour cocktail deal Saturday night (6:30 - 8:30) at BlueMercury, assuming we haven’t met already? Everyone …
Le Dunce
March 30th, 2008 — , Dumbasses, Vanity and Aging from March @ Perfume Posse
It’s peak allergy season, and I’ve responded by wearing tried and true fragrances for a few days, because bad allergies put me at the razor edge of migraine. I’ve got tons of samples calling out to me (thanks Kelly and Maria!), but we’re going to be a little …
Tea, Woods, Love
March 26th, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Random visits, revisits and surprises.
Kenzo Amour Indian Holi - Rice Steam, Cherry Blossom, Incense, Rose, Red Berries, Frangipani Blossom, Peony, White Musk, Sandalwood, Vanilla Infusion. Those of you who think Kenzo Amour is total dullsville and find my love for it baffling can skip down to the next review. …
Tommi Sooni Tarantella
March 23rd, 2008 — , Perfume Review, Perfumes by House, Tommi Sooni from March @ Perfume Posse
When I read on Now Smell This about Australian niche house Tommi Sooni’s fragrance debut – a chypre called Tarantella, targeted at women age 25+ and inspired by a walled garden in Avignon full of native plants from Sicily – I was thrilled. It sounded like a …
More Comfort Scents
March 19th, 2008 — , Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, Perfume Review, Yves-Rocher from March @ Perfume Posse
Today’s post evolved from my most recent fragrance acquisition, a swap on MUA that (small world) turned out to be with a Gail, a blog regular. Gail shares my fondness for comfort scents and included several interesting things in her package, which got me headed in a new direction. …
Strange Invisible Perfumes
March 16th, 2008 — , Perfume Review, Perfumes by House, Strange Invisible Perfumes from March @ Perfume Posse
On its website Strange Invisible Perfumes describes itself as purveying “botanical fragrances and artisanal products” developed by Alexandra Balahoutis. The site doesn’t go on and on about SIP’s mission, at least that I could see, a fact that pleases me. So far as I’m concerned, their mission …
More Thoughts on Scent
March 12th, 2008 — , Estee Lauder, Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Warning: today is a really long post. Get your coffee first. This post was supposed to be an experiment, a rapid-fire sequence of impressions of a much-admired line I hadn’t tried yet, and will now remain nameless, a small perfumer. The scents are not me, and we’ll …
Cowgirl Candy
March 9th, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Posse readers – I bring you glad tidings! I, your devoted perfume cowgirl, am quoted in the current Time magazine in an article about perfume! Me! in Time! Not that I’m tooting my own horn or anything! (Now Smell This, Sniffapalooza and Vetivresse are …
March’s Two Scents
March 5th, 2008 — , Estee Lauder, Perfume Review, Roger & Gallet from March @ Perfume Posse
Two scents today.
First, Lee blogged on Serge Lutens’ new ginger scent, Five O’Clock au Gingembre, yesterday. It occurred to me that this would be a fine time to plug Roger & Gallet’s Gingembre.
I love ginger – ginger tea, gingersnaps, ginger beer. Is R&G Gingembre a replacement for Serge, …
Snowdrops, Gardenia
March 2nd, 2008 — , Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Saturday morning was the best kind of morning – rainy. The general routine is, the twins wake me up, I stagger downstairs and pour them two bowls of cereal, let the dog out, get the coffee going, and go back to bed. The sound of them puttering …
Leap Year Candy
February 27th, 2008 — Demeter, Guerlain, Hermessence, L'Atelier Boheme, Lubin, Perfume Review, Prada from March @ Perfume Posse
Vetiver and I have a difficult relationship. I blame this on a tragic first meeting with Hermessence Vetiver Tonka, one of … how do I put this delicately? One of the most heinous fragrances on the planet. Vetiver Tonka is the fragrance equivalent of avocado ice cream …
Euphoria
February 24th, 2008 — Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Look, let’s talk. You know I love a niche perfume as much more than the next person – maybe a scent you can only get from a little shop on the outskirts of Ulan Bator with no phone or website. I’m a perfume snob, in that perfume represents …
February Posse Scent Club - Part I
February 20th, 2008 — Capeto, Isabela, Perfume Review, dior, homme from March @ Perfume Posse
Hey, perfume fans – greetings from March. We’re experiencing localized weirdness in that as of Wednesday night neither Lee nor I can log onto the site. So. In a demonstration of my tireless devotion as your perfumed love slave, I’m emailing this to Patty, she’s going to post it from …
I Fell Into The Candy
February 17th, 2008 — Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Having mostly recovered, I fell into the candy samples bowl, where I was amused to discover a number of things I’ve been wanting to try.
Honestly, where do these things come from? Do people just stop by my house now and leave atomizers on my desk, and then three …
My Funny Valentine
February 13th, 2008 — Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Today’s Valentine’s Day. This was supposed to be an exploration of some of the Neil Morris scents, which I find very romantic, or a post reporting on trying various foods while wearing what I’d imagine to be complementary fragrances, an idea I find romantic which was put into my …
Aftelier Perfumes
February 10th, 2008 — Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
The first time I smelled the Aftelier scents in Henri Bendel a few months ago, I practically fell down on my knees in thanks that I hadn’t succumbed to the poetry in Marina’s review of Tango and bought one of those cute mini-sets. My initial reaction to the …
Eau d’Hermes
February 6th, 2008 — Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
One of the fun things about going into the Hermes boutique on Madison Avenue in New York was checking out all the variations of their fragrances, some of which I didn’t even know existed. I can’t find my notes, and my memory can’t be relied on, but this …
Penance
February 3rd, 2008 — Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
I’ve hurt the feelings of a couple of regulars on the blog recently. It was accidental, and one I couldn’t anticipate; the other … well, for someone (generally) sensible and sensitive, I have weird social blind spots. You guys know who you are, and again – I’m sorry.
So …
Gardenia, Orchid
January 30th, 2008 — Perfume Review from March @ Perfume Posse
Nobody’s gotten the smell of gardenia quite right, in my opinion. Sniffing them yesterday on the bushes in the National Gallery of Art rotunda, I had a chance to ponder. Gardenia is a little … fetid. There’s definitely that bleu cheese note of JAR’s Jardenia, but you’d …