Some days I retreat to a quiet room and read George Sand’s Histoire de ma vie; other days I kick back with a two-pound Italian Vogue and look at the pictures. Some days I turn out the lights and get wrapped up in a Mahler symphony. Other days I get just as excited listening to Mama Cass sing Make Your Own Kind of Music. Some days I dress up: suit, tie, cufflinks, the works. Other days, shorts and sandals suffice. This post is dedicated to “other days” — days when you want to ignore the landmarks (Guerlain Mitsouko), avoid the trouble-makers (Serge Lutens Muscs Koublaï Khan, Caron Yatagan), shun the ‘high end’ (Amouage Jubilation XXV) and wear a perfume that’s SIMPLE, casual, “quaint” even, a perfume that doesn’t cost a fortune.
Possets Perfume Lamp Black & Adamus
Recently, when I lamented the lack of black tea fragrances on the market, a Now Smell This commenter recommended Possets Perfume High Tea. I hadn’t tried ANY Possets perfumes so I placed a large sample order. High Tea is a nice “black-tea-with-lemon-and-sugar” cologne (it gets an ‘honorable mention’ here; I’d love to have a candle scented with this perfume) but two other Possets fragrances caught my “nose”: Lamp Black and Adamus…
