Esxence 2019: One Memorable Ravioli. Home from Milan.
. Val the Cookie Queen . Ciao APJ I just got back from Esxence 2019. Dribs and drabs of the visit will come out in some future posts. Did I have a brilliant time? Yes. Was the show great? Perhaps...
View ArticleSafari by Ralph Lauren: Vintage Extrait
. Kate Apted . Hey there, APJers! Uh huh, been my lucky week. I scored a vintage parfum Safari from a very kind woman. Safari was my signature scent for years! I found it eerie to smell it again and...
View ArticleNew Sniffs + Thunked: 2.5.2019
. Portia . Hey Hey Perfume Junkies, SORRY! We are New Snmiff and Thunkless again today New Sniffs + Thunked: 2.5.2019 No winners while I’m away on holidays. Last Weeks Winner: Saffyishere eMail me at...
View ArticleSaturday Question: What Fragrant Thing Annoys You?
. Portia . Hello Fellow Fumies, At APJ we have a Saturday Question. Everyone gets to chime in with an answer, chat with other responders and it’s a fun event each week. Taking sides never means taking...
View ArticleScent Diary: 29.4 – 5.5.2019
. Portia . Hey there APJ Crew, Getting ready for our honeymoon. So much to dao. Aunty Tracey in town and busy, busy, busy. Got some excellent fragrances on my skin too. Scent Diary: 29.4 – 5.5.2019...
View ArticleSOTD 6.5 – 12.5.2019
. Portia . Hi APJ, A SOTD (Scent Of The Day) thread is a really good conversation generator. The idea is you’ll chime in through the week with whatever scent you are wearing. You don’t need to be super...
View ArticleLe Muguet 2013 by Guerlain: Surprise
. Sandra . Hey APJ. How are you all doing? Do you ever blind purchase perfume? Have you ever had regrets over said purchase? Or to make matters worse, did you react negatively to the perfume? I am not...
View ArticleSaturday Question: What If You Could Only Own 3 Perfume Houses?
. Portia . Hello Fellow Fumies, At APJ we have a Saturday Question. Everyone gets to chime in with an answer, chat with other responders and it’s a fun event each week. Taking sides never means taking...
View ArticleScent Diary: 6.5 – 12.5.2019
. Portia . Hey there APJ Crew, The HONEYMOON! We have arrived in Europe! Thailand, France, Estonia and Finland in one week. AMAZING!! Scent Diary: 6.5 – 12.5.2019 Monday 6: Tried the new Hermès Jardin...
View ArticleSOTD 13.5 – 19.5.2019
. Portia . Hi APJ, A SOTD (Scent Of The Day) thread is a really good conversation generator. The idea is you’ll chime in through the week with whatever scent you are wearing. You don’t need to be super...
View ArticleHiram Green Lustre by Hiram Green 2019
. Val the Cookie Queen . Hey APJ Hiram Green launched their latest creation, Lustre, at the Esxcence 2019. A rose soliflore, it is the luminous pearl in the otherwise brightly coloured collection...
View ArticleConcrete by Comme des Garçons: Architecture + Perfume
. Kate Apted . Welcome to APJ! In researching the link between architecture and perfume, a lot is made of linking a smell with a place, or trying to recreate the scent of the inside of a building. I...
View ArticleSaturday Question: What Was Your Last Full Bottle Purchase?
. Portia . Hello Fellow Fumies, At APJ we have a Saturday Question. Everyone gets to chime in with an answer, chat with other responders and it’s a fun event each week. Taking sides never means taking...
View ArticleScent Diary: 13.5 – 19.5.2019
. Portia . Hey there APJ Crew, The honeymoon continues apace. Jin has organised a kick ass adventure and we are having a ball Scent Diary: 13.5 – 19.5.2019 Monday 13: This morning we had our breakfast,...
View ArticleSOTD 20.5 – 26.5.2019
. Portia . Hi APJ, A SOTD (Scent Of The Day) thread is a really good conversation generator. The idea is you’ll chime in through the week with whatever scent you are wearing. You don’t need to be super...
View ArticleSaturday Question: What Is Your Favourite Guerlain Fragrance?
. Portia . Hello Fellow Fumies, At APJ we have a Saturday Question. Everyone gets to chime in with an answer, chat with other responders and it’s a fun event each week. Taking sides never means taking...
View ArticleScent Diary: 20.5 – 26.5.2019
. Portia . Hey there APJ Crew, The honeymoon is so enormous, covers so much ground and history it’s mind-blowing. Thank goodness I’m doing it with the easiest travel partner. Jin is rarely ruffled or...
View ArticleSOTD 27.5 – 2.6.2019
. Portia . Hi APJ, A SOTD (Scent Of The Day) thread is a really good conversation generator. The idea is you’ll chime in through the week with whatever scent you are wearing. You don’t need to be super...
View ArticleChanel No 5: Love it or Hate it
. Sandra . Hi there APJ. I was introduced to Chanel No 5 in my late teenage years when somebody gifted me a bottle for my 18th birthday. It was a symbolic gift congratulating me on entering adulthood....
View ArticleSaturday Question: Which Is Your Favourite L’Artisan Parfumeur?
. Portia . Hello Fellow Fumies, At APJ we have a Saturday Question. Everyone gets to chime in with an answer, chat with other responders and it’s a fun event each week. Taking sides never means taking...
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