Today on A Bottled Rose: Cheap Shit Portia Loved 2019
. Portia . Hey there APJ, One of Jin and my buddies we met through perfume is Tara. Every UK trip we make some Tara time, she came to our wedding here in Sydney and has popped over to meet us a couple...
View ArticleSaturday Question: What New Brands Did You Discover In 2019?
. 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: 16.12 – 22.12.2019
. Portia . Hey there APJ Crew, Silly Season is upon us. Running hither and thither trying to see the people we love. What a happy kerfuffle. If you, or those around you are suffering during this time...
View ArticleSOTD 23.12 – 29.12.2019
. 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 ArticleMerry Everything 2019
. Portia . Hey APJ, Whatever you do, or don’t do. Whoever you see, or don’t see. Whatever you have, or don’t have. Take good care of yourself and those around you. If you, or those around you, are...
View ArticleFrankincense
. Narth . Hello friends, Narth here enjoying the Holiday season. Like many of you I plan my holiday fragrances with great glee, though Nuit de Noel in 40c weather was definitely a mistake! This year I...
View ArticleSaturday Question: What Did You Score?
. 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: 23.12 – 29.12.2019
. Portia . Hey there APJ Crew, Kylie has done a new ad for Australia. I don’t know why but every time I watch it I cry like a baby. There’s been some backlash but it shows so much of what I love about...
View ArticleSOTD 30.12 – 5.1.2020
. 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 ArticleThank You 2019
. Portia . Hello APJ, Another year has passed us by. A decade is coming to a close. There has been joy, pain, highs and lows, wins and learning. What a roller coaster the last 10 years has been, even...
View ArticleToday on Perfume Posse: End Of 2019 Highlights
. Portia . Hey there APJ, You may know that Thursday is my day to post on Perfume Posse. Every week over there I do some kind of fragrance review. As we don’t really do them here on APJ anymore I...
View ArticleSaturday Question: What Are Your Favourite Woody Fragrances?
. 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: 30.12 – 5.1.2020
. Portia . Hey there APJ Crew, We hit a new decade, Australia burned, temperatures soared and I had four glorious days to myself. So much beautiful perfume worn, saw some mates, ate some grub and...
View ArticleMood Scent 4: Discontinued Fragrances
. Portia . Hey there APJ, It’s Mood Scent 4 week. WOO HOO! With the first Monday of the dawning of a new decade we thought we might take a little look back at some of our favourite perfumes that...
View ArticleSOTD 6.1-12.1.2020
. 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 ArticleCQ’S New Year, New Direction. Copper by Comme de Garçons. 2019.
. Val the Cookie Queen . Hey there APJ! Welcome to 2020. New year, new direction. I am not doing written perfume reviews any more. Well, that is not quite true. Once in a while IF I find something...
View ArticleToday on Perfume Posse: Hedonist Absolute by Viktoria Minya
. Portia . Hey there APJ, Thursday is my day to post on Perfume Posse. Every week over there I do some kind of fragrance review. As we don’t really do them here on APJ anymore I thought it might be...
View ArticleSaturday Question: What Is Your 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: 6.1-12.1.2020
. Portia . Hey there APJ Crew, This week wizzed by in a cloud a fabulous fragrance. There were lunches, catch ups, quick trips away and a 50th birthday party. Scent Diary: 6.1-12.1.2020 Monday 6: Wow!...
View ArticleSOTD 13.1-19.1.2020
. 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...
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