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Lipstick, Perfume and Pop Heroes: A True Story
. Post by Val the Cookie Queen . The Clash and subsequently Big Audio Dynamite are amongst my all time favourite bands. Mick Jones is my lyric writing hero. Amsterdam 1985. I never go anywhere without...
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George by Anais Biguine for Jardins d’Ecrivains 2012
. Post by Trésor . There are few aromas which bring me quite the same sense of ease and incredible comfort as that of the orange blossom. The diaphanous white floral glow that radiates from these...
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Smoke For the Soul by Fabrice Pellegrin for by Kilian 2014
. Post by Poodle . Hi APJ I love smokey scents. Burning leaves, pipe tobacco, fireplaces, incense…all those wonderful notes that make you just want to curl up under a warm blanket. With a name like...
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Lys Soleia by Thierry Wasser for Guerlain: Aqua Allegoria 2012
Hey Frag Fiends, Hey Northern Hemisphere, remember summer? Here we are down here sweltering in the heat and humidity and loving it. Days are long, fruit and vegetables are abundant and cheap, the...
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Woodcut GIVEAWAY WINNERS
Heya APJ Crew, Another sensational GIVEAWAY comes to a close. Thanks to Azar and Ellen Covey. Do go and check out the wonderful stuff for sale at Olympic Orchids, you’ll be glad you did. Portia xx...
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GUCCI Eau de Parfum by Daniela (Roche) Andrier for GUCCI 2002
Hey there Junkies, You know those serendipitous moments? You’ve been searching for a long discontinued fragrance that someone sent you a sample of. Had you known it was discontinued you may have chosen...
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The Smelliest Surprise: A Tale
OK APJ, I do love a good story, and never pass up a fart joke no matter how awful. Yes, I admit it, I love to fart. There you have it. This story could so easily have been Jin & I and as I first...
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Fantasia de Fleurs by Henry Creed Third Generation for Creed 1862
Hiya Fumie friends, A bottle I have long had in my possession, one of the earliest big ticket purchases I made, Creed’s Fantasia de Fleurs. I think I’ve told you before of my love for many things...
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Mahora by Jean-Paul Guerlain for Guerlain 2000
. Post by Tina G . Portia and I had a lovely relaxed New Year’s catch up the other day – lunch and tea and chats and I had a chance to have a sticky beak at the selection of perfumes which she’s chosen...
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Sydney Libertine Masterclass
. Post by Ainslie Walker . Sydney’s first stand-alone niche perfume boutique has opened! We can now experience and discover an array of fragrances in the heart of Darlinghurst at Libertine. If you have...
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Eau de Guerlain by Jean-Paul Guerlain for Guerlain 1974
. Post by Liam . Good evening flamboyant frag heads Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. I hope the fragrant Gods were good to you and you got all that you wanted. For me, I decided to load...
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Criminal of Love by Kilian (Russia Exclusive)
. Post by Erica Golding . Hello loves! The weather in my neck of the woods is currently a deep freeze. The nights slow the soul, while the moon slices the sky with icy precision – and although I don’t...
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How do you pronounce Hermès?
Hi there APJ, French, the word inspires terror in speakers everywhere. Not only is the language at least as convoluted as English but their words have SEX! Pronouncing French words is bound to make all...
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Santal Royal EdP by Thierry Wasser for Guerlain 2014
Hello Fabulous Frag Heads, I am a Guerlain creature. You know it. When they released Santal Royal I was so freaking excited because in my mind I was thinking the Australian sandalwood plantations are...
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Eau Suave by Parfum d`Empire 2005 + Kate Bush
Hi there Music Lovers and Fumies, Recently I posted a piece of music and told you how I love to put on the classical music and saif (spray a LOT) myself in a particularly big fragrance, close my eyes...
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BUSY…………….
Heya Fabulous APJ Family, Shit is real around here, real BUSY. I am spraying new stuff a bit. Today I wore a new Australian house Magnolia ’13 by Cult of Scent WOW!! Creamy, furry, citrus with a pithy...
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Khôl de Bahreïn by Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 2013
Hey Heyy Niche Nerds, So you may be familiar with the brand names Nez a Nez or So Oud? Here is the man who created some of those fragrances. The scentbloggosphere has been quite slow to catch onto this...
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Fidji by Guy Laroche
. Post by Azar . Hi APJ, Sometimes it is difficult for me to keep an open mind about a new fragrance. I become so attached to my familiar favorites that I tend to create a set of almost moral value...
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Sâdanne by Josh Lobb for Slumberhouse 2014
. Post by Val the Cookie Queen . Hi APJ, Anne Boleyn had a strawberry birthmark on her neck. Seemingly proof that she was a witch. I doubt that this inspired Josh Lobb´s most recent fragrance Sådanne....
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Tubereuse Criminelle by Christopher Sheldrake for Serge Lutens 1999
. Post by Trésor . Have you ever in your life encountered a fragrance which so emphatically mirrors your personality to the point that it seems to capture your very essence within those precious drops...
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