SmackDown: Guerlain’s Aqua Allegoria vs 4711 Acqua Colonia
. Post by Willa Zheng . Hello Perfumistas, In the quest for the perfect orange cologne to splash about in summer, I am smacking Guerlain’s Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic (2007, Marie Salamagne)...
View Article5ml Fabulous Fragrance Fridays at Surrender To Chance
So APJ, It’s Friday!! What does that mean? 5ml Fabulous Fragrance Fridays at Surrender To Chance<< JUMP From $2.99 – $32.99 for 5ml. All heavily discounted and on sale today. Some examples? At...
View ArticlePassport à Paris by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz for DSH Perfumes 2013
Hi there APJ Crew, I have been slack, yes a slackard am I, but FINALLY I am getting to a beautiful set that Dawn Spencer Hurwitz sent to me through one of our fabulous APJ writers Willa Zheng. We had...
View ArticleAustralian Jasmine Awards to be DISCONTINUED
NEWS to hand this week. A very sad day for Australian Fragrance Journalism. We are so glad that our very own Ainslie Walker is a Jasmine Award Winner and hoped that some others in the crew could claim...
View ArticleRosa sur Reuse by Liz Zorn for SOIVOHLE 2012 + CLEARANCE SALE
Heya Perfume Junkies, SOIVOHLE (pronounced See-Voh) is an acronym for Sending Out Inspired Vibrations Of Healthy Loving Energy. What an amazing place to start for a fragrance house! Liz Zorn, the nose...
View Article1725 Casanova by Magali Senequier and Gérald Ghislain for Histoires de...
. Post by TinaG . So, who is Casanova? If you follow the story in this scent, Casanova doesn’t stand out in a crowd. He’s the type of person you’d easily walk past in the street and not notice...
View ArticleHere and Now: Tamara Dean: Special Event Announcement
. Post by Portia & Ainslie Walker . Here and Now: Tamara Dean: Special Event Announcement An Immersive Experience Viewing: February 5-7 by registration HERE<<JUMP Address released 24 hours...
View ArticleMinimising Stress and Freak-Outs with Scent
. Post by Suzanne R Banks . Hi there APJ, If you are feeling stressed, anxious, or unable to cope as well as you usually do, then scent can help you. It is worth noting though, that if you are...
View ArticleMadeleine’s 2015 Top 5 Scented Beauty Products
. Post by Madeleine . Hello perfumed peeps! Today’s post was inspired by one of my beauty gurus, Sali Hughes. Sali is not only a beauty journalist (who writes a no-nonsense column in The Guardian and...
View ArticleMuguet Fleuri by Oriza L. Legrand 2014
Hi there Happy Huffers, Early in 2014 Michael B and I went and visited Hugo and Franck of Oriza L Legrand at their 18 Rue Saint-Augustin, Paris store. We had an excellent time going through their...
View ArticleTibetan Mountain Temple by Pacifica 2007
Hi there Perfume Junkies, Sometimes a cheap and cheerful fragrance grabs my attention. I know it’s not got the finest ingredients and am quite aware that its scent is probably more suited to product...
View ArticleTiare Moana by Crystelle Darchicourt for L`Atelier Boheme 2009
Heya Crew, Right now we are doing a February Sample Challenge on Facebook’s Aussie Fragrance Network. It’s a very simple idea. We are trying to wear some of our never tried samples, we record our usage...
View ArticleJungle Gardenia by Tuvaché 1933
. Post by Azar . Portia: Hi there APJ, Azar is suffering the busy life syndrome too. You may know that she is a music teacher and I asked her to give me some music to put with one of her all time...
View ArticleRozy EdP + Voille d’Extrait by Vero Kern for Vero Profumo 2014
. Post by Val the Cookie Queen . We are coming up to the launch of the Rozy Extrait. I have been smacking my head against a wall for the last year trying to come up with something to say about the...
View ArticleSmellBent GIVEAWAY!
Hey Hey Hey APJ! As you may know we have been moving house, repainting, reorganising, decluttering etc to sell this apartment. Well during that madness I’ve found a few larger samples that did not get...
View ArticleGardenia by Aurelien Guichard for Robert Piguet 2014
. Post by Poodle . The word gardenia strikes terror in the heart of many. For a flower that has no perfume essence of its own and must be replicated by using other flower essences it has many...
View ArticleManto di Rugiada by i Profumi di Firenze 2011
Hey HeyGorgeous APJ! Back in 2013 when I went on the Perfume Posse ScentSation Bus tour of Los Angeles we were introduced to the American importer of i Profumi di Firenze. She was extremely...
View ArticleSmellBent GIVEAWAY WINNER!
Woo Hoo! Great response crew. Thanks for joining in the fun. Let’s see who our lucky WINNER is. You can go to SmellBent and check out their stuff too. It’s AWESOME! SmellBent GIVEAWAY WINNER! Till...
View ArticleAlibi by Perfume & Skincare Company: Australia 2015
Hey hey Crew, You know how much I love Australian independent Perfumers. We are getting quite a few and I am always excited when they send me their newest releases. Recently I replenished my Gardenia...
View ArticleLibertine Sydney Perfume Masterclass
Hello fellow fumies, Nick Smart (of Libertine), Ainslie Walker and I have a special invitation for you to join us and attend a master class at the new Sydney Libertine store. We are arranging for a...
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