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Rose Pivée by L`Artisan Parfumeur 2015
Hey there Fragrance Fiends, Embarrassing story. I was given a 15ml pre release sample of this by Nick from Libertine Parfumerie to review if I liked it. The bottle is simple and nondescript and the...
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Byredo: Portia’s Favourite 5 Byredo
Hi Crew, As you know I am now writing fortnightly for the crew at My Perfume Samples. Can’t express fully to you how proud I feel to be asked to write for them. Excellent crew with great prices and...
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Shopping My Collection May 2015
Hey there Frag Family, One of the few problems that comes with writing about fragrance is that you are constantly testing stuff, old and new, so you can write about it. This means that you neglect your...
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Enchanted Fragrances by Meredith Smith for Sweet Anthem + GIVEAWAY
. Post by Azar . Every year I find at least one new fragrance to love from Sweet Anthem, Seattle. In 2014 I fell for Lolita. This year Meredith Smith has created a collection of perfumes representing...
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Tihota by Francis Kurkdjian for Indult 2006 + GIVEAWAY!
. Post by Val the Cookie Queen . Fragrant Salutations APJ I picked up 140 kilos of chocolate on Monday morning. The beginning of a batshit crazy week. As many of you know, or will have gathered, I make...
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Epine Mortelle by Laurent Mazzone for LM Parfums 2015
. Post by Trésor . There is a word in Portuguese; saudade. It means to have great longing for something, someone or some place which no longer exists, which only lives on in precious memory and the...
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Katy Perry Killer Queen: Oh So Sheer By Laurent LaGuernec 2014
. Post by Poodle . Two things I need to admit here. I am not a Katy Perry fan and I’m a bit judgmental when it comes to celebrity perfumes. My niece gave me a bottle of this so I’m trying to be as fair...
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Sweet Anthem GIVEAWAY WINNER
Hiya APJ, Thanks for getting involved in another wonderful GIVEAWAY! Thanks to Sweet Anthem and Azar for organising. Portia xx Sweet Anthem GIVEAWAY WINNER WHAT COULD YOU WIN? This week we will have 1...
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Fille d`Eve by Michael Hy + Jacques Bercia for Nina Ricci 1956 + GIVEAWAY
Hi there Vintage Mavins, I write often about the amazing gems that Michael Edwards, of Fragrances Of The World fame, gave me in his mammoth fragrance clean out. There are still dozens left for me to...
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Tihota GIVEAWAY WINNERS
Another great GIVEAWAY APJ! How lucky are we all. Thanks Val for making the magic happen. Let’s see who our winner is. Portia xx Tihota GIVEAWAY WINNERS Photo Stolen Fragrantica Fragrantica gives these...
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Vétiver Tonka by Jean Claude Ellena for Hermès 2004
Heya APJ Frag Family, You might remember that I bought an Hermès 4 x 15ml Travel Set while on holidays. Vetiver is one of my favourite notes, not just for its amazingly versatile scent profile but also...
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Fille d`Eve GIVEAWAY WINNERS
Hi Gang, Nice crew of you with some lovely fragrances mentioned and some great memories too. Thanks for getting involved. Portia xx Fille d`Eve GIVEAWAY WINNERS Photo Stolen Fragrantica Parfumo gives...
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Galerie de Parfum: Niche Winter Perfume and Cocktail Masterclass: Photo Essay
. Post by Ainslie Walker . Galerie de Parfum in Myer Melbourne held Australia’s first niche Perfume and Cocktail Masterclass in May. The event paired niche winter fragrances with bespoke cocktails...
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NEW APJ Beauty Editor: Night Cream
. Post by A F Beauty . (ED: Please welcome our newest member of the APJ Family, APJ Beauty Editor: A F Beauty) Night Cream There are two types of people in the beauty world; sniffers and feelers....
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Ella perfume oil by Phoenix Botanicals
. Post by Erica Golding . Warmly fragrant greetings to all of my scented loves out there, I hope these words find you well and swimming in a beloved gorgeous aroma today! I don’t wish to sound...
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pc01 by Patricia Choux for biehl parfumkunstwerke 2007
Hi there Niche Nerds, Here we have a crew from Hamburg who really want to give perfumers free reign. They make small batches of juice and use simple packaging, everything is about the fragrance. That’s...
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A La Rose by Maison Francis Kurkdjian 2014
Cooee APJers, I ordered this decant a while ago and then must have put it in the samples box I just rediscovered. HOORAY that I found it. Does this ever happen to you? Decants lost among the most...
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OMG! The Panty Dropper
Hey there APJ, This is a well loved sentence from the more dude-ish of the fragrant communiry and a few of us were chatting about it the other week which inspired me to write a post both serious and...
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Une Rose Chypree by Andy Tauer for Tauer Perfumes 2009
Hey Frag Family, My mate Natalie from the now sadly defunct Not Another Perfume Blog gave me a bunch of samples and decants when she quit blogging. It has been really interesting slowly going through...
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Mardi Gras by Ellen Covey for Olympic Orchids 2015 + GIVEAWAY
. Post by Azar . In 2011 Ellen Covey of Olympic Orchids sent me a very unusual gift, two 15 ml prototypes of one of her best selling fragrances. The bottles were labeled Version #1 and Version #3. For...
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