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Grandawood Oudh Oils, Brisbane, Australia
. Post by Portia . Hi there Oudh Aficionados, A new company has come to Australia, Grandawood. They own over 400 hectares of agarwood plantation and an oil manufacturing plant in Vietnam and boast a...
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L’Occitane + Pierre Herme: 2015 Limited Editions + GIVEAWAY!
. Post by Portia . Hey crew! Went to lunch with my buddy Lesley from L’Occitane Australia last week. We were at a very nice restaurant, full of business people and wealthy ladies that lunch and were...
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Calvin Klein: Making Fall 2015 Campaign
. Post by Portia . Hi there Fashion/Art?Fumies, Here’s in an interesting piece about Calvin Klein bringing in visual artist Charles Atlas to create the Fall 2015 Campaig. What happens in a beautiful...
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Library Collection Opus IX by Pierre Negrin and Nathalie Lorson for Amouage 2015
Don’t forget to enter this weeks GIVEAWAY COMPETITION!.<<JUMP . Post by Portia . Hi Crew, You know how you love some brands, always try them even though the notes don’t really look like they’re...
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Vanilla Smoke by Mandy Aftel for Aftelier Perfumes 2015
. Post by Portia . Hello Fragrant Friends, Mandy Aftel is one of the best known & most loved Indie perfumers on the planet. Not only for her stellar fragrances but also for her books on fragrance...
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Coriandre by Jacqueline Couturier for Jean Couturier 1973
. Post by Anne-Marie . I bought my bottle of Coriandre a couple of summers ago during a visit to Hobart. There’s a perfumery there called St Cloud that I loved years ago when I lived in Hobart. I still...
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L’Occitane + Pierre Herme GIVEAWAY WINNERS!
. Post by Portia . Thank you everyone for getting involved. Especially thankin Lesley from L’Occitane Australia. Don’t Forget: L’Occitane Australia have FREE DELIVERY on orders over $100 and most sets...
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Libertine Parfumerie SAMPLES!
. Post by Portia . WOW! APJ Crew, For a while now I have been begging Nick and Paige at Libertine Parfumerie to start selling samples. It’s the only way to really try a fragrance before you buy it, a...
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This Works: Deep Sleep Pillow Spray
. Post by Willa Zheng . Hello APJ, “To sleep, the perchance to dream”, Shakespeare once wrote. But really often, the stresses of modern living and our habit of being glued to the monitors of electronic...
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NEW!: Creed, Juliette Has A Gun and Frapin
. Post by Ainslie Walker . Nick Smart’s desk at Agence de Parfum’s HQ (Libertine Parfumerie) often holds exciting secrets. Last week he had just returned from a buying trip in Europe…Squeal!! I dashed...
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Botanical Postcards from Sydney: Mini Photo Essay
. Post by Suzanne R Banks . Sometimes photographing the small beauties around me reminds me to be grateful and helps me enjoy my day. Here are some shots taken as I wandered or around my home....
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Tommi Sooni: R.I.P.
. Post by Portia . Hey APJ Crew, Recently I grabbed out my bottle of Eau de Tommi Sooni I and was happily spritzing when I thought it was time to revisit the house for the blog. They’re an Aussie crew...
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How to Set a Provençal Table by L’OCCITANE
. Post by Portia . Hey APJ, OMG! Christmas is nearly here! It’s time to think table settings. It has to be fabulous so everyone can go WOW when they arrive but easy to remove so you can eat dinner and...
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So…? + So…? Kiss Me by So…? GIVEAWAY
. Post by Portia . Recently I was contacted by Tara of Portobello PR who are looking after the So…? range in Australia. This is not a brand I’ve heard of though they have been around for 20 years. Tara...
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Centrepiece by Sarah McCartney for 4160Tuesdays 2015
. Post by Robert Herrmann . Hi APJ, It was a Monday to remember. Late getting up and having to rush to a Doctor’s appt. Rushing out the door, but stop to grab my decant (thank you Lillian Betts...
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So…? GIVEAWAY WINNERS
. Post by Portia . I had a great time trying these budget beauties. Hopefully our winners will get equal or more joy from them. Portia xx So…? GIVEAWAY WINNERS Photo Stolen So…? Fragrantica gives these...
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Resurrecting RandomRec + GIVEAWAY!
. Post by Azar . Season’s Greetings APJ! Last year, about this time, a dear friend and I decided that we needed to clean up our lives. Our stuff was running us out of our homes and taking over every...
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Cookie Queen in Vienna: December 2015: Photo Essay
. Post by Val the Cookie Queen . I have just returned from three days in one of my favourite cities. Time spent with my daughter and friends. Sniffing, shopping, eating delicious food. Cookie Queen in...
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Christmas with Uncle Serge Lutens
. Post by Poodle . When people talk Christmas perfumes, Nuit de Noel always seems to come up. While lovely, I don’t think it smells the least bit like Christmas. Enter Serge Lutens. He’s got your...
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Ballets Rouges by Ellen Covey for Olympic Orchids 2012
. Post by Portia . Hi there Independent Perfume Lovers, It’s no secret how much I love Ellen Covey’s work as a perfumer. There are numerous full bottles of her work around here but only 2 have made it...
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