SNARK! Why Did They Even Bother?
. Post by Portia . Hello Fragrant Fumies, Ainslie Walker is off doing amazing stuff so I’m filling in today, she’ll be back in a fortnight. I thought you all might like a chance to unleash, a place to...
View ArticleWhat Frags Have You Excited 2016?
. Post by Portia . Hey Hey Perfumeland, It’s July! We have smelled half a year already. What is new that’s grabbed you by the nostrils and won’t let go? There have been a slew of new releases and...
View ArticleFLANKERS!! Let’s Talk About Flankers
. Post by Anne-Marie . Howdy folks, it’s Anne-Marie, here to chat about the issues that matter in this crazy perfume-y world. Today, it’s … yay! Flankers! FLANKERS!! Let’s Talk About Flankers A...
View ArticleLe Musc Et La Peau GIVEAWAY WINNERS
. Post by Portia . Heya APJ, We love getting the very newest out for you all to try. Winners below. Portia xx Le Musc Et La Peau GIVEAWAY WINNERS Fragrantica Fragrantica gives these featured accords:...
View ArticleStill Life in Rio by Dora Baghriche for Olfactive Studio 2016
. Post by TinaG . Hi there APJ! Friday 5 August 2016 marks the beginning of the XXXI Olympiad, with the start of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Summer Olympics being held in a city...
View ArticleOpus X by Pierre Negrin + Annick Menardo for Amouage 2016
. Post by Val the Cookie Queen . Hey Hip APJ Cats. Ever taken acid? When you place it in your mouth there is a distinct metallic sensation and a little apprehension for what is about to come. Are you...
View ArticleIkat Jasmine by Firmenich for Aerin 2013
. Post by Poodle . Hey there fragrant juice junkies! OMG! Jasmine! I love a good jasmine. You know those perfumes that are heavy on the jasmine that just make you swoon almost immediately? That almost...
View ArticleMure et Musc by Jean-Francois Laporte for L’Artisan Parfumeur 1978 + GIVEAWAY
. Post by Portia . Hey Hey Fragrant Family, Jean-Francois Laporte founded L’Artisan Parfumeur in 1976. It was among the first of the niche lines, maybe even the first, and it started producing in 1978...
View ArticlePoet’s Jasmine by Ineke Rutland for INeKE 2011
. Post by Portia . Hello Frag Family, Do you know how some houses feel like a really good fit for you right from the start. Even the name and the nose feel spookily familiar the first time you read or...
View ArticleVetiver Des Sables by Montale 2004
. Post by Portia . Hi there Fumies, Mondale gets some love from perfumistas but they also get a whole bunch of snark. Mainly due to their seemingly endless range, the oh-so-Montale-synth-oudh and their...
View ArticleMure et Musc GIVEAWAY WINNER
. Post by Portia . Hey crew, Thanks for getting involved. Let’s see who won. Portia xxx Mure et Musc GIVEAWAY WINNER WHAT CAN YOU WIN? This week we will have 1 winner who will receive: 1 x 15ml...
View ArticleBringing back the 80’s! Xia Xiang + JCC No2
. Post by Robert Herrmann . Hey Frag Friends, Robert H. here, writing from my small island home in the Pacific Northwest… Today it’s All about the 80’s! Got these little honeys in a mixed auction lot...
View ArticleHedonist by Viktoria Minya 2013 + GIVEAWAY
. Post by Azar . Hedonist by Viktoria Minya – 2013 – The Power of the Peach III + a Give-away Hello Perfume Pals, Have you ever coveted a perfume for years, made short work of several carded samples...
View ArticleNocturne by Ainslie Walker 2016 GIVEAWAY
. Post by Ainslie Walker . Hi APJ, A couple of weeks ago we talked Nocturne: my ambient fragrance designed for the Alexi Freeman fashion show at MONA on Tasmania. Today in want to let a few of you try...
View ArticleAeon 001 Eau de Parfum
. Post by Erica Golding . Hello to my fragranced kindred spirits! Today I’m dwelling on the lure of limited edition, small batch perfumes. Perfume oil companies such as Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab,...
View ArticleRose Jam Shower Gel by LUSH
. Post by Portia . Hi there APJ Bathers, Yes, you’re reading it right. That ultra cool, Limited Edition, shower gel that you just missed out on because they usually sell out in SECONDS is back. Be...
View ArticleHedonist GIVEAWAY WINNERS
. Post by Portia . Heya crew, Another excellent giveaway thanks to Azar. we are so lucky to have her. Let’s see who won, Portia xxx Hedonist GIVEAWAY WINNERS Fragrantica Fragrantica lists these...
View ArticleNocturne GIVEAWAY WINNERS
. Post by Portia . Hiya APJ, Woo Hoo! A piece of Ainslie’s very own magical fragrant history. Lucky winners, I am yet to smell it too. Portia xxx Nocturne GIVEAWAY WINNERS WHAT CAN YOU WIN? This week...
View ArticlePortia’s Week July 2016: Story + Photo Essay
. Post by Portia . Hey there APJ, This week has been wonderful. Jin had 5 days off and we spent it happily hanging out, watching movies, cooking, BAR B Qing, eating, socialising, running around chasing...
View ArticleCHANEL N°5: The One That I Want – The Film
. Post by Portia . Hi there APJ, Gisele Bündchen has been the highest paid model in the world every year since 2004, and in 1999 was credited with bringing sexy back to the runway and killing the...
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