Enchanted Forest by Bertrand Duchafour for The Vagabond Prince 2012 + GIVEAWAY
Hey Niche Nerds, I know, I know. It’s taken me ages to write this review. There was so much chatter about it when it first came out that I wanted to let the dust settle. I was also deeply ambivalent...
View ArticleMake Perfume NOT War – The 7 Virtues Beauty Inc
Hey there Perfume Junkies, Don’t forget our Enchanted Forest GIVEAWAY <<<JUMP Following on from FeralJasmine’s story this week about Afghanistan Orange Blossom my friend and APJ contributor...
View ArticleAfghani Woman Harvesting Orange Blossoms
. Guest Post by Jordan River . Hey there Perfume Junkies, Don’t forget our Enchanted Forest GIVEAWAY <<<JUMP Following on from FeralJasmine’s story this week about Afghanistan Orange Blossom...
View ArticleMysore Sandalwood in Australia!
. Guest Post by Jordan River . Hey there Perfume Junkies, Don’t forget our Enchanted Forest GIVEAWAY <<<JUMP Jordan River of The Fragrant Man has again got the hottest news, an Australian...
View ArticleEnchanted Forest GIVEAWAY WINNERS
Enchanted Forest by The Vagabond Prince GIVEAWAY WINNERS Thank you all so much for entering. It was lovely to have you all join in and i hope you all enjoyed the thrill of anticipation. WHAT COULD YOU...
View ArticleIris Nazarena by Ralf Schwieger for Aedes de Venustas 2013
Hello Niche Nerds, Last week I met up with Clayton Ilolahia from What Men Should Smell Like, he happened to have recently been to NYC and spent some time at Aedes de Venustas. There he was given...
View ArticleCoco by CHANEL: LIVE Video Sniff
Hello Avid YouTube Watchers and APJ Crew, It’s been a long while since we had LIVE Video Sniffs. These were filmed ages ago but I have not got them up yet, MEA CULPA 100%. So far this year has been a...
View ArticlePowder Flowers by Montale
Hey there FUMIES, A few months ago I grabbed a bunch of the Montale fragrance samples, I tried a few of them but didn’t get to the rest, here’s one that I should have tried immediately. There are a few...
View ArticleMilano Caffe by AbdesSalaam Attar for La Via del Profumo 2013 + GIVEAWAY
Heya Frag Hags, Recently there has been a flurry of excitement because La Via del Profumo, the natural perfume house from Italy, run by a French ex-pat who dresses like a fairytale Arabian desert...
View ArticleThe Creation of a Natural Perfume: Aromatique Essentials
Don’t forget to enter our La Via Del Profumo GIVEAWAY!!<<<<JUMP . Post by Julie of Aromatique Essentials . Today we start a new ongoing story of the creation of a scent. Julie will be our...
View ArticleShanti Shanti by Miller et Bertaux 2008
Don’t forget to enter our La Via Del Profumo GIVEAWAY!!<<<<JUMP Hello lovers of fine fragrance, I think this little gem came in my box of goodies from Birgit or Sandra at Olfactoria’s...
View ArticleBurberry Brit Parfum by Nathalie Cracia-Getto 2003
Hey there Stink Monkeys, Recently they had a big sale at Parfum1 and I wanted to know what they had done to Burberry Brit that made them want to produce it as an extrait version. Even why they did it...
View ArticleMilano Caffe GIVEAWAY WINNER
Hey there all, We have had a lovely response for the Milano Caffe Giveaway. Thank you all so much for getting involved, I hope you also took a moment to go and follow the La Via del Profumo crew on...
View ArticleBrie’s Fragrant and Edible Delights
. Post by Brie . Local NYC Artisanal Fragrant and Edible Delights Soap and Paper Factory/ Harney and Sons Teas/ Sweetniks When my middle daughter turned thirteen she decided that she wanted to...
View ArticleNeroli Neroli Neroli
. Post by Suzanne R Banks . Neroli Neroli Neroli Neroli, neroli, neroli. I love it, I love it, I love it. The oil is produced from the blossom of Citrus aurantia ssp amara or bigarade. It is a...
View ArticleStrawberry Passion Green by Kedra Hart for Skye Botanicals 2012
. Post by Dionne . Hello APJ, “Why Don’t You Ever Smell Like Strawberries?” My oldest son, Bones, asked me that one day about three years ago when he was 17. I’d fallen down the rabbit hole about six...
View ArticleWedding Fragrance for Grooms + Photo Essay
Wedding Fragrance for Grooms As if men don’t enough to worry about on their wedding day…right? You can imagine the poor hung over fools frantically fumbling around at the back of the bathroom cabinet...
View ArticleBlack (Ananda) by Jean-Claude Astier for M. Micallef 2011
Hello APJ Family and Friends, Recently they had a 20% off sale at Parfum1 and I had been lemming this bottle for a while, so I naughtily purchased. Some people call this Black and some Black Ananda,...
View ArticleL’Heure Bleue EdP by Raymond Guerlain 1912
Hey there Perfumed Peeps, Tonight I’m giving my fresh bathed skin L’Heure Bleue, the modern EdP from Madeleine’s reject pile. I am totally ignoring my many other new frags for Madeleine’s unloved...
View ArticleSonge D’Un Bois D’Ete by Thierry Wasser for Guerlain 2012
Hey there Crew, Sometimes when I am in touch with Birgit from Olfactoria’s Travels she might mention a bottle or two that I love and she is ready to let loose, just such a one as this. I can tell she...
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