First (Vintage Parfum) by Jean Claude Ellena for Van Clef & Arpels 1976
. Post by Portia . Hello Vintage Lovers, Some days when the post arrives and a long awaited and expected package is finally in my hands I get a little tremor of uncertainty. Will this be the real deal?...
View ArticleSample GIVEAWAY Sep 2016 WINNER
. Post by Portia . Woo Hoo APJ! Loads of you came along and got involved in this one. Great to see so many of you. I hope life its treating you kindly wherever you are. Portia xx Sample GIVEAWAY Sep...
View ArticleBookworm Portia: Fragrance & Novels
. Post by Portia . Hello Bookworms, Lately I have been back reading books. For a while life was just too hectic and my head felt too full of whirling stuff to be able to fully give myself to a book....
View ArticleParrot Perfume – Smell Like a Pionus + GIVEAWAY
. Post by Azar . Hi APJ! Did you ever want to smell like someone or something else – a flower perhaps, a celebrity or a parrot? A parrot you say? Some of these birds can smell pretty foul (sorry). Many...
View ArticleGrace by Grace Coddington and Comme des Garcons 2016
. Post by Ainslie Walker . Hi fragrant friends, In the lead up to Christmas and a change in seasons, we’re seeing an influx of new releases…including Grace by Grace Coddington. We’ve been waiting an...
View ArticleSPRING! in Sydney + Australasian Artisan Botanical Perfume Expo
. Post by Suzanne R Banks . Hi APJ, Spring has arrived in Sydney. Here are a couple of the flowers in my area. Oh yeah my first spring flower woo hoo! Jasmine on the front verandah. Lovely wattle in...
View ArticlePionus GIVEAWAY WINNER
. Post by Portia . WOW! Thanks to Azar for her amazing generosity! Let’s see who won, Portia xxx Pionus GIVEAWAY WINNER WHAT CAN YOU WIN? The winner will receive: 1 x 5 ml of Note Fragrances Blood...
View ArticleCHANEL N° 5 L’Eau by Olivier Polge for CHANEL 2016 + GIVEAWAY
. Post by Portia . Hello APJers, Release date in Australia is September 15 for the newest CHANEL fragrance. I have been lucky enough to grab some early release carded testers. One for me and three for...
View ArticleMadagascan Jasmine by Michel Roudnitska for Grandiflora 2015
. Post by Portia . Hello Fabulous Fumies, Can you believe I live in the same city as Grandiflora yet I’ve never set foot in the place? Well, sadly it’s true. Not because I’ve purposely stayed away but...
View ArticleCHANEL N°5 L’Eau GIVEAWAY WINNERS
. Post by Portia . Hello APJers, Department Store release date in Australia is September 15 for the newest CHANEL fragrance. Thanks all for getting involved and thanks too to CHANEL SAs for their...
View ArticleLavender: Three Lavenders To Relax With
. Post by Anne-Marie . Hi all A member of an Australian perfume group on Facebook recently posted this remark: “I just had a little stress out so I bought myself a perfume. Has this helped you before?...
View ArticleGoing Green? TinaG’s Quick Sniffs with Portia
. Post by TinaG . Hi APJ! Last week I caught up with Portia for tea and lunch. We spent a lovely few hours bubbling away merrily with laughter and stories. Portia has an amazing fragrance collection...
View ArticleCookie Queen’s Adventure Photo Essay
. Post by Val the Cookie Queen . Hello all you APJ Perfumistas and Bikers! Each year my husband attends the Eurobike International Trade Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. It´s freaking enormous,...
View ArticleGalop d’Hermès by Christine Nagel for Hermès 2016
. Post by Claire Vukcevic . Hey there, you lovely-smelling APJ guys! I was recently lucky enough to snag a sample of the new Galop d’Hermès in an Hermès boutique in Copenhagen. Well, I say lucky, but...
View ArticleLimanakia by Pierre Guillaume for Parfumerie Generale 2016 + GIVEAWAY
. Post by Portia . Hello New Fragrance Fans, HOT off the Press Release I’ve been sent Pierre Guillaume’s newest fragrance to try. Anyone who is a fan of his earlier work will be thrilled. We have this...
View ArticleShagya by Sidonie Lancesseur for Parfums de Marly 2013
. Post by Portia . Hi there Frag Heads, When the niche bomb exploded one of the houses that became an instant line in loads of high end scent stores was perfumes de Marly. Pegasus in 2011, 5 more in...
View ArticleLovely by Laurent Le Guernec and Clement Gavarry for Sarah Jessica Parker 2005
. Post by Portia . Hello Fragrance Friends, Last week in Australia on our AFN FaceBook page we had a Wear Your Celebrity Scents week. We often have special Wear Your weeks because by highlighting a...
View ArticleLimanakia GIVEAWAY WINNERS
. Post by Portia . Hey Crew, Thanks to Pierre Guillaume for sending this advance sample to share. What a honey. He even sent me this super sexy and tanned pic in his excitement. Next time I’m going to...
View ArticleAbdul Karim Al Faransi Oils
. Post by Robert Herrmann . Hi frag Friends! Robert H. here…. I am beyond thrilled to have discovered Abdul Karim Al Faransi (Abbdul Karim the Frenchman) Perfume Oils from Birmingham in the UK! I have...
View ArticleVintage Eau de Rochas by Nicolas Mamounas for Rochas 1970
. Post by Azar . Hello Perfume Pals, Stocking up, prepping, hoarding, collecting – whatever you call it, many of us indulge in flagrant fragrance excesses of every kind. Probably the most important...
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