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David Jourquin Leather Fragrances: First Impressions
. Sandra . Hey there APJ! Hope ya’ll are enjoying life. I am getting used to my new home and am adoring the Netherlands in the springtime. Magnificent blooming trees and flowers, people smiling and...
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New Study (Postcard) by Miller et Bertaux 2017
. Portia . Hey APJ, We have spoken before here about Miller & Bertaux. I think them a woefully underlined fragrance house that do fun and interesting scents that are edgy but wearable. I have...
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Iris Fauve by Marie Salamagne for Atelier des Ors 2017
. Portia . Hey there Niche Nerds, Atelier des Ors is one of Ainslie Walkers fave modern houses. While she was writing regularly for APJ I knew she would grab the newbies and give us a post about them....
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Methaldone by Rodrigo Flores-Roux for Aether 2017 + GIVEAWAY
. Portia . Heya Fumies, Life is a roller coaster. Jin and I had the most amazing trip around Europe last month. One of the highlights was catching up with Nicolas and Enno. They are the guys behind Le...
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Naja by Vero Kern for Vero Profumo 2017
. Val the Cookie Queen . Salutations APJ It might be fair to say that Vero Kern considers NAJA to be the jewel in her superb collection of fragrances. A triumph celebrating ten years of the...
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New York Intense by Patricia de Nicolai for Nicolai Parfumeur Createur 2014
. Anne-Marie . Hi all! Have you ever sold or given away a perfume, only to regret it later? I bet you have! I once re-homed a 5ml decant of New York by Nicolai Parfumeur Createur. This was the original...
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Methaldone GIVEAWAY WINNERS
. Portia . Hey Crew, So glad to be home and have giveaways again. Thanks for getting involved. Portia xx Methaldone GIVEAWAY WINNERS Fragrantica Fragrantica gives these featured accords: Metallic...
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Holiday Bought & Gifted Full Bottles Europe 2017
. Portia . Dear Fragrance Lovers, By now you all know the extent of my sickness. well, it’s all brought home here in this series of photos. This is the combined collection of full bottles, some new and...
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You Or Someone Like You by Chandler Burr + Etat Libre d’Orange 2017
. Portia . Hey Crew, I got home from my holiday to find a box awaiting pick up. I had no idea who the sender was but guessed it was fragrant in nature. There were also a couple of messages in my email...
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You Or Someone Like You by Etat Libre d’Orange GIVEAWAY
. Portia . Hi Lovers of NEW! Yesterday we chatted about You Or Someone Like You by Chandler Burr + Etat Libre d’Orange 2017. It’s brand new, only just appeared at LuckyScent and Chandler sent me a...
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You Or Someone Like You GIVEAWAY WINNERS
. Portia . Hey Hey Crew, Thanks to ELdO and Chandler Burr for their incredible generosity. Good luck in the giveaway. Portia xx You Or Someone Like You GIVEAWAY WINNERS LuckyScent has it from $52/30ml...
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Bois d’Oud by Detaille 2014 + GIVEAWAY
. Portia . Hey APJers, You may remember that I met the owner of Detail and his wife at the Milan hotel we stayed in for Esxence? Louis and his wife Christine. He was so sweet and passionate about their...
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Fat Electrician by Antoine Maisondieu for Etat Libre d’Orange 2009
. TinaG . Hi APJ! Fat Electrician has been such a fun fragrance to try! A friend kindly gave me a sample which was used up oh-too quickly, and to be honest the name of it always reminds me of Portia...
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Blossom Love by Nathalie Lorson + Elise Bénat for Amouage 2017
. Erica Golding . Hello everyone! Have you ever been graced with a sample that you may never have had the chance nor motivation to try otherwise? Tonight, I am sampling a gorgeous decant of a brand new...
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Bois d’Oud GIVEAWAY WINNERS
. Portia . Hey crew, Thanks so much to Louis from Detail for his generosity. Very excited to be doing a giveaway of this lovely juice. Portia xxx Bois d’Oud GIVEAWAY WINNERS Fragrantica Fragrantica...
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Brit Woman by Nathalie Gracia-Cetto for Burberry 2003
. Portia . Hello Designer Frag Fans, Recently Burberry Brit woman has received a bottle facelift. It spurred me to grab one of the older EdP bottles because I have always thought they looked cool and...
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32 Venenum by Daphne Bugey for L`Artisan Perfumer 2016
. Portia . Hey crew, I was in the city today and stopped by to sniff stuff. I started chatting to a VERY sexy SA in Myer called Louis. Seriously DROP DEAD GORGEOUS! Anyway we chatted about what I...
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Atelier des Ors Sample Set GIVEAWAY
. Portia . Hi there APJ, On Friday a fortnight ago I wrote about the newest Atelier des Ors, Iris Fauve. The house is wonderful and Megan who is their PR woman gave me a full set of samples for one...
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FRAGs and FRAGments From The Last Fortnight
. Val the Cookie Queen . Felicitations APJ It´s been bloody freezing here. Between like 1°c and 4°c. Snow flurries, and peach and cherry blossoms hanging on for dear life. It has at least given me the...
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Perfume Discontinuations: Grab them before they are gone
. Anne-Marie . Hi all, It’s a common thing in perfumista land that you only really start paying attention to a perfume when you hear rumours of discontinuation. You ignore it happily until suddenly you...
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