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Giveaway Winners
I’m very happy to say the Women’s Picture fund on Kickstarter reached its goal. I received four comments on my giveaway post for the project, from Susan, Heather, Mals, and Tara. Now, I know some of...
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Aedes de Venustas
The new Aedes de Venustas eau de parfum was created for the shop of the same name by Bertrand Duchaufour. Classified as a chypre, the fragrance note list includes rhubarb, vetiver, tomato leaf, red...
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And the winners are …
The winners of the Neela Vermeire giveaway are: #5, which is Anatu13, wins Mohur plus the samples. #2, which is Tony, wins Trayee plus the samples. #6, which is Einsof, wins Bombay Bling plus the...
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Ghosts of Perfumes Past, Present, and Future
Today I’m participating in joint holiday blogging with All I Am – A Redhead, ChickenFreak’s Obsessions, EauMG, The Muse in Wooden Shoes, Olfactoria’s Travels, Perfume Journal, and Undina’s Looking...
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Impressions: Some Serge Lutens Exclusives and L’Wren Scott
I was fortunate to smell/test (or retest in some cases) several Serge Lutens Exclusives at Barney’s in New York earlier this month. I thought it might be interesting to share these impressions, because...
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New Disclosure
In light of new FTC regulations, I have modified the disclosure statement on my blog. I’m posting it here as well. (Sigh) Disclosure (updated March 2013) First, I want to thank you for reading APB. I...
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Protected: The College Try
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Protected Post
If all is working correctly, you are seeing a post below this one that says “protected.” I have created a post to share only with those of you who are regular readers of the blog who I “know”, rather...
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Winner of 99 Perfume Giveaway
With the help of Mr. APB (who picked the number 14), we have a winner: Beth And, it turns out that you can win a bottle of your perfume, Alyssa Ashley Coco Vanilla, instead of the perfume I selected....
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Marni
Fuzzy rose. Medical office in the woods. Citronella. Tactile. Soft. Cinnamon vanilla. Reading my notes about Marni (created by Daniela Andrier), I realized I could think of them as a time-lapse review....
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Happy Birthday, APB!
APB is two years old today! Although a lot has changed in my life since I started blogging, and some of those changes may soon start to appear on the blog, one thing hasn’t changed: reading your blogs...
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Interview with Frédéric Malle
I was really fortunate to have the opportunity to pose some questions (via email) to Frédéric Malle around the time of the launch of Dries van Noten par Frédéric Malle. I hope you enjoy hearing from...
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Winner of the Frederic Malle Giveaway
Well, this is embarrassing. I forgot to draw the winner before I left for vacation! I’ve done it now, and the winner is: Julie. (And, I had just sent you a package, Julie!) I apologize. If you haven’t...
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Impressions: Figuier Eden
The latest of the Armani Prive fragrances, Figuier Eden, faces some stiff competition. Diptyque Philosykos, L’Artisan Premier Figuier, and Sonoma Scent Studios Fig Tree are a few of my favorites. But...
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Perfumista Meeting, and Autumn L’Artisan Releases
My summer vacation has now brought me to Croatia, where I was luckily able to meet Ines, of All I Am – A Redhead. She very kindly met up with me in Zagreb’s main square, Trg Josipa Jelačić. From the...
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Lonestar Memories
Tauer Perfumes’ Lonestar Memories (created by Andy Tauer) is described officially as: “… inspired by the American West … The scent of a lonesome rider, wearing old jeans and leather jacket, after a...
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Taylor by Taylor Swift
Taylor by Taylor Swift is a fruity floral fragrance that … I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to shock you like that. I’ll wait while you pick yourself up off the floor. I understand the idea of a fruity floral...
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Impressions: Truth or Dare Naked
Madonna’s Truth or Dare Naked, created by perfumer Stephen Nilson, is a flanker to 2012′s Truth or Dare, but it bears little resemblance to the original. The original was a Fracas-like white floral,...
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The Scent of Music: Christmas Means Love
Today I’m joining several of my blog friends for festive posts in which we share holiday music from our personal music libraries and pair the music with fragrances. Naturally. As you do. It’s a wacky...
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