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Post by Portia
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Hi there Niche Nerds,
Recently I wrote about Oliver & Co bringing out 16ml Travel Sizes, I also bought a pair of them in the new scents Ambergreen & Vaninger. Oli Valverde the perfumer got in touch almost immediately after my purchase to thank me (I know right, super sweet) and offered to send me some samples through for all of you to try. YAY!
I love this house, that’s how Oli knows me, because I shop there at full price regularly. They are way under-rated and don’t get nearly enough love on the blogs or chat rooms. Fiercely independent fragrance house with scents that are unashamedly boundary pushing while still being totally wearable on a day to day basis. They are often so far off the beaten track though that I find description troublesome and sit dazed and amused in front of my computer enjoying the ride without typing a word.
Ambergreen by Oliver & Co 2016
Ambergreen by Oli Valverde
Oliver & Co gives these featured accords:
Ambrosian, amyl salycilate, basil, coriander, dry amber, fig leaves, galbanum, grass, green pepper, green tangerine, guaiac wood, hedione, orris concrete, pharaoh, shiso
The opening moments are like pulling the lettuce out of cold water where it’s been soaking, then fresh cut grass. It’s clearly spring in this scent. BASIL! OMG! A photo realistic basil from when you water your basil plant in the garden or window box, then it deepens to become the first whirr of making pesto at home. After about 15 minutes the whole fragrance stops being about notes and turns into a green bouquet lightly overlaid with cozy/sharp galbanum and bitter citrus. It’s bloody excellent stuff.
Green like walking under the trees near a creek in summer, hot, sweaty green like nothing I’ve smelled in fragrance before. It’s the brushing past shrubs and trees, the breaking of grass under your feet, the smell of healthy, damp earth disturbed and all of this in a warm dampness, cool after being in the blazing sun but not refreshing really. Ambergreen feels like respite, a quiet moment to yourself reading in the park trees shade, or your yard if you are lucky enough to have one. When the darkness of ambergris stirs the sweetness of amber counters its marine hue, the work against each other to create harmony over the green, quite a journey.
Oliver & Co has €35/the new 16ml Travel Size
FREE WORLD SHIPPING over €100
Oliver & Co Samples GIVEAWAY
WHAT CAN YOU WIN?
This week we will have 3 winners who will receive:
3 x 2ml Oliver & Co carded manufacturers spray samples
(You will each get a different set)
P&H Anywhere in the world
HOW DO YOU WIN?
Open to everyone worldwide who follows AustralianPerfumeJunkies via eMail, WordPress, Bloglovin or RSS. Please leave how you follow in the comments to be eligible. I must be able to check that you follow so if you have an email address on your gravatar that’s different to your follow address then please email me so I know. Yes, you can start following to enter, in fact it’s encouraged.
You must tell me how you follow APJ
and
Please go to Oliver & Co<<JUMP and tell us a fragrance and ONE of its notes in the comments below (NO DOUBLE UPS!)
HOUSEKEEPING
Entries Close Tuesday 6th December 2016 10pm Australian EdsT and winners will be announced in a separate post.
Winners will be chosen by random.org
The winners will have till Wednesday 14th December 2016 to get in touch (portia underscore turbo at yahoo dot com dot au) with their address or the prize will go to someone else.
No responsibility taken for lost or damaged goods in transit
Vaninger, fresh ginger! Thank you for the giveaway. Follow by email. 🙂
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Gincense, aldehydes.
Thanks for the opportunity!
Following by email.
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Vaninger – vanilla.
Thanks for the heads-up; will need to give Oli’s work a try.
I follow via email.
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Resina – fire tree
I follow by email. Thanks for the opportunity to try Ambergreen!)
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and for the chance to try others)) I’ve tryed Vetiverus only and its very good.
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Nebula 2 sounds interesting with violet leaves in the formula, as well as a lot more going on. I follow via email.
Ambergreen sounds interesting, in fact I always pay attention when basil, thyme or galbanum is being mentioned.
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I have been interested in this line, and choose Mousse II with notes of mint.
I follow by email.
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La Colonia – dill – and now I really want to try that one too! Somehow this line had flown below my radar and the scents look interesting and different.
I follow via RSS and Bloglovin’. Thanks!
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Firstly, i’m delighted to have accidentally run into this site /blog as I’ve been totally unaware such a cool group for perfume addicts existed in Sydney.. I must have been literally living under a rock!
Secondly, i’m currently following through my email!
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An interesting collection!
Bigarade orange in VETIVERUS. I like the sound of that. I follow by email.
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These look good. My choice is La Colonia with its lily of the valley.
Happily following by email.
Thanks for the state offer.
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That would be *draw* offer. The state has no place in the perfume cupboards of the nation. 🙂
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Not sure if I would like this. I love grassy scents but not herbal ones. Sounds interesting, though. Resina sounds interesting because of the incense in it (myrrh and frankincense).
I follow via email.
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vetiverus-clove bud. I love cloves! 3 of them stuck in half an onion during the braise for my pot roast. From my old Joy of Cooking. They give a special little undercurrent of flavor. I follow by email. Thanks!
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By email
bergamotin La Colonia
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So great to hear about this house again. Remember when the Nebulae series came out? Totally weird but VERY wearable. Vaninger with the timbersilk sounds amazing. Email for me, and thanks for the draw! xoxo
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Hi, I follow by email of the blog. love to try ambergreen!
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I’ve been looking at his line for a long time and would love to try it. Gincense has ginger.
I follow by email.
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Vetiverus – styrax.
They all sound pretty amazing. I like the idea of the 16 ml travel sizes. And (shock, horror) he does free shipping *everywhere* for orders over €100. What a wonderful thing, non-discriminatory postage!
I follow by email (and other things that I never look at, I love that you just pop into my inbox). Thanks for this Portia.
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M.O.U.S.S.E II with Ambergris sounds exciting.
Thanks again for the fantastic giveaway!
I follow by email.
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Hi,
Fresh ginger in both Vaninger and Gincense sounds fabulous. I follow by email. Thank you for the opportunity!
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Kumquats in the Vaninger!!!!!! I have a thing for kumquats. I follow by email. Thanks, Portia; these sound lovely!
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Your description has me hooked+!! I’m already reading a book with the lush ambient smells of nature all around me…. the herb garden near by and 50 shades of green all around me….. aaahhhhh!
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Following on bloglovin.
M.O.U.S.S.E contains aldehydes. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Hi,
I follow thru wordspress.
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Fragrance = Gincense
One of its notes = ginger
Many thanks,
Sounds like a wonderful range …!! 😉
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Hi,
I follow by email. I love the philosophy behind this Spanish brand. I want to win this contest!
I like “M.O.U.S.S.E. II” with notes of mint.
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Hello.
i follow by email.
fragrance= LA COLONIA
one of its notes= lily of the valley
Thanks!!!!!
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I follow by email. The Vaninger vanilla/ginger scent sounds yummy!
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Hi Portia,
I follow via email, I would love to win M.O.U.S.S.E II or La Colonia.
Best wishes to all!
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Resina & ginger fresh
I follow by email
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Oh, I was opening and closing Oliver & Co tab like a thousand times this last week…
I am eager to try any of them, but mostly – Vetiverus and the osmanthus absolute in it!!!!! That is my choice!!!
Thanks for the chance, Portia!
I follow by FB, on Google + and by email.
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Vaninger has lemon. thanks for the generous draw. I follow APJ through email and fb.
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I follow with Bloglovin, and I’ll choose Resina and opoponax. Every tine you write about this line, I think I need to get my hands on some samples. Maybe in 2017. (Or this drawing!)
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I am subscribed by email
fragrance: ‘La Colonia’; note: lily of the valley. many thanks friends
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I follow by email. GingerCO2 extract in Gincense. What an opportunity. I do so want to try this house. Thank you so much for this.
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i follow by email.these look really interesting.i hope i win : )
gincense hiba wood
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Ah Portia! I have been reading back through your blog catalogue of reviews on Oliver and Co. I have to agree that this house is underrated in the frag community. These are very wearable dailies, yet there is a nudge at the boundaries of niche.
Your description of Ambergreen is spot on. I love it simply for the fact it challenged me the first time I tried it, and still does to this day. It is a surprise each time I wear it, yet I know what is coming up. The trip through a garden filled with green matter of many sorts is best explored early in the morning, I find. It makes me alert, glad for the day ahead and I get to spend more quality time listening to its tale unfold.
I am thrilled that Oliver has contacted you direct. I can state emphatically that he has excellent customer service and takes huge pride in the whole package.
It has been an all round pleasure to deal with Oliver and Co.
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Hey Kate.
YAY! I’m so glad you’re loving the Oliver & Co crew. Freaky but nice frags for anytime.
Yes, I love to walk the dogs in the mornings, it sets the tone for the day.
Portia xx
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