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Portia
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Hey Crew,
It’s the 5th Tuesday so I’m filling the gap. Val had a fabulous idea. Let’s find out each others INSTAGRAM handle so we can follow each others lives visually. It’s not nearly so intrusive as FB and much more sharing that Twitter. I reckon the idea is good.
What’s Your Insta Handle?
I need to give you fair warning though. My Insta is a jumble of friends, food, fun and finally fragrance. For some reason it’s the place that gets the biggest hodge lodge. So if you’re looking for a page that is frafg only then you will probably want to bypass mine.
@portiatbo
Go check it out if you like.
Now tell us yours so we can all follow along.
Portia xx
I have two Instagram accounts, and one is devoted to my SOTD. I am enjoying taking a photograph of my bottles (or even samples – harder to be creative) and like having a visual representation of my wears. I’m not nearly as good at keeping up with my other account.
@mmkinpa
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WOW MMKinPA,
You take fabulous photos.
Portia xx
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I second what Portia says !
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Shit ton of perfume, mountains, trees, and cats. Regular stories. Cookies. I love Instagram.
@armadilloscookiequeen
🍪👑
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Seriously people, you won’t find a better insta account to follow.
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Oh gosh. ☺️
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I think I might be following you already.
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One hopes. 💋
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I am!
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cats!!!!!!
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@slowlight
Perfume and dinosaurs, street art, moggies, training, videos from moving vehicles, squirrels.
I post to the stories most days, main stream only rarely.
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Insta stories! I love them if they are up to 5 pieces long. Over that and I get bored.
I’m much more a picture and move on type of reader.
Portia xx
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I love the ephemerality of the stories… post and they vanish twenty four hours later. I feel that I can post more frippery and things that are just visually interesting or passing-cute.
I hear you about the overlong stories though.
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I’m just starting to understand the concept of stories. Maybe I’ll try it out this weekend. This Insta is such a time gobbler!
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ha! and this is what I am trying to tell Val 🙂
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Takes a few seconds to put up a story. Bands broadcast gigs using Instastories. I love that. Watched a Muse gig on it. And more. Also good for my business. And how would I ever keep track of Crikey‘s cats or beauty of Edinburgh without it? Not for everyone, sure not. But I love it. Itˋs fun.
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Wait,you write the stories and then they disappear? kinda like snapchat? (didn’t think I knew that one,eh? but the younger marzipans fill me in from time to time !)
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oooh, get you, Thoroughly Modern Marzi!
Aye… pictures or short videos, and they don’t have the big text bit underneath or comments. But just a one day lifespan.
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Such a fascinating mélange of pictures — now following!
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No Insta handle, and minimal FB, only when really necessary. I can’t handle social media other than occasional perfume blog comments!
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To each their own Hamamelis.
TBH you’re not missing much, just some fun.
Portia xx
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I don’t have an Insta handle. I occasionally look at Instagram and “follow” but I am very uninterested in social media generally. I love to read and choose to read books and blogs that only really interest me, for sake of time ( mostly fragrance, dogs, weight lifting/training, skin care, and nutrition).
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No insta for me. I am lucky that I figured out how to use my cell phone 🤣🤣🤣
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@tanninaz
mostly cooking, some landscape or fun view. some traveling photos
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Requested. X
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None for me . Not a jot of anything 🙂
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I think Instagram was made just for me! Until I found this outlet to show my NST buddies what I made for a dessert contest at work, I had not shared photos of my travels and quirky in the moment photo captures. Now I am unstoppable 😱
I sometimes post themes (e.g. Primary Colors, Animal Bird Fish, related things at a location or event, Shopping A-Ha Moments, etc.). 99% of the time, I don’t edit my pictures or use filters. I get a thrill when my iPhone does not suggest any straightening!
I am @hajusuuri and if you permit me to do so, I am pimping the link below so I can get to my first post with 100 likes. I follow a lot of photographers to get ideas for my trips but I think I will purge a good chunk because I have found that my spontaneous pictures actually come out best. My eyes like to frame sights and I just snap away! I have 16,000 pictures and these exclude pictures I have yet to find for some of my earlier vacations.
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I’ve really been enjoying your posts on the ‘gram.
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Thank you, crickey. I was up to 100 likes and then someone dropped out! I’m just happy to have an outlet!
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OMG!!! this has made me so nostalgic!!!! I used to adore the view from the no 7 train …nothing like the city skyline 🙂
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and of course you are unstoppable 😉 would not expect you to be otherwise-LOL!
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I can;t like it because I don’t have an account…boo hoo….
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You could always open one. 😇
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oh lordy, Val!!! I am already spending way tooooo much time on perfume blogs!!!! although during my nights of insomnia I could be looking at all your photos!
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Why don’t you start one?
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SunnyDay- for the same reason you mentioned above 🙂
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That’s a gorgeous pic — and I’m like #101 — so Congratulations on meeting your goal! 🙌 🎉 🥂
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I follow most of you already, or will start following you today. In October 2018 I began my Instagram account @vancouverperfumepeeps to meet more perfume people in Vancouver. So glad I started this because we’ve met in person 2 new perfumistas, and 2 more will be coming to our next meetup.
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I follow you already!
YAY!
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Does anyone know if it’s possible to view your instagrams or do you need an account?
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You don’t need an account to see the main stuff–but you do to see the stories, or if someone has set their stuff to “private”.
Just put whoever’s instagram name after the end of the main URL
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Thanks crikey!
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crikey! I figured it out! this middle aged non tech person figured out that if I type all of your handles into the directory it links me to your instagrams!!! fantastic! I can now look at all the great photos 🙂
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Huzzah!
…oh. damn it. All my perfume things are in my stories.
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Ah!!! I wondered who VPPs was. 😎
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Yes, we chatted about Chanel Exclusifs a few weeks ago!
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I remember. And the lack of sparkle. 😀
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Yup
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I am sandra_glittenberg and I post about my daily life. Love Instagram and am loving all of your photos!
Xo
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Love your Insta Sandra.
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I don’t really use Instagram, but I’m intrigued so maybe I will start using the account my daughter set up for me! My handle is old_herbaceous.
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I’m following, so ready for you to go photo wild. YAY!
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Fantastic start you’ve made there, those pictures from Marche aux Puces — 😍👍💯
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Thanks!
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I have an instagram account to follow some people but I don’t post to instagram. I posted three books for a book marathon I participated in. That’s about it. I am most active on Facebook.
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@fragrantwanderer (I think…. I never actually look!) lots o’ perfume, funny stuff, anti-Trump, and other random crap streaming thru my brain.
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Been following YOU forever.
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@dubaiscents mostly perfume pics but other random things as well. I love how many creative perfume pics are out there. #lifegoals
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I’m now following you. XXX
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I think I may have created an IG account some time in the long distant past, but I don’t use the platform any more.
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@ annatarbaby Perfumes, films and occasional nature shots.
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Love it!!!! and if that is you, my dear , you are gorgeous 🙂
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It’s me so I gladly accept your compliment 🙂
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FOLLOWING!
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Already following!
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To demonstrate how inept I am with this platform, I’ll tell you that I think my handle is @undina_ba but I’m not 100% sure 🙂
I have no idea why I do not use Instagram more: I love taking pictures, and I could probably see hajusuuri’s 16K of pictures and raise another 10K. AND I have tons of pictures of my cat. But somehow I end up questioning each picture I think of posting: is it really worth being out there? But this year I’ll try to do at least 1 picture per month: I should be able to get at least 1 cat picture worth publishing, right?
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Yes, please, more Rusty pictures. Always!
But this type of overthinking is *exactly* why I use the stories section more. I doubt I would post the “awww, snoozing kitty” and “hey, brave squirrel!” and “look! paste up!” on my main instagram. It lets me sidestep that issue. Well, there are few moggies in evidence…
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Never too much Rusty!
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I agree and so nice to see you!!!! I have been thinking about you! (it’s CM8 from NST)
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ha ha! at least you HAVE a handle!
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MORE RUSTY!!! Right now Undina. XX
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At least I did one for January, as planned! 🙂
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Love IG and I post about my perfume bottles, Amsterdam and my cat Rubio. I follow many of you already 😉 @L’Esperssence
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Already follow you gorgeous!
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How did I miss this post? Lovely to have a few new accounts to follow. Mine is easy. @mikasminion I always intend to post things other than cats and gardening stuff, but rarely do.
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Following!
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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Oh my!!! I can get my cat fix on YOUR instagram! The eldest Marzipan already tells me that my “grandchildren” will be cats!
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Mine is @enchantefragrance. Going to check out all the others listed here — I love instagram! 💖 📸
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