Hi APJ,
I’m wearing Shalimar EdP and vintage extrait by Guerlain.
Shalimar Madagascan Vanilla (Sha-Lemur) EdP and vintage extrait by Guerlain
Shalimar EdC by Guerlain
For Mardi Gras Parade I’m wearing Shalimar EdC and spritzed on vintage extrait from my favourite cigarette lighter case.
Goodbye, good luck and thank you. Missing you already!
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Thanks Jillie. X
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Celebrating the joy that was APJ in Hiram Green Dilettante. Thank you!!
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Swoon
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What a fabulous choice TaraC. MMMMMMMM
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Will DOUSE myself in Pour Un Gimme when I get home.
Thank you, P, for this beautiful space.
Thank you to my APJ family for all the laughs and good times we had here! It was soooo muuch more than just about perfume.
Be well everyone XO XO ❤️😘💕
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Caron?
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Yes
Pour Un Homme
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Here here, I feel the same way.
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Same here. It was a pleasure and a privilege to hang out with all of you 😍🥰😘
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Please join us occasionally on some of the other blogs mentioned !
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Thanks for the invite, Ingeborg, I just may do that.
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YAY for Pour un GIMME! It will never be anything else Brigitte. X
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I really should try this, considering it’s supposed to be for we blokes, not hogged by all the gals.
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HA! If you like Jicky you’ll freaking LOVE Pour Un Homme de Caron Greg.
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Sold. I’ll have to track some down. I think there’s a Caron stockist in the Melbourne CBD.
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Yay! I think you will love it.
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Thank you, Portia for this wonderful blog. I’m sorry you have to go but I know you must move on.
With very best wishes for the future, much love and virtual hugs,
I will wear Shalimar Souffle on the 29th, as I know you love it too
XXXXXXXXXXX
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You will smell divine Matty. Good choice. X
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You smell beautiful Matty! xx
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I’m sooo happy and excited you chose Shalimar! I had that one pegged as well for the last day. It’s been a blast Portia. All of it. Your Scent Diaries, the Saturday question and the SOTDs, where perfume was often the vehicle to engage in all sorts of silliness and chat up friends. What a great ride. Thank you 😘❤️🧡💛💚💙😘
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Marcella,
You have been so much fun. I thought of you when I got myself Shalimar-ed.
It smells like the perfect fit. xx
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It fits as perfectly as APJ has. Best wishes and Mardi Gras the hell out of tomorrow!
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HA! Will do. Promise
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I have no doubt 😉
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Wonderful choice, Portia! XxEsperanza
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Hugs, thanks Esperanza. XX
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Mwah! Mwah! Mwah! May your life continue to be filled to capacity with love and adventures. Hope to hear about some of them some way some how down the line. Today, I am wearing one of five that I blind bought from Castle Forbes and love: S’eau Amazing. A powdery floral.
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Castle Forbes is a perfume house? There’s a real-life castle of that name here.
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OOOOH! New Stuff! So exciting GinaT. A powdery floral sounds good.
Portia xx
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Also, will convince Mr Marzipan to wear First Cut tonight in honor of the last post
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🥰😍 😈😈
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Yes! 🙂
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Oh oh! I know what’s gonna happen…..
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🧨 💥 🙈🙉
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L
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LOL 🤣
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YAY for Mr Marzipan
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♥️♥️♥️
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That sounded really good so I looked up where I could get it in Australia. I daren’t tell you what Google returned on that search.
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If you can ever get your hands on St Clair Scents give them a try. Very well done in my opinion and all have a vintage vibe.
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Reapplication of Osiris for work. Liking it a lot😍
So, your today 28th is my today 27th. I totally forgot the time difference, duh. So we’re gonna be signing off early tomorrow in my corner of the world. Don’t know what my SOTD will be yet. You’re smelling gorgy in your Shalimars. Num num num. I won’t bid you all adieu until tomorrow. Thank you Portia and lots of hugs to you.
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Just in case there is no post tomorrow, I will wish you an advance version of my birthday greetings to you. So Happy Birthday! And Fijne Verjaardag (Dutch version) 😘😘
I *might* repeat myself tomorrow.
It’s been a hoot!
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Thank you, me old mucker, it surely has been a hoot 💋
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Old mucker 😏
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Hey Cassieflower.
I wanted us all to have some time to chat soo put up the last post early.
I’ll be off Mardi Gras-ing tomorrow so won’t be around for farewells.
Hugs right back. XX
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Have yourself a ball Mardi Gras-ing. At least you won’t have to join in the gloom-fest around here😜 What’s the bets that one Sunday in the weeks to come you’ll wake with a start at silly o’clock and think ‘Oh f**k, I forgot to do my Scent Diary😱’ and then will heave a big sigh of relief, turn over, and fall straight back to sleep. Enjoy your weekends, they don’t last forever.
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Thanks Cassieflower,
THAT has been happening already. Night terrors about unready posts, remembrance, relief.
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Wearing Deneuve (can you believe it – my iPhone suggestions feature knows that word?!), looking forward to the last Saturday Question on APJ.
❤
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Hi there Undina,
There will be no Saturday Question because I think the blog will go offline at midnight tomorrow, only an hour after the question would drop.
Maybe we could all meet over at yours for a Saturday Question?
Portia xx
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Sure! I’ll be ready to see everyone. For some reason I thought you were still doing it this Saturday.
I’ll see you (and everyone who wants to join us) at my place then 🙂
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WOO HOO! Party at Undina’s Looking Glass TOMORROW!
See you all there.
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I’ll wear Niki de Saint Phalle tomorrow and think of you.
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TARA! What a stellar choice. Perfect. You get me, right down to my bone marrow. xxxx
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Thank you for your many years of dedication to APJ. I’m wearing L’Occitaine Eau des Baux but may layer some Shalimar on top in your honor!
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Every time I read L’Occitaine Eau des Baux instantly reminds me that Brad Pitt wears it almost exclusively. If it’s good enough for Brad I reckon it’s good enough for lat wears at APJ MMKinPA.
xxx
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I did not know this. Now I am curious to smell it.
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Just two words that sum up everything: “THANK YOU”! Sending love to you Portia and to all APJers! ❤❤
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And I will be dousing myself in Shalimar when I get home tonight!
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Thank You PL67.
SHALIMAR! xxxx
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OMG, I think I’ll drink a glass of wine, or two tonight and drown my sorrow…
I’ll be wearing Rose & Cuir, my latest purchase.
Dear Portia, thank you so much for all the joy, honesty and fun you’ve spread all over the globe! I’m so happy to have taken part in it. I wish you all the best for the future and send you and Jin a big hug from Croatia!
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Great minds think alike Neva – I’ll join you in that glass of wine or two xx
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Rose & Cuir is amazing Neva, I bet you are rocking it.
CHEERS! xxx
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I joined you in a couple of glasses after work tonight. Just cos.
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Portia you are a wonderful person and have brought so much joy to so many. I wish you well in your life after APJ, My love always, Aunty Tracey xxx 💕🌸🌴
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Love you Aunty Tracey.
xxx
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Will miss your weekly Scent Diary!
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Thanks Ingrid.
XXXX
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Thank you gorgeous for setting up a safe fragrant corner in the cyberspace that resulted in our meeting. You are amazing, as always, and I am grateful for this site and your friendship.
APJ is going out with a bang on the day of Sydney MG 2020!!!
Enjoy your holiday.
XXX… Tim
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Hey Tim,
Will I see you anywhere Mardi Gras night?
Love you buddy. XXX
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Darling congratulations on such a wonderful adventure. I’ve been a bit speechless on this one. I want to thank you for being my Perfume Junkie Mummy all these years and if it wasn’t for you, where would I be? I’m a fully fledged Award Winning Baby Junkie and I have so much to thank you for over this past almost 7 years! Your support and our giggles. Some tough love and some bear poking from me! 😉 I’m sorry some of my posts were a bit tardy in timing! But boy I loved writing them. I actually read them all and all the ones you wrote on our adventures last week and cried (a lot) more than thrice! I’ve downloaded them all and you’ll find them soon on my http://www.scentsmith.com site as I would like to hold onto and cherish these deliciously scented memories until our Thelma and Louise moment! 😉
I love you and I’m proud of you for what you’ve grown here and for not even killing any of us, your naughtiest contributors.
Love, sadness and all other confusion emotions at the loss of this glorious site. Good luck with next adventures!!
From your smelliest BJ.
*ha ha Ha!!!!! that’s Baby Junkie of course!!
Love You – Ainslie Walker xxx
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Ps I’m wearing gym sweat but I’ll go have a Shalimar body wash shower, body lotion and EDP just for you xx 💋
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Ainslie,
What would I have done, or do, without you.
Hugs and love princess.
ALL THE SHALIMAR!
xxx
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I’ll just say thank you. Miss your posts already! I’m in SL 5 o’clock au Gingembre for a relaxing evening.
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Woo Hoo! My favourite Serge Lutens by far Ingeborg.
Hugs & love. XXX
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Caron Parfum Sacre in honor! Thank you so much for everything!
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Oh Mariann,
Parfum Sacre is one ofd the best perfumes of all time. How lavish.
XXXXX
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Thanks Portia for hosting such a wonderful and informative site, and giving us a chance to encounter a bunch of really nice people from across the globe. I also appreciate the chance to have published my thoughts on fragrance occasionally here, for what they’re worth.
I have tried to wear fragrances that are special to me all week, in honour of your final week. Just in case I don’t get to post about it tomorrow, for the blog’s last day I’ll be wearing the most special fragrance that I own: some Jicky that is more than 100 years old. I think that might appeal to the Guerlain fan in you.
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Greg,
Your unique and interesting collection and insights into the search for vintage treasures has been wonderful here at APJ.
That Jicky is one of the most covetable items in your wardrobe. thanks for wearing something so unique and special in APJs demise.
XXX
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You are not demising, you are crossing a bridge into an even better land.
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I second what Portia said. I loved always reading about your vintage collection and thrift shop finds.
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Bargain shopper extraordinaire.
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Yup! Gonna miss hearing about his finds.
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I’m a massive Guerlain fan and that sounds fab. What a tribute to Portia. I haven’t got any vintage but i love everything I’ve got. I’m going to wear Shalimar Souffle cos I know Portia loves it as well
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This morning for yoga I wore a dab of Norma Kamali Incense, but now it has to be Shalimar Cologne, for queen of Shalimar herself!
Au revoir ( or as autocorrect tried…au devoid!)
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HA HA HA HA HA!! Au devoid indeed. That’s fricken hilarious JackieB.
XXX
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Portia, all the happiness to you in the future. If I understand correctly, this website will not disappear and remain active, just not new posts, right?
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No, I think it’s going to close Fazal. Shut up shop and gone.
Portia x
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Portia, it’s your registered domain name that will expire. Blog, if its not self-hosted (I think, it’s not), should just revert to a not-custom URL of the free WP blog https://australianperfumejunkiescom.wordpress.com – and will stay “as is” until you delete it (which, I hope, you won’t).
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DON’T
DELETE
IT
PLEASE 😬
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So I guess there is hope!
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🤞😬🤞
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Please do not delete the blog, Portia🙏🙏🙏
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Thank you Portia for many years of delightful and educational blogs. A few days ago I came across some samples I won years ago on a roses question (I think) so today I wore the Majailis Parfum Rosine you sent and thought how much I’m going to miss you and your insights. I’m not much of a perfumista, only being able to afford mainstream, under $50 (from chemist warehouse) lines these days but I do ADORE perfume so consider myself a perfume junkie. 🙂
Best wishes to you in all your endeavours and will try to catch you on other blogs. Much love, Carolyn xo
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Thanks Carolyn,
SO cool that you found an old sample I sent you. That you wore it today in the final moments of APJ.
Thank you.
Hugs and love. XXXX
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Joining all of you in vintage Shalimar EDC today….last day….
This little Marzipan lady is really going to miss all of you ♥️♥️♥️
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If I had Shalimar I’d wear it too. But I’ve only got its grand-daughters, Souffle and Parfum Initial.
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Cheers cassieflower! Happy birthday to you!! You smell wonderful.
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Thank you so much Tara. 💋
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Even though I already PMed you I will say again Happy birthday, my dear!!!
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Thanks a heap of bunches.
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I love Parfum Initial. Wear it! You smell fabulous cassieflower! xx
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I actually joined Matty in Souffle. On my arms.
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I decided that the only fitting perfume for today is Champagne.
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Happy Birthday Cassieflower! Wishing you the best today and always! Hope you have a terrific day! Enjoy! 🎂🍷🎁🎉🎊💙
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Hap[y Birthday Cassieflower! xx
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Thanks Kathleen. Going great so far😉
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Thank you, I have a great weekend planned. Hope your little nieces are keeping well. 💋
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Thank you they are doing great and growing fast! 👯♀️
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY Cassieflower!
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Thank you Portia. Thought you wou would be flat out zzzzzing after your celebrations today.
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Happy Birthday 🥂- are the Smallies going to give you homemade cards?
Are we having cake?
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I got a lovely voice recording from this morning singing to me. I was lmao. I won’t see them this week as I’m off gallivanting myself😜
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I expect nothing less of you. Keep on gallivanting ❤️
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💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💃🏼 💃🏼
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You never disappoint 😉
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I’m joining others in wishing you Happy Birthday!
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Thanks Undina, I might have a spare minute to pop over to you at the weekend.
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Champagne is pretty wonderful as well, you still smell fabulous!
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I’ll be in Shalimar body wash and vintage EDC as well today in honor of APJ, Portia, and all the wonderful people’s comments and lives I have read about for the past few years. Best wishes to all and hope to see you on other blogs. Thank you for your dedication Portia. xx
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Woo Hoo Kathleen,
I just respritzed with Sha-Lemur and extrait. The Shalimar gamut. YUMMY!
XXXX
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Ormaie L’Ivrée Bleue for me today, it has a rum note along with iris, vanilla and tonka. Au revoir mes ami(e)s!!
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Au revoir mon coeur
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Wearing Shalimar is all it’s guises. Body cream, vintage EDC (via Mrs. Marzipan, originating from Kathleen) and vintage perfume. We are Shalimar-ing together.
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Yay!!!!
We all smell divine!!!!
LOVE
YOU
GUYS
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Love you too & Pickles ❤️
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You know where to find me 😺😺
And I will keep bombarding you with pictures LOL 🤣
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😚
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😺😺😺
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Just put MORE on Marcella.
It’s made me tear up.
Thanks to you all. This place has been filled with love, fragrance and life. Lucky us.
One million thank yous
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Lucky us is absolutley right. We laughed, we shared, we told of adventures big and the everyday small, all the while smelling fabulous. Damned right, lucky us.
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There will never be another place like APJ or our one of a kind Portia ♥️
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For sure times a thousand
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Ohhh stop, 😥 (aren’t we just the silly asses?)
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We are sentimental biddies LOL 🤣
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At least you didn’t say OLD biddies.
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Glad you didn’t say OLD😏
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Us?
Old?
NEVER!!!
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We are Shalimaring together. I’m loving Shalimar today and that so many are also enjoying the perfume in all guises. You smell fabulous Marcellavmiller! xx
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Thank you Kathleen. Partially because of your generosity. I never wore the EDC back in the 70’s. Just the perfume. Brigitte sent me a decant of what she received from you. I was gobsmacked. It smelled rich and full, like Shalimar of old. Never would have expected that from an EDC.
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Agreed! I didn’t expect an EDC would smell that good as well. I’m so happy we are all enjoying it together! xx
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What a team! Shalimar-ing and boozing together 🤪
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🍸🍹🍷🥃🍾🥂🍻🍺
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The EDC is amazing, eh? I love it so much!!!
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I wish I had some Shalimar!
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Wear your souffle!!!!
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Yep, good idea. I’ll do that right now.
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I have to get with the gang🥺
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Yeah you do!!!
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Come along, it’s a nice ride.
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Not much of a drinker but it’s Friday here so I will stop at the deli on the way home and pick up a small bottle of Guinness to celebrate Cassie’s birthday and to toast APJ . Then more Shalimar for 🛏️!!
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I’m planning on having a pink gin and tonic X
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Oooo!! That sounds delicious and delightful 🍸🍹
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it cetainly is……yum yum XXXX
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Cheers! I’m having a glass of Australian Sauvignon Blanc.
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What is this? A SOTD blog or a TOTD – Tipple Of The Day. I’m joining you with a gin and tonic.
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Yay! Cheers Marcella!
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🤪
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It’s both!!!! 😜😈
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Cheers to you, APJ, and Shalimar!
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Yeah, cheers to APJ and Shalimar!
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Wohoo. I had Argentinian Malbec and watched Stephen King’s It. Again. Just to assist the sweet dreams 🤡
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Bottoms up to our beloved APJ💥
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It scared me half to death!!! You are one brave woman!
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Either brave or stupid😀🤡 We were up until 3 am cos hubby just had to watch to the end, even though I had to nudge him a couple of times 😴 I’ve always loved Stephen King films.
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IT was by far the scariest!!!
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Hopefully I’ve made it time. I don’t have any Shalimar to join in so picking a little something that was in my first PPP, with a few more decants purchased since, and one that does get plenty of love – FM Musc Ravageur. Included are some enable pins for you all because I think a full bottle purchase is on the horizon. Take care everyone, keep smelling beautiful. Let’s hope we might meet again xx
Happy Mardi Gras Portia – have the best time xx
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Lovely choice, Melanie!!! I know that Marcella would approve.
It’s been great fun chatting with you here.
All the best to you!!
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Perfect choice, Melanie.
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Musc Ravageur! Top five for me. Definitely buy a bottle, you will always love it. I get bored of many perfumes quite easily. Not this one!
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OOOOH! I love MR Melanie,
So glad you’ve got a winning sample to spritz with.
Thanks. About to start getting ready for Mardi Gras. Woo Hoo!
XXX
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Shalimar EdC this morning. It’s been perfect.
About to go bathe and get myself gorgeous for Mardi Gras. Hopefully I’ll be home in time to post a pic.
Portia xx
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Have fun!!!!
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Let me guess…you don’t like Shalimar 🤣. I will miss you here but know where to find you with your very helpful map!
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HA! Shalimar has been with me as long as I can remember Hajusuuri. If any fragrance were to define how I feel about perfume then this would be it.
See you around the traps gorgeous. XXX
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Hugs & kisses Everyone! What a great time we’ve had here!
I’m wearing vintage Anais Anais today.
Thank you, Undina for continuing the journey for us. Be seeing you soon, my APJ family. Thank you Portia! 😘😘💝
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I was hoping you would chime in!! You smell wonderful, as always. All the best to you!
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I had a hard time choosing. All my perfumes seemed extra special today. I hope you will blog at Undina’s?
Love you! 😘
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Actually I am seriously considering a social media/ blog break. With APJ shutting down my ♥️ isn’t in it.
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Oh will miss you. Hope to see you when you’re feeling refreshed & can delight in social media again. Take care & hugs
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YAY! Anus Anus!! Excellent choice for Sydney M<ardi gras night Jyotsna! Ha.
Thanks, see you everywhere else.
XXX
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Smelling gorgeous as always, Jyotsna. I have a very large soft spot for Anais Anais❤️
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🐰🐰🐰
I will stick with Shalimar for the entire weekend.
I was thinking about all the perfumes that remind me of Portia- Shalimar, no 19, Miss Dior, Niki de Saint Phalle, the Gimme/Pour Un Homme, Truth or Dare, Mitsouku, 4711 Remix…..
Keep calm and waft on, all you beautiful folks!!
💐🌹🥀🌷🌺🌸🏵️🌻🌼💮
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That’s a fairly comprehensive list of the stuff i love Brigitte. I’d add Liberté and Mohur.
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Yes!!!! Mohur!!! And Liberte!!!
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I still haven’t decided what I’m going to waft in this evening. It’s going to have to work extra hard as we’ll be outside a bit in Storm Jorge 🙄Decisions decisions.
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Thank you, Portia for the Mardi Gras pics. You look wonderful.I’m wearing Shalimar Souffle all weekend.
Much love and big virtual hugs.I’ve enjoyed every minute of APJ.
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I can smell you from here, Matty.
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I’m not surprised…..I’m an oversprayer.
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Good! Go for it, spray with abandon. Life’s too short not to😽
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Ha ha ha!! Me too, Matty! That’s why I am so good at thunking!!
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Mardi Gras!!!!
Love the photos 😍❤️❣️, especially the first one!!!
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Beautiful Mardi Gras pictures, Portia! Thank you for sharing them!
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Still hangin’ with the hotties, Portia😉 Hope you had a blast. Thanks for the final photo roundup. And of course you were smelling pretty damn fine in your Sha-layers-mar😃
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SOTVeryLastNight 💕 Vintage Shalimar.
Here’s to us & to new beginnings, Everyone! 🥂🍾😘😘
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Wow, Shalimar all round, what a blast😻
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Yep. The whole world can smell our fabulousness! 😁
See ya soon, Cassie. Next Saturday perhaps? 😘💕
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Yep, I’ll be knocking around somewhere. Hope business is going well for you.
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Yay for more Shalimar!!! We are scenting the world!!🌐
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Forgot to say I love your Shalimar family pics, though I’m betting you’ve got some more who are camera-shy. 📸
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I bet Portia has plenty more!! 😉
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I will be curious to see if the comments close at midnight or if we can keep on commenting.
I hope it’s the latter 😘😁♥️
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🙃
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It works!!!! LOL 🤣
I am such a nutter!
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