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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
It has been GO GO GO GO GO this week, even though Jin and I have STILL been under the weather.
Guerlain
Scent Diary: 15.7 – 21.7.2019
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
This week was hectic. I seem to have been running from pillar to post all week. Every day has been chock full of stuff. So many mates, work drama still and some sensational fragrance. Good week, lucky to be alive in this moment.
Not the Guerlain Bee. And other current stuff.
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Val the Cookie Queen
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Hey there APJ.
I was in Prague last week. My husband (mental age 23, real age just turned 60) and we went away to celebrate his big birthday in peace. We rode more than 120 km on old bikes through the streets of Prague, discovering the beautiful city, especially fun over the cobblestones. That was all in 2 days. As we cycled round we came across a Guerlain store, lovely windows, full of bee bottles and the parfum bottles. I am not a true Guerlain girl and am just not interested in the tons of news stuff, including the Aqua Allegoria series (pastel colours!) nor the bottles that they are in. If the bottle sucks you can be sure I am not gonna be interested. I was recently talking to The Candy Perfume Boy about how incredibly important packaging is….. Talking of CPB, I hope you have all listened to the recent Fume Chat podcast, it is back. I did get however get excited about seeing Jicky in the window, and decided to return the next day to go in and try all three versions of it. I had never tried it. Yeah, yeah ,whatever. The SA was marvelous and I sprayed hefty doses of the EdT, EdP, and the Parfum, and left. I rather liked the parfum, but not enough to fork out the dosh. I could not detect one single tiny hint of lavender in any of them, and would much rather drown myself in Chanel`s Boy, and I have Shalimar which is Jicky enough for me. And anyway, I have my own bee.
Not the Guerlain Bee. And other current stuff.
Scent Diary: 8.7 – 14.7.2019
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
This weird thing has happened to me since going on our honeymoon holidays. I’ve started to enjoy a drink. Nothing excessive but it has become quite regular. Normally I’d be lucky to have an alcoholic drink a month. What fresh hell is this?
In other news, we had a quiet, homey week and I got to wear some amazing scents.
Vintage Perfumes: Should I Dive In?
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Sandra
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Heya APJ! How are you doing?
It has been too darned hot to wear and smell perfume. Temperatures have soared to the near 40 degree mark and that is when my skin just says – water please, otherwise we will melt away. We live next to a pool and I am so shocked of how cold the water still is. Besides you can’t actually swim any laps as people are just standing in the water to cool off. It really isn’t my cup of tea, but I need to go for my son. So, please forgive me but I have nothing about perfumes I am currently wearing. I smell like suntan lotion and perspiration. Yuck.
Vintage Perfumes: Should I Dive In?
Scent Diary: 24.6 – 30.6.2019
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
It’s a bit chilly around these parts. This week marks 50 years since the Stonewall Riots in NYC, the beginning of the Gay Rights Movement. So I wore fragrances to match the colours of the rainbow flag for the first six days and something very special on the seventh. Loads of catch ups, people, fun and food as well.
Scent Diary: 17.6 – 23.6.2019
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
All quiet on the Jin & Portia front. Loads of work for both of us, catching up on our sleep, hanging out when we can. Some sensational perfumes on my skin this week, a wide range of styles and note lists. This is what contentment feels like.
Scent Diary: 10.6 – 16.6.2019
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
HOME! It’s been a busy week of getting the businesses back in order and welcoming Jin home. LOADS of gigs too. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Woo Hoo! It’s also been excellent to be back amongst my fragrance collection, love the overwhelming choice. Really feels like home.
L’Instant de Guerlain and it’s many flankers.
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Kate Apted
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Hello there and welcome to APJ.
Do you get lost in the myriad of flankers? Guerlain is most certainly guilty of pumping out copius amounts of flankers each year, but it does not mean they are necessarily bad, inferior or unwelcome.
The lesser known series of L’Instant de Guerlain attracts very little attention in our community. Part of that is the fact they were issued almost a generation ago and are harder to source. I also suspect the range is now considered dated. But you can let me know what you think about that. I do, however, hope they will enter the cannon of Guerlain greats eventually.
Today, I want to showcase four from the series; simply because I own four and they are the only ones I have come across. They are L’Instant de Guerlain (LIdG) eau de toilette, eau de parfum, the Iris limited edition and L’Instant Magic.
L’Instant de Guerlain EdP
Saturday Question: What Is Your Favourite Guerlain Fragrance?
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Portia
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Hello Fellow Fumies,
At APJ we have a Saturday Question. Everyone gets to chime in with an answer, chat with other responders and it’s a fun event each week. Taking sides never means taking offence and everyone keeps it respectful and light, even though we can sometimes trawl the depths.
The idea is you’ll see it on the weekend or chime in through the week. Hopefully you will come back regularly and see if anyone has responded to your comment and you can reply to them. The aim is to generate real conversation and connection even though we are scattered around the globe.
