Tauerville Advent 2015 Give-Away Winner
Persolaise I can’t thank you enough for the comments all of you left on yesterday’s give-away post. Honestly, if ever I’m feeling down, I shall scroll through your generous, warm-hearted words…
Advent 2015 Give-Away – Win A Flash Perfume From Tauerville
We’re more than half-way through Advent, which means that those of us who haven’t yet ticked off all the names on our gift list had better get a move on.…
Century Of Scents Instagram Winner
Once again, heartfelt thanks to each and every person who entered my Century Of Scents draw over on Instagram. The winner is: Amusedarcher Congratulations! Please send your postal details to…
Century Of Scents Twitter Winner AND Final Give-Away
illustrations: Cynthia Kittler Many thanks to everybody who entered my Twitter give-away for a signed copy of Lizzie Ostrom’s A Century Of Scents. Drum roll please… the winner is @KingaMkinga88…
Century Of Scents Winner AND New Give-Away
Massive thanks to everyone who entered my recent draw for a signed copy of the new book by Lizzie Ostrom, Perfume: A Century Of Scents (published by Hutchinson). The oracle…
Give-Away: Win A Signed Copy Of Lizzie Ostrom’s Perfume – A Century Of Scents
The arrival of any perfume book is an exciting prospect, as there are so few around. But this year, the pre-Christmas season brings us a particularly enticing treat in the…
Winners Of Perfume Society VIP Subscription
Many thanks to everyone who entered the draw for a VIP subscription to the Perfume Society. The winners are: Joanne Delaney Cecilia Olfa Labs Please send your address to persolaise…
Win VIP Subscription To The Perfume Society + Interview With Co-Founder Jo Fairley
When the UK’s Perfume Society emerged last year, everyone in the ‘fragrance community’ – if there is such a thing – had an opinion about it. Some felt it was…
Vote For The Best Perfumes Of 2014
As we sink deeper into the melee affectionately described as ‘awards season’, some of you might like to make your own voices heard about your favourite perfume releases of last…
Tauer Perfumes Advent 2014 Give-Away Winner
Thank you so much for all your contributions to yesterday’s Tauer Perfumes draw. Honestly, I enjoyed reading every single one and I wish I had the time to reply to…
Essence Of Perfume Give-Away Winner
A big Thank you to everyone who entered last week’s draw for a copy of the new edition of Roja Dove’s The Essence Of Perfume. I’m pleased to announce that…
Give-Away: Win Roja Dove’s The Essence Of Perfume
image: Roja Dove / Black Dog Publishing Roja Dove‘s much-loved coffee-table tome, The Essence Of Perfume, has just been re-printed in an extensively updated form. I haven’t yet seen its…
Neela Vermeire Créations Give-Away Winners
A big Thank you to everyone who entered last week’s Neela Vermeire draw; all your comments were a delight to read. I have now done the necessary at Random.org and…
Perfume Give-Away: Win Mohur Extrait And Other Fragrances From Neela Vermeire Créations
There are only a couple of weeks to go before I take my annual break from perfume-writing activities (don’t worry: several posts will be scheduled to pop up throughout the…
A Life With A View Winner
Many thanks to everyone who entered last week’s A Life With A View give-away. The draw has now been carried out on Random.org and I’m pleased to announce that the…
Win Candles From A Room With A View + Interview With Founder Graham Way
I wonder whether the home scent market is harder to break into than the world of fine fragrance. At least when someone launches a new perfume brand, they can invoke…
Tauer Advent 2013 – Explorer Set Winner
Thanks very much indeed to all of you who entered yesterday’s Tauer Perfumes draw. I enjoyed reading all your entries. Sadly, there can be only one winner, and on this…
Persolaise’s Osmothèque Reviews + Andy Tauer’s Advent Give-Away
*** To skip to the Tauer Perfumes Advent Draw, please scroll to the bottom of this post. *** I’ve decided that we need to build a nuclear bunker around the…
From Mick To Madonna – The Winner Of The Etat Libre D’Orange Competition
A big Thank you to everyone who entered last week’s Etat Libre D’Orange competition. From your submissions, it looks as though you had tremendous fun trying to match the various…
Win A Bottle Of Perfume From Etat Libre D’Orange
A little while ago, I was fortunate enough to interview Etienne De Swardt, the founder of Etat Libre D’Orange, at his brand’s flagship store in Paris. The full text of…