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And the winner is…

Posted by Robin on 22 September 2014 Leave a Comment

... Kathryn, who takes the Aftelier Palimpsest in our last contest. Congrats!

Up for grabs: Aftelier Palimpsest

Posted by Robin on 17 September 2014 82 Comments — Comments are closed

Aftelier Palimpsest mini

What is it: a new 2 ml mini of Aftelier Palimpsest, courtesy of Mandy Aftel at Aftelier.

How do I get it: For a chance to win, leave a comment on the website telling us a) your favorite Aftelier fragrance or b) your favorite natural perfume or c) something else you’ve been dying to say in a comment.

Be sure to use the “Post a comment” box; do not reply to another comment…

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Le Prix Eau Faux 2014 ~ and the winner is…

Posted by Robin on 26 April 2014 23 Comments

Le Prix Eau Faux 2014

A huge round of applause goes out to everyone who entered the contest, to the judges who helped pick the finalists, and to everyone who voted to help us pick the winner. And, of course, thank you to Twisted Lily for providing the prize, a $200 gift certificate, which goes to…

Dude d’Oud by Cowabunga Oud, submitted by songeuse. Congratulations songeuse…

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Prix Eau Faux 2014 ~ help us select the winner

Posted by Robin on 21 April 2014 14 Comments

Le Prix Eau Faux 2014

Here they are, the finalists for the 2014 Prix Eau Faux, our contest to honor creative fragrance writing or “faux ad copy” (you can read about the contest here). Huge thanks to everyone who entered!

The judges (me, Angela, Jessica, Kevin, and our guest host, Arielle from The Scents of Self) have whittled the field of 54 entries (exactly the same number of entries that we got in 2012) down to 7 finalists.

In order to make this as fair as possible, I won’t post the names of the entrants until after the winner is selected, and I respectfully ask that the entrants not “campaign” for votes here or elsewhere…just let the best entry win. Votes will be taken through 12 noon (Eastern Time) Friday, and I’ll announce the winner on Saturday.

Here are the entries, presented in the order in which they were received…

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Le Prix Eau Faux 2014 ~ last call!

Posted by Robin on 27 March 2014 Leave a Comment

Le Prix Eau Faux 2014

You have until the end of the day Monday to send me an entry for the 2014 Prix Eau Faux! We have about 35 entries so far.

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