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Le Prix Eau Faux 2014 ~ another update

Posted by Robin on 16 March 2014 3 Comments

Le Prix Eau Faux 2014

The clock is ticking — you have 15 more days to come up with an entry for the 2014 Prix Eau Faux! We have 19 entries so far.

Le Prix Eau Faux 2014 ~ update

Posted by Robin on 7 March 2014 Leave a Comment

Le Prix Eau Faux 2014

A quick reminder that we're now accepting entries for the 2014 Prix Eau Faux — you have 24 more days to come up with yours! The winner gets a $200 gift certificate from our friends at Twisted Lily. We have 12 entries so far.

Le Prix Eau Faux 2014 ~ now accepting entries

Posted by Robin on 28 February 2014 13 Comments

Le Prix Eau Faux 2014

We are now accepting entries for the 2014 Prix Eau Faux, our not-annual contest to reward excellence in “creative fragrance writing”, e.g., fake ad copy.

We have assembled a distinguished panel of judges for this year’s contest, including several of us from Now Smell This (me, Angela, Jessica and Kevin), plus this year’s guest host, Arielle from The Scents of Self.

The judges will select a group of semi-finalists, and then the readers will vote on a grand prize winner.

What’s the point?

We love reading gloriously over-the-top fragrance ad copy….

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And the winner is…

Posted by Robin on 2 December 2013 Leave a Comment

...White Rose, who won Day 1 of the Tauer Advent! Many congrats. If you didn't win, hey, you can enter again today at the Tauer Perfumes blog, and keep checking the Advent calendar page every day to find out how and where to enter.

Tauer Perfumes Advent 2013

Posted by Robin on 1 December 2013 419 Comments — Comments are closed

Andy Tauer of Tauer Perfumes is holding 24 days of giveaways for Advent again this year. Why? Because…

It is this time of the year again: Advent, with its warmth and scents bringing back memories from our childhood. It is the time of the year where we prepare for the holidays, a time to look back to 2013, and to look forward into 2014.

Now Smell This is pleased to host the prize draw for December 1st. Today’s winner gets a Tauer Explorer Set, with three 15 ml travel sprays (the winner picks the fragrances). And there will be other prizes every single day for the rest of Advent; just check the Advent calendar page every day to find out how and where to enter.

For a chance to win the December 1st prize, leave a quick comment below telling us your favorite holiday (this holiday, or any other holiday) smell. The very simple rules…

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