What is it: a a 10 ml Eau de Parfum roll-on of Tauer Perfumes Vanilla Flash plus a 75 ml bottle of L'Occitane Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc Eau de Toilette. Both have been used for testing.
How do I get it: For a chance to win, leave a comment on the website telling me that you live in the US. Then tell me either a) your favorite recently launched fragrance, or b) your favorite spring flower, or c) something else you've been dying to post in a comment.
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The contest will be open until noon or so next Tuesday, and I'll announce the winner next Wednesday.
The fine print: Don't enter the contest unless I have permission to use the email address in your reader account to contact you. If the email address in your reader account is incorrect, you might want to fix it. If you are the winner and you fail to send me your mailing details within a couple weeks, I’ll give your prize away to someone else. Sadly, it sometimes usually takes me a month to mail a package. Reasonable care will be taken in the packaging and mailing of your prize, but if the contents are lost or damaged or fail to please you for any reason whatsoever, I’m sorry but I cannot replace them.
I live in the US.
My favorite new fragrance is definitely Ostara by Penhaligon’s!
I live in the US.
I haven’t had a chance to sniff many new things recently. I sniffed a scent strip of the new Kate Spade, Walk on Air, and am interested in smelling it when I encounter it.
Iris and vanilla are two of my favorite smells, so this sounds like a great drawing to me! Thanks for the chance…
I live in the US.
I second mikeperez23! Ostara by Penhaligon’s is a really beautiful new fragrance.
I live in US.
My favorite spring flower is the crocus!
I live in the US.
I love so many spring flowers! My favorite is each one as it blooms.
But maybe I like daffodils, hyacinths and lilac the best. Also tulips and peonies. And irises. So hard to choose!
I live in the US.
My favorite spring flower is lilac.
I live in the US!
I haven’t been good about trying new releases, so I can’t say on that one. My favorite flower.. bluebonnets make me happy because they’re one of the first flowers I see in the spring, but right now I’m kind of obsessed with magnolias because I was at a nursery over the weekend, and the dwarf magnolia trees that they were selling were starting to bloom. The scent of magnolias doesn’t seem to carry like some flowers, so I couldn’t smell them until I got right up close, but it’s such a great smell. Of course I also love star jasmine because it’s in bloom all over the place right now and smells wonderful.
Hi – I live in the USA.
Favorite new fragrance, although I think it was launched in the fall of 2014.. so not super new, but new nonetheless, is Hermessence Cuir d’ange.
Thanks for the give-away!
I live in the U.S.
I recently bought a 30 ml bottle of Tauerville Rose Flash and I absolutely LOVE it. So far it has been my favorite recent release from a company. I have been dying to try the new vanilla flash and I haven’t had the opportunity yet. In addition, I love iris and it is one of my favorite flowers. Both of these would make a wonderful complement to my collection.
I’m in the USA and lately I’ve been adoring all things mimosa and heliotrope. I think it’s something about “floral almond” that’s working for me. It has been a very YSL Cinema spring in my house.
Thanks for the drawing!
US resident.
My favorite spring flower is hyacinth and I was delighted to see a bunch of them blooming on the side of the house I bought and just moved into.
I live in the U.S. My favorite spring flower is the flower of the silk tree, (known in the southern U.S. as the mimosa). However, I also love the smell of hyacinth. And Narcissus, which is why after the review in NST, I really want to try Ostara.
I live in the U.S.A. It’s not really recent, but I love Sonoma Scent Studio’s Yin and Ylang. It is in my top-three all-time favorite fragrances. Thanks for the contest, Robin!
I live in the U.S.A. My favorite spring flowers are Gardenia and azaleas.
I live in the U.S.
It’s hard to pick just one spring flower, but I love freesias for their scent.
I live in the US!
My favourite spring flowers are daffodils, cherry blossoms and plum.
I have to say that the new Herme’s Jardin de Monsieur Li and Cuir d’Ange are really growing on me!
Hi Robin and thanks for the contest. I live in the US and my favorite spring flower, though there are really several, would be fresh cut lilacs from the bushes in my yard.
I live in the US. My favorite recent launch seems to be Noir Extreme (Tom Ford). Got a sample from my friendly SA and S5A, and it may be my next full bottle purchase.
My favorite spring flowers are tall bearded iris, but really I love just about everything that blooms!
As always, thanks for the the giveaways!
I live in the US.
My favorite spring flower is the lilac. Not terribly original perhaps, but there is just nothing like the scent of the first lilacs in late April early May.
I live in the US, and my favorite spring flowers are daffodils.
I live in the US. (I only want the Iris Blue/Blanc, please, if I win.
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My fav spring flower, if it’s still considered spring, is any kind of peony. The last fragrance that I bought was discounted Guerlain Vetiver, which I am sorry I waited so long to get. It is just perfect.
I live in the US
Favorite spring flower-lilac
I live in the USA.
I really like Angel Eau Sucree 2015. I sampled it recently and almost bought it, but it smells almost identical to Angel Eau Sucree from last year, which is one of my favorites. I will probably end up buying the 2015 version before long.
Interesting that you are giving away the L’Occitane Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc. Last Friday was my birthday, and my friend gave me the soap for this scent as a gift. I was just smelling it today, and thinking how pretty it is. Then I go on NST, and see it as a lovely prize. Nice!
I live in the US.
I am so far behind on new releases, I think my last big love at first sniff was PHI: Une Rose de Khandahar!
I live in the U.S. I adore Irises and would
I’ve to try the Iris Bleu and Blanc. Thanks for the giveaway!
I live in the US.
My favorite spring flowers are Daffodils and Hyacinths.
Thank you for the wonderful draw.
I live in the US.
Not a super recent release but I really love Burberry Brit Rhythm for women. Thinking of getting the giant jug of it from Marshalls because I have been watering myself with it day and night.
I live in the US. Favorite spring flower is the tulip. I’m a big fan of Andy Tauer’s work and really want to try his newish Tauerville line.
I live in the U.S. and my favorite new fragrance is Aedes des Venustas
Palessandre d”Or.
I live in the U.S. and my favorite spring flower is lilac, followed ever-so-closely by the Korean Spice Viburnum blossoms (oh, if I could only find a fragrance that smells just like them!).
I live in the US, am woefully behind on new releases and my favorite spring flower is All of Them. The lilacs have just started to come out and they smell wonderful. Thanks for the draw!
I live in the US and you can use my email.
My favorite spring flower is white lilac, which will bloom outside my window any minute now!
Thanks for the fantastic draw!
I live in the U.S. and my fave spring flower is lilac. Thanks for the giveaway!
Hello, I live in the US. Huge fan of vanilla so I’d like to try the Vanilla Flash. Favorite recently launched perfume that I’ve tried is Mugler’s Ultra Zest. Perfect for spring and summer. Thanks!
I live in the U.S. My favorite spring flower/fragrance are lilacs. Thank you for the giveaway, looking forward to trying the Tauer!
I live in the U.S.
My favorite spring flowers are on the dogwood trees around my parents’ house. They don’t really smell like anything but tree (which I rather like) but they are so cheery and bright while somehow managing to be dainty and elegant at the same time.
I live in the U.S., and my favorite spring flower is the peony, especially those with a lovely scent but all in general.
Thank you, Robin. and I hope I win!
I live in the US. My recently launched fragrance is Cuir d’Ange by Hermes. Very good, but so light that it just lives on the skin.
I live in the US.
My favorite spring flower is the iris.
Thanks!
I live in the US. Lately I have been enjoying Cedre Blanc.
Thank you!!
I live in the U.S.
Like many others here I am enjoying all the lilacs in bloom and am about to plant one so I can gaze at it out my kitchen window.
Thanks for the draw!
Hello, I live in the US.
My favorite summer flower is definetly the gardenia. The petals are soft and beautiful and the smell is intoxicating! Before I moved here years ago I took it as a sign when I saw a thick green gardenia bush beside the front door. Its been giving joy and fragrance ever since.
thank you for the giveaway : )
I’m in the U.S. In the Midwest, I was always thrilled to see the lilacs. Here in California, it’s the jasmine. There’s been a trend lately of planting banks of jasmine as ground cover, outside of office buildings, and in parking lots, and it’s nice to get a whiff when running errands or visiting a doctor’s office.
I live in the Pacific NW, my fav spring flowers are lily of the valley and lilacs. In Chicago, where I grew up, lilacs reminded me of my birthday, in June, but they arrive so much earlier here in Seattle. looking for a nice summer frag as I have no trouble finding yummy wintery ones.
I am in the US, and I love all the spring flowers! I get especially excited for the viburnum on my walk to work, and the apple blossoms. Thank you!
I live in the US.
My favorite spring flowers (and also my favorite flowers period) are irises.
I live in the U.S.A. and you have permission to use my email address.
I like all flowers, springtime or otherwise.
Thanks for the draw!
I live in the United States, and my passion for fragrance is new enough that I feel I’m spending more time finding “new to me” classics than trying new releases. But I’ll get there!
My favorite flowers in spring are jasmine, gardenia, the beautiful purple orchid trees all around Los Angeles, and lilacs.
I live in the US. I can’t hope to keep up with new releases (Often, I think of something as new, only to realize it was released a year ago!), so let’s talk about spring flowers. When I lived in the Pacific NW, my favorite spring flower was lilac. If any NSTers live in Oregon or Washington, do visit the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens in the spring. Pure heaven right there in Woodland, Washington. In Florida, my favorite spring flowers are the gardenia and jasmine that perfume the neighborhood. Glorious!
I live in the U.S. Favorite new release is Misia. I love most spring flowers, but especially the bulb ones like daffodils, tulips and hyacinths. Thanks for the drawing!
I live in the US and you can use my email.
My favorite spring flower is one with no scent actually. I love bleeding hearts. They’re just such a cool looking flower. For scent I’d pick hyacinth. Thanks for the draw.
Hi!
I live in the US, but someday I’ll follow the sun.
My favorite spring flower is hyacinth.
Thanks for the draw and all the fun at NST.
I live in the U.S. My favorite spring flower is the hyacinth. Thank you for the opportunity.
I live in the US. My favorite spring flower is the iris; I have them planted all over a hillside.
I live in the U.S.
My favorite recently-released fragrance (thank you, thank you Kevin) is Oriza Legrand’s Chypre Mousse. I got three completely unsolicited compliments today. Who’d have thought such a bone-dry fragrance would catch attention? But I understand why: it’s well-deserved attention. I put off buying this for weeks because I was not sure I could live with it after the sample (and well, the price too). So glad I dropped the mad money for this.
I live in the US. It’s not so recent anymore, and I think it’s even been discontinued, but I really like Gorilla Perfume’s Voice of Reason.
I live in the US and my favorite spring flower is wisteria, which always blooms for my birthday. Favorite new release is Misia. Thanks for the draw!
I live in the US (if Wyoming counts lol)
MY favorite spring flower is the very dark purple columbines coming up in my garden right now. I just got a sample of Scarlet Larkspur by Ineke and am loving it.
Sweet with a touch of spice. Nice pick me up for rainy weather.
So many spring flowers to love- peonies, hyacinths, garden roses, jasmine- the good smelling ones. I just got around to sampling HG Moon Bloom and it is quite lovely. Thanks for the draw! (I live in the US)
I live in the U.S. and ADORE irises. I found some gorgeous, large ones blooming on the campus on which I work this week, which brightened my Monday! I also recently found some hyacinths in a city garden patch and fell in love with that smell. When I am not an apartment-dweller, I’ll plant both. Thank you for the draw!
I live in the US.
My favorite new release is Monsillage Eau de Celeri. I find myself craving ‘green’ scents now – a genre that, until recently, was never much of an interest – an Eau de Celeri has a lush greenness that is not monochromatic, but multi-dimensional, thanks to base layers of vetiver, patch and cedar. Definitely at the top of my ‘purchase next’ list.
Thanks for the opportunity!
I do indeed live in the USA, and my very most favoritist spring flower is, in fact, the iris. Thanks!
I live in the U.S. My favorite new release is Bottega Venetta Knot. I love all the spring flowers in our neighborhood – lilacs, peonies, irises and lily of the valley. Thanks for the drawing!
I live in the US, and my favorite spring flower is the evening primrose. Here in the desert, we don’t have a lot of what one thinks of as spring flowers, but we have a short season of wonderful wildflowers. They’re all the more gorgeous for being so ephemeral. The evening primrose is one such, and it has a gorgeous scent that perfumes the evening air.
I haven’t gotten a chance to try the recent releases, but I think Lily of the valley is my favorite spring flower. I’m in the US.
I live in US.
Fave flowers are calla lillies
I live in the U.S. My favorite spring flowers are peonies – can’t wait for mine to bloom!
I live in the us.
My favorite spring flowers, parma violets and lilacs. Violets I can grow but no luck with lilacs so I have to get them from en passant. I am liking the chanel Maisa(spell?)
I haven’t tried a single new release this year, revisiting classic floral green scents and chypre. I live in the U.S and my favorite spring flowers are hyacinth and viola’s (because they survive my black thumb).
I would be delighted to win! Thanks for the giveaway. I do live in the US, and if I have to pick one favorite spring flower, then it must be lilac. It’s a fun challenge while they’re briefly in bloom to sniff as many different trees as I can.
I live in the US, and my favorite spring flower is daffodils. Thanks Robin!
I’m in the US. I’m really enjoy the jasmine that grows by my running trail at the moment.
I live in the U.S.
My favorite spring flower is the lilac, followed closely by the daffodil.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I live in the U.S. and my favorite spring flower (where I live currently it blooms in mid April) is honeysuckle but a very close runner up is magnolia.
I live in the US and my favorite spring flower is by far the Tulip
my favorite recently launched fragrance is Maison Francis Kurkdjian Le Beau Parfum , its soooo pretty. Thank you so much for the opportunity .
I live in the US.
I havent smelled many new fragrances that have struck a nerve lately. I love gardenia flowers, not really a spring flower but we have them year round here.
I live in the US.
I’m in the US, and really want to try the Vanilla Flash. And am wild for Wisteria at the moment.
I live in the USA-
I am loving the scent of the wild Datura growing in my yard. They have a very mild citrus aroma.
Hi, I live in the USA and my favorite new fragrance is Christian Dior Feve Delicieuse because it is warm and sweet without being too loud. Thank you for the giveaways!!
Hello,
I Live in the U.S. and all information is up-to-date…. Favorite Recent Launch… Oscar de la Renta Extraordinary. Favorite Spring Flower is Lilac.
Hi Robin,
I live in the U.S. and you are more than welcome to use my email address. My favorite spring flower is the Gladiola (not sure if I spelled it correctly ). I remember when I was younger and my dad first planted these flowers. They bloom in so many different beautiful colors. I knew that Spring had arrived when I would see them bloom.
I live in the US.
My favorite Spring flower is the magnolia. Growing up we had 2 magnolia trees in our yard, and when they started blooming, it was heavenly.
I live in the U.S. My favorite flower is iris, any kind of iris. I love iris perfumes. For the past week, I’ve been sort of obsessed with my Grandsir’s Greybeard (fringe tree). The blossoms look like clouds and smell like heaven.
I live in the U.S. and I’ve been really enjoying two newer releases lately…Cartier La Panthere Eau Legere and My Burberry. Thank you for the draw!
Hi, live in the US.
Fave spring flower? Lilac, of course! Followed closely by lily of the valley. Thanks for the draw!
Live in the US,
Heard great things about Vanilla Flash, can’t wait to obtain one!