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Viktor & Rolf Magic Invisible Oud ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 22 February 2018 7 Comments

Viktor & Rolf Magic Invisible Oud

Viktor & Rolf will launch Invisible Oud, a new addition to last year’s Magic Collection…*

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Le Prix Eau Faux 2016 ~ and the winner is…

Posted by Robin on 11 May 2016 20 Comments

Prix Eau Faux 2016

Please join me in a huge round of applause for everyone who entered the contest, for the judges who helped pick the finalists, and for everyone who voted to help us pick the winner. And, of course, thank you to niche boutique Arielle Shoshana for providing the prize, a $200 gift certificate, which goes to…

L’eau de l’eau de l’eau Eau légère Noir Extreme Pour Femme by Dumont d’Urville Parfumeur, submitted by Gi. Congratulations Gi!…

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Prix Eau Faux 2016 ~ help us select the winner

Posted by Robin on 5 May 2016 23 Comments

Prix Eau Faux 2016

Here they are, the finalists for the 2016 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, Erin, Jessica , Kevin, and Kafka from Kafkaesque) have whittled the field of 37 entries down to 5 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) Tuesday, and I’ll announce the winner on Wednesday.

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

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Le Prix Eau Faux 2016 ~ last call!

Posted by Robin on 8 April 2016 4 Comments

Prix Eau Faux 2016

You have until the end of the day Sunday to send me an entry for the 2016 Prix Eau Faux. We have 24 entries so far — way less than we had by this time in 2014.

Le Prix Eau Faux 2016 ~ another update

Posted by Robin on 28 March 2016 6 Comments

Prix Eau Faux 2016

The clock is ticking — you have 13 more days to come up with your entry for the 2016 Prix Eau Faux. We have 20 entries so far.

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