Neens7 and Ginny M win the Tauer Cologne contest! Neens7 gets the new bottle, Ginny M gets the almost new bottle.
(And sorry for being 2 days late with this news!!)
Up for grabs: Tauer Perfumes Cologne du Maghreb
What is it: I have two 50 ml bottles of Tauer Perfumes Cologne du Maghreb. One is untouched; the other was used to make several large samples and is about 90% full. The first winner will get the brand new bottle, the second winner will get the nearly full bottle.
How do I get it: For a chance to win, leave a comment telling me that you live in the US. Also, please tell us about your favorite winter holiday food.
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The contest will be open until noon or so on Thursday Friday, and I’ll announce the winner on Friday Saturday.
A special note: I have no way to check the entries, but it would be really nice if those of you who already won something in the 2011 Tauer Advent contest sat this one out and gave other people a chance…
Tableau de Parfums Miriam ~ fragrance review
When I first dabbed on Tableau de Parfums Miriam Eau de Parfum, I couldn’t get the thought out of my head that it reminded me of something. Something vintage. What? I smelled my wrist and concentrated. Calm, snuffy aldehydes. Lots of violet. Creamy sandalwood. Then it hit me: Miriam smells an awful lot like Balenciaga Le Dix. Once I wore them side by side, I could see that Miriam and Le Dix differ distinctly. But besides major notes, they share a feeling of gentle femininity that isn’t fashionable these days.
Miriam is the first fragrance in Tableau de Parfums, a planned series of fragrances by Andy Tauer of Tauer Perfumes created to accompany film shorts from the Woman’s Picture film series by Brian Pera. During this ten-year project, Andy Tauer and Brian Pera will work together on three films — Miriam, Loretta, and Ingrid — and their accompanying fragrances. Miriam’s notes are bergamot, sweet orange, geranium, violet blossom, rose, jasmine, ylang, violet leaf, lavender, vanilla, orris root, and sandalwood.
In describing Miriam, Andy Tauer says he puzzled over creating a perfume that recalls another era yet is still modern…
And the winners are…
Bren5kids wins the first day of the Tauer Advent calendar. If you didn't win day 1, don't forget you can keep entering every day during Advent!
Mireille wins the Jouany giveaway.
Congrats to both!
Tauer Perfumes Advent 2011
Andy Tauer of Tauer Perfumes is holding 24 days of giveaways for Advent again this year. To paraphrase his explanation from last year:
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 2011, and to look forward into 2012.
“Tauer” brings you an ADVENT CALENDAR December 1 -24 with lots of gifts and fragrant treasures.
Now Smell This is pleased to host the prize draw for December 1st. Today’s winner gets a full bottle of the Tauer perfume of their choice: any fragrance sold on the Tauer website, or a bottle of Tableau de Parfums Miriam, or a bottle of Cologne du Maghreb. 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…