Troubles in the Kingdom of The Perfumed Court?

The sensationalist title is perhaps a bit outre. I can't know for sure what exactly passed between the three ladies at the Perfumed Court, the online decanters who have made a reputation as a credible perfume venue ~if expensive~ for perfume addicts everywhere. But something's changed for sure. In short, the outfit as we knew it is no more.

the old times TPC team (from left to right): Lisa, Patty & Diane with Shirl via parishotelboutique.blogspot.com

Instead my information tells me that Patty and Lisa have departed in order to open a NEW decanting business site, while Diane is left to run the previous site as per her sole mention on the "About" page as of this minute  ["For over four years Diane offered a huge selection of scents on eBay under her seller name Dragonfly00. Diane distinguished herself by her ability to acquire vintage and rare fragrances. She is also quite an expert on ouds. Diane is located near Atlanta, Georgia."]

The split is official as evidenced by the following email which has reached the inbox of several subscribers to their list:

"Lisa Lawler and Patty White are opening a new perfume sample and decant website - surrendertochance.com - this week! It is under construction as we finish up all the details to make this a wonderful resource for you.
Like us on Facebook to get the latest news on the grand opening.
We have loved bringing perfume to you for all these years at The Perfumed Court and hope very much that we will have the joy of seeing you at our new home."

There was a previous "split" with Fishbone, another collector who used to sell on Ebay, a few years ago. The reasons for that, I'm sure, were of a different nature.

I wish them (all of them) all the best in their new endeavours and I join my prayer with those of hundreds out there that the change of scenery might mean a change in price policies too!
The loss of one member does potentially signal a problem though: As the three among them possessed a vast collection of different bottles each, the convenience of TPC meant covering all bases for almost everything in one place. It will be harder to corner that now.
Just one thing, I can't resist: "Surrender to chance"? Is purchasing decants & vintage samples a game of chance now or a risk like online gambling? I know they didn't ask me,  it's none of my business and the name is a registered domain by now, but...

What do you think?  What does this piece of news signal for you?

The Posh Peasant News and Offers

The Posh Peasant , a newcomer in the decanting and online niche selling services, has new things for summer and special sets for your sampling pleasure.

Creative Universe by Beth Terry is a warm weather staple. The Collection consists of five effarvescent fragrances:
Mare: A natural ocean experience with notes of sea salt, sand, ocean breezes, avocado and ginger lily.
Vita: A zesty fruit tea scent with notes of rare teas, plum, blackcurrant, lily of the valley, and citrus.
Te: The ultimate tea scent with a splash of milk and citrus kick, notes of tea, celery, grapefruit, ylang ylang.
Element of Surprise: A clean, fresh scent with notes of white tea, Italian lemon and lime, and jasmine.
Element of Desire: A flirty scent with notes of rain drenched greens, citrus, dimbula tea, apricot, peony blossom, water jasmine, pink muguet, white sandalwood, golden amber.
Creative Universe is on the brink of launching a brand new perfume called Element of Attraction, soon available, so stay tuned.

Don't dismiss Filles des Iles with their four scents: Floral Exotique, Floral Pettilant, Floral Sensuel and Floral Solaire. They recently added the latter to their line-up. Floral Solaire, created by famed perfumer Celine Ellena, is surprisingly charming; it's an intoxicating dichotomy of cool ocean breezes enveloped in a warm blanket of amber.
Available at The Posh Peasant for $48 per bottle.

Other niche lines available while you're there: Aroma M, Keiko Mecheri, Teo Cabanel, Sage Machado, becker.eshaya, Soivohle', Monyette Paris and Lily Lambert.

Aslo an early summer offer, good through 20th June. With 50$ purchase, you receive three decants for free: Estee Lauder newest fragrance Sensuous ("a sleek, sensuous river of wood..."), Bronze Goddess ("warm sand and sun-kissed skin...") and Filles des Iles Floral Solaire.

And lastly, a couple of Sampler Sets of her current rotation at reasonable prices: Best for Summer, Luminous Scents and Smoldering Scents. Click the links to find out more!

Pic via The Posh Peasant

New Decanting and Sampling Service around: The Posh Peasant!

Announcing the online debut of The Posh Peasantfor the ultimate fragrance experience.


The Posh Peasant becomes a new online perfume "web-tique" specializing in both niche perfume lines and handmade decanted perfumes. The niche perfume lines available at The Posh Peasant are chosen because they contain the finest ingredients, are exquisite and unusual. The vast array of decanted perfumes are among the finest and most sought after in the world. Most of the decanted perfumes are difficult to find or quite expensive if you were to buy a full bottle.
You can click to find out more: The Posh Peasant

The mission of the Posh Peasant is to offer the most exclusive, rare & hard-to-find perfumes together on one web-tique for perfume mavens everywhere to enjoy. We will also provide the purest hand-decanted perfumes at affordable prices so that our clientele can experience more fragrances at less cost. This is what makes The Posh Peasant the ultimage fragrance experience, you can purchase the finest niche perfume lines in addition to sampling an enourmous selection of hand-decanted perfumes.

Abigail Levin, OwnerThe Posh PeasantP.O. Box 7522Princeton, NJ 08543
Contact email: abigail@theposhpeasant.com

Five more niche perfume lines will be added within the next 2 weeks; Dawn Spencer Hurwitz perfumes, Sonoma Scent Studio, Mandrake Apothecary Michael Storer Perfumes and Possets Perfumes. The niche perfume section will continue to grow so do come back and visit often in the next few weeks!
The Posh Peasant is delighted to bring the beauty of scent to you. We are also happy to bring the beauty of assistance to those in need by donating a portion of our proceeds to these two important charities:
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) and
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)

Please find the very interesting intro on how Abigail became interested in this service here.

Pic courtesy of The Posh Peasant