The process of elimination and organization: a spring ritual

 For many of us, the process of elimination is fierce and daunting. How to go about it without a sense of loss? On the other hand, the specter of chaos is looming. We tend to amass hundreds of bottles and, on top of that, thousands (it seems!) of samples and decants of things to try. One needs to take a step back, if only to fully understand and assess what one is about to write about, right? Since there are many different types of perfume users, there are also many different views on how best to proceed. Samples clutter is a persistent thing in our wardrobes and blind buys a peril strewn path.

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It's a great disappointment to rampage through shoe boxes filled with scattered samples and decants to find that one elusive, old specimen that one kept for reference only to come across a battered and worn pouch with an empty vial inside... I was searching for an old decant of Les Exclusifs de Chanel Coromandel Chanel Eau de Toilette the other day to compare again with the different version of Coromandel Eau de Parfum Chanel, and it was indeed in such a state... I bet it has happened to all of us at some point! 

Rows and rows of carded samples, decants stacked one beside the other, and little notes with handwritten scribbles about what to notice and what to do next arise from such adventures into the chaos of my drawers. Not anymore. I vowed to bring order into this mess for 2023 and be better organized regarding one of the tools of the trade -the sampling process. 

 

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Bottles of Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile mingle with Diptyque Figuier. Chanel No.5 with Izia.

To that end, I have bought fancy carton boxes with pretty prints. Stripes for contemporary brands like French Leather Memo Paris and fancy illustrations resembling Mucha for the vintages such as Monsieur Rochas Eau de Toilette Concentree by Rochas' various decants and Candide Effluve by Guerlain Ebay dregs. 

 

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I will make carton dividers for brands with labels on top. The perfect filing system, like Mrs.Lemon in Christie's Poirot stories used to daydream about. It's really taking over my free time, but the experience is worth it. At last, knowledge and access are at one's fingertips!

Christmas '09 Gift Ideas: Sample your Way into Oblivion!

In the pursuit of finding the perfect gift Sephora had the perfect idea: Why not cater your loved ones to the Deluxe Fragrance Sampler? It 12 fragrance samples (one masculine and one feminine set each), an atomizer, a fragrance guide, and a gift certificate. The recipient can redeem the certificate for a full bottle of whichever fragrance caught her or his fancy. talk about solving the dilemma of finding what one would like! (Full responsibility is on their shoulders!). Successfully introduced last year, this year's Sephora Deluxe Fragrance Sampler is available for 50$ (free shipping for the following fragrances:

The women's set includes:

- Aquolina Pink Sugar
- Donna Karan Cashmere Mist
- Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy
- Prada Infusion D'Iris
- Dior Addict 2
- Emilio Pucci Vivara Variazioni Acqua 330
- Kenzo Flower byKenzo
- Stella McCartney Stella Nude
- Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue
- Harajuku Lovers G
- Michael Kors Very Hollywood
- Versace Bright Crystal


The men's set includes:

- 1.0 oz Anthony Logistics For Men Shave Cream
- Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio Pour Homme
- Diesel Fuel For Life Men
- Juicy Couture Dirty English
- Ralph Lauren Polo Blue
- Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Pour Homme
- Givenchy Play
- Lacoste Challenge
- Versace Man Eau Fraiche
- Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male
- Giorgio Armani Code Men
- Prada Amber Pour Homme
- L'Homme Yves Saint Laurent

Available at Sephora stores and online at sephora.com

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.

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