I know it may seem unlikely that my first giveaway would be for a traditional, non-organic perfume, but there is a story here. This past holiday season, Victoria over at Bois de Jasmin held a charity raffle. Low and behold I won, and chose Chergui. Bois de Jasmin has been a wonderful source of information and inspiration to me over the years, so I wanted to take this opportunity to give Victoria some props and share her generosity.
I will refrain from reviewing Chergui and direct you to Bois de Jasmin for a lovely review instead. Today, my post is going to be short and sweet. To enter the drawing, simply leave a comment telling me why you love Chergui, why you are anxious to try it, or just say hello! I will pick two lucky winners at random to receive a 1/4oz decant of this beloved perfume. The two winners will be announced on March 24th after I return from my trip to San Francisco.
Chergui notes: honey, musk, incense, tobacco leaf, hay sugar, amber, iris, rose and sandalwood.
Chergui is available at Luckyscent and decants are available at The Perfumed Court.
Posted by ~Trish
I haven’t tried any of the serge lutens yet, but I hear that Chergui is the first one I should try.
Hi Donato,
Thanks for the comment, and yes it is a good place to start!
~T
So, what 80′s album is THIS perfume reminiscent of?
The Clash Combat Rock…..”Rock the Casbah”.
I’d love to try this! It sounds wonderful!
Hi Deanna!
Good Luck and thanks for stopping by
~T
This scent sound right up my alley! I would love to win a decant! Thanks.
CL,
Chergui is a good one! Good luck
~T
Sounds delightful. Hope your trip goes well.
Hi Susan,
Still in SF and having a great time! I think you’d like Chergui!
~T
Have a great trip!
Please can I be entered in the draw? Thanks very much
But of course!
~T
I am anxious to try Chergui because “…honey, musk, incense, tobacco leaf, hay sugar, amber, iris, rose and sandalwood.”!!! OMG! The honey and incense alone sold me. *crossing my fingers*!!!
J,
It’s a really yummy honey, smooth and not over-the top.
Best,
~T
Sounds delicious!!!!
LINDA!!
Yay! Goodluck my dear
Hugs,
~T
Chergui sounds like it smells deligthful!
Suzy,
It is
~T
Hey! Was that you who won the raffle? Congratulations! Somehow, it’s even lovelier that it’s someone I “know”.
Please include me in the draw as well. I’ve always been shy about purchasing a full bottle of this, because my skin does horrible things to sweet things, and need to keep them at low doses.
Yes Dain, it was me
hi!
am i entered?
xoH
Indeed you are!
~T
Great give-away!
I’m building my honey perfume wardrobe, this would be a lovely one to have.
Happy first day of Spring
Alyssa,
Happy Spring to you too. It is lovely here is SF. I believe I am smelling orange blossoms and they are heavenly!
~T
Would love to be entered in the drawing! It’s not my favorite tobacco perfume, but it’s certainly a good one. A decant would be perfect.
Amy,
Decants are indeed the way to go much of the time!
~T
Hello — I would love to try Chergui! Have a lovely time in San Francisco…
Thank you Pavlova! Good luck
~T
Hi, Trish,
I’m so glad to hear it was you who won Victoria’s drawing. Wasn’t that a wonderful thing?
As for Chergui, well, what can I say; it was love at first encounter for me, and has never let me down. I’m just now realizing I have a sort of Janus thing going with Chergui and Bois Blond; 6 months out of the year for one, 6 months for the other. I have an abiding happiness whenever I wear either–as long as I use them during the right half of the year.
Anyway, don’t toss my name into the hat. As much as I love it, I’d rather somebody else experience their first time with it…
Hey SS,
I’m sure the others appreciate you increasing the odds!
And yes, Victoria was such a sweetheart to raise so much money doing the raffle.
~T
Wow! I’m new to the whole perfume craze, but that sounds absolutely fabulous! It sounds like it would be perfect for a fancy horse show
~April
Ride on PonyGirl! Sounds great for a fancy horse show!
~T
I love this magnificant scent because it is passionate, sensual and lovely beyond words. It reminds me of my beloved Egypt and my most beautiful Persian friend Soheila.
Sharianna,
How wonderful to have such a beautiful perfume remind you of a dear friend.
Thanks for visiting and commenting,
~T