The Smelly Vagabond is hosting a conversation on credibility and perfume writing with reference to Persolaise’s article on the same topic. There are some great comments from some great people. I thought I would add to the conversation with this piece that I prepared for The Smelly Vagabond’s site. This piece is really a comment that was too long to post as a comment.
Futher Reading on this topic is at:
Persolaise – Who do you work for? Thoughts on blogs and Perfume Criticism
Nafia Guljar – Jo Malone and the ugly side of beauty blogging
The Smelly Vagabond – The Voice of a Blogger
The Smelly Vagabond – A Delightful Non-Sequitur
The Non-Blonde – Full Disclosure
Guest Post by The Fragrant Man
In response to Mr Vagabond’s post The Voice of a Blogger…
A Story of a Delightful Non-Sequitur
I was approached by Brand X (a clue there to the cognoscenti) to see if I would write about their new releases. It is important to note here that the approach was from a PR company handsomely paid by Branch X to maximize their exposure to perfume buyers. They were extremely keen to give me ‘information’ and sent extremely high quality and beautifully shot photos of extremely expensive perfume.
Brand Rep to The Fragrant Man
We are currently looking after a few perfume labels which I thought might be of interest to you (sic) blog…
The Fragrant Man to Brand Rep
With new releases I prefer to publish a review when they are purchasable on-line by the readership. Otherwise they forget or become frustrated.
Brand to…
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