Welcome to another edition of Mood Scent 4. This session we’re discussing diva fragrances. These days I feel that meaning of the word diva has a bit of a bad rap, however it can simply refer to a very successful and famous female singer, originally […]
Mandy Aftel is the perfumer behind Aftelier Perfumes and has made a swathe of interesting and fragrant scents. Her perfumes just seem to work for me and sometimes that is just the way it is. Aftel uses only pure and natural essences and if you […]
This is a very belated perfume review and it’s definitely not because this isn’t a wonderful perfume. It is. Hyde is another interesting work from Hiram Green and made my best of fragrances for 2018. It has also recently won the Artisan award at the […]
A quick hello to wish you all a Happy Easter.✨ I do hope you have done a few nice things with family / friends or have been in hibernation mode recovering from the stresses of life. Whatever takes your fancy. It’s been great to experience […]
Iris is one of those materials that you either love or find a bit tricky in perfumery. I have come around to it now but it took a while. Iris perfumes encompass a wide playing field as there are a multitude of ways in which […]
I wanted to say just a few words about the horrendous terrorist act in Christchurch a week ago in New Zealand. It pains me to even write this actually as New Zealanders or Kiwis believe they live in a beautiful paradise, far removed from terrorism […]
It is with great pleasure that I am writing again and that we are back with Mood Scent 4. Our last session as a group was back in October, so voilà here we go again. We also have some changes to announce. Tara from A Bottled […]
Hello fragrant friends. I do hope that 2019 is going well for you so far. 💥 It’s that special time of year again, (although I admit I’m fairly late to the party and am sneaking this in before the close of January), when it’s time to reflect […]
Hello dear readers I wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. One in which you can follow some of your dreams and also enjoy the moment. 2019 really rolled around so quickly and I do hope there were good moments in there for […]
I do hope you all had a lovely Christmas Day. It turned out to be a magical day here, very sunny and quite warm which was a surprise. We had a fairly low-key celebration but now it’s Boxing Day so there will be another day […]
Today I’m paying my respects to this wonderfully creative perfumer who made a lasting impression on so many fragrance lovers. Vero Kern was a true artist rather than a purveyor of fragrant goods. In the fragrance world there are many types of entities with different ambitions, […]
One of my favourite discoveries last year was the artisanal brand aroma M with its beautiful range of intriguing and unique smelling scents and oils. The design of the collection is a feast for the eyes with the intricately patterned Yuzen papers that clothe the […]
