I was in London a few months ago and met artist Sarah Baker in her studio, who also happens to have a perfume line. I had previously taken a peek at her range on the internet as you do and loved the concept of a perfume […]
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Mood Scent 4 : Relaxing Perfumes
Welcome back to another session of Mood Scent 4 with my perfume blogging friends, I Scent You A Day, A Bottled Rose and L‘Esperessence who is here with us today after a leave of absence. This instalment features our most relaxing perfumes. So when do you feel relaxed? […]
Mood Scent 4 : Scents of Place
Welcome to another edition of Mood Scent 4 with my perfume blogging friends, I Scent You A Day and A Bottled Rose. We’re here to scent moods and occasions and today we’ll be writing about Scents of Place. L’Esperessence is currently taking a break but […]
Aftelier Perfumes : Part 2 : The Scents of Natural Fragrant Wonder : Oud Luban, Cepes and Tuberose and Amber Tapestry
Aftelier Perfumes is based in Berkeley and it’s there that Mandy Aftel crafts her wonderful fragrances. Aftel makes not only natural perfumes but also scented teas, chef’s essences and body products. If you wander over and take a look at her website you will find […]
Mood Scent 4 : Perfumes That Are Perfect For Any Occasion
Welcome to another edition of Mood Scent 4 with my perfume blogging friends, I Scent You A Day, A Bottled Rose and L’Esperessence. Unfortunately L’Esperessence can’t be with us for this edition. We do have some exciting news about I Scent You A Day though […]
Perfume Review : Warszawa from Puredistance : Dance Away
Warszawa : from Puredistance // Nose : Antoine Lie // Year : 2016 // Notes : Galbanum, grapefruit, violet leaf , jasmine absolute, broom absolute, orris butter, patchouli, vetiver, styrax, vetiver The Low Down : A classy, beautifully blended floral perfume that will make you Queen of the ball. […]
Perfume Favourites for 2017 : And Other Fragrant Finds
Hello everyone and welcome to 2018. Here’s to a Fragrant New Year across the globe 🌺. I’m going to take you through my favourite fragrances of the year and a few musings. This is a year where I blogged less frequently for various reasons, however my […]
Mood Scent 4: Night Out Perfumes
Hello folks. Welcome to the latest edition of Mood Scent 4, a joint blogging project with my perfume partners : I Scent You A Day, A Bottled Rose and L’Esperessence. Today we’re focusing on Night Out Perfumes to prep you for the party season. December […]
Maison Trudon Giveaway Winner
The results are in and the lucky winner of the Maison Trudon samples is whereizbryan who follows on Instagram. The winner was drawn out of a kitchen bowl from scraps of white paper by my helper (i.e. youngest child), the old fashioned way. I will contact […]
Maison Trudon Perfume Quick Sniffs : Quintessential Quintet : AND A GIVEAWAY
Cire Trudon is known as the purveyor of a line of luxury candles referencing French history. Candle burners and perfumistas everywhere I would imagine had rather high expectations upon the revelation that the brand would be releasing perfumes. Myself included. Keeping in mind their luxury […]
New Perfume Review : Pink Wood from April Aromatics : Pink Is The Warmest Colour
Let me introduce you to Tanja Bochnig, a talented natural perfumer based in Berlin. Tanja has a beautifully constructed collection of fragrances called April Aromatics and her work touches me in that wonderful way where I feel a connection to everything she creates. There are other fantastic […]
Mood Scent 4 : Uplifting Perfumes
We’re back with the fourth edition of Mood Scent 4, where A Bottled Rose, I Scent You A Day, L’Esperessence and Megan In Sainte Maxime offer their choices on scent moods and occasions or various themes every two months. Rainy Day, Wedding Guest and Mainstream perfumes have been covered […]
Megan In Sainte Maxime 