Just a quick hello to say Happy Easter and I hope that you’ve had a nice holiday weekend and eaten a fair bit of chocolate or whatever takes your fancy. We’ve had a big few days so far with parties and family gatherings so to […]
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January Favourites : Who hates January?
January is my least favourite month of the year (when living in the Northern Hemisphere) and I tend to feel a little on the low side. My tiny town in France turns into a shell of itself as many of the cafes and businesses shut down to […]
Xmas Windows in Paris
This is incredibly short and sweet but I wanted to show you the stunning perfume Christmas window at Printemps in Boulevard Haussman and the gorgeous white themed show at Galeries Lafayette. The day I visited this week there were plenty of children, men, women, young and […]
Perfume Review : Ella from Arquiste : Bad Girls and Hot Stuff With A Retro Allure
Back in September at Pitti Fragranze, when the show opened, I was first in line to talk with Carlos Huber of Arquiste. He was still getting his area ready and looked more 70’s sexy than when I’d met him, a year earlier at the same Florentine venue. […]
Nice : I Don’t Have Many Words : Tears and Anger Mostly
Tears, anger, shock and sympathy at the killings in Nice last night at the Bastille Day celebrations. These acts are unfortunately becoming all too frequent but the French spirit will not be defeated. Peace seems like such a naive pipe dream but I would love to […]
Giveaway Winners for Dusita Perfume Sets
First up I would like to thanks Pissara Umavijani from Dusita for letting Megan In Sainte Maxime host this giveaway. There were 28 entries across the Blog, Instagram and Facebook. The winners were drawn out of a hat by one of my helpers (i.e. my […]
Perfume Review : Amatys from Nabucco : Perfume Fit For A Queen
Nabucco is a word of mouth perfume house (and an Italian opera by Verdi). There are three perfumes in the collection – Amatys, Nabucco and LOV. The first two fragrances were released way back in 2007, so you can’t accuse this brand of a tsunami of fast fashion like […]
The Top 5 Serge Lutens Perfumes for the Festive Season
Originally posted on Megan In Sainte Maxime:
I noticed that this seasonally appropriate perfume piece from a year ago (one of my first posts) was getting a few views again so I decided to repost it et voilà here it is for more recent readers ……
FIFI Award Winners : French Perfume Awards : A Mixed Bag
The Fifi Awards run by The Fragrance Foundation France were held last night. It’s the major perfume award ceremony in France and there are four groups of voters including Experts (journalists, evaluators and bloggers), General Public (who vote online), Professionals (those working in the industry) […]
Perfume Draw Winners : Poodle and Pollytechnic
Poodle and Pollytechnic you are the winners of the Serge Lutens draw. Please email me. My contact details are on WordPress under the ‘About’ tab.
