Just a quick note to tell you that I’ll be heading along to the World Perfumery Congress today. This event is held in Nice France this time around and I’m looking forward to experiencing everything it has to offer. There are a number of conference […]
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May Day Muguet
This is a post that I had planned for earlier in the week but my house moving completely took over my life. There was a lot of physical labour involved from dawn to the early hours and a fair bit of angst over what to […]
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 […]
New Perfume Review : Slowdive from Hiram Green : Just Like Honey
Slowdive : from Hiram Green // Nose : Hiram Green // Year : 2017 // Notes : Tobacco blossom, neroli, orange flower, beeswax, dried fruit, tuberose, resins The Low Down : A honeyed floral perfume with a buzzed out blissful vibe – perfect for languid days and […]
October and November Favourites and Musings
Sometimes I feel like time is whirling by so quickly that I just can’t get a grip and in my lower moments often need to remind myself that today is the best I’m ever going to be. I’ve had the occasional sleepless night reading about […]
A Different Vision On Fashion Photography : Peter Lindbergh Exhibition at La Venaria Reale
If you have an interest in photography and you remember the start of the supermodel era then this is something you may enjoy. The Peter Lindbergh photographic exhibition is on show at La Venaria Reale in Turin and features over 220 photos. It runs until February 2018 […]
New Perfume Review : Gabrielle from Chanel : Alluring or Boring?
Chanel is the perennially chic Parisian powerhouse that sells the sophisticated French dream. One that is seen as stylish, timeless and aspirational. They do try very hard to be down with all the current trends but it is not in their DNA to be THE fashionable star. […]
New Music : Sort Of … Lift from Radiohead
Radiohead released OKNOTOK 1997 2017 their 20th anniversary edition of OK Computer this year with songs from the original recordings that didn’t make the album. So yesterday another old / new track got the video treatment. It’s a little strange hearing something that essentially documents […]
Pitti Fragranze 2017 : Join MISM On A Perfumed Adventure
Public service announcement. Cue a few short bursts from a trumpet. I’ve booked to go to Pitti Fragranze in Florence next week and I invite you to follow my fragrant journey for perfume updates and scent snippets. To be fair if you are after immediate […]
June / July Favourites : Summer Is Here
Summer is with us in a huge way. Temperatures are blazing and all the tourists are in town. There are near daily trips to the beach in the late afternoon when I can just about handle the lashings of sun. Unfortunately there have been some […]
FIFI Award Winners 2017 : French Perfume Awards
The Fifi Awards run by The Fragrance Foundation France were held on Thursday night, the 8th of June in Paris. It’s the major perfume award ceremony in France and there are a range of prizes to be won. There is the Fifi d’Or (judged by a jury of artists, the […]
April Favourites : A Mixed Bag
To be honest I was a little preoccupied with the French elections in April and engaged in much reading and TV viewing to better understand the system. Relief was palpable as Macron saw off Le Pen in the second round, although he has a hard road ahead. In […]
