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 […]
Happy New Year 2018
Hello dear readers I wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. May you follow your dreams and be true to yourself and do whatever makes your heart skip a beat. To kick off the New Year music wise, here’s an upbeat, feel good […]
Perfume Review : lostinflowers from strangelove nyc : + Words with Founder Elizabeth Gaynes
I’m a huge fan of the strangelove nyc line. I heart it. It’s well thought out and designed to perfection. The fragrances are a special addition to the scent sphere, and especially so for an exclusive line. Why are they so good? I believe it has […]
Season’s Greetings : Merry Xmas : Joyeaux Noël
Have a fabulous holiday season with family, friends and loved ones. It just about feels like Christmas here now and as always, I’m thinking of family and friends in New Zealand. Skype isn’t quite the same. Eat : Drink : Talk : Listen : Hug […]
Perfume Review : Mx. from Eris Parfums : Right About Now
Mx. from Eris Parfums // Nose : Antoine Lie // Creative Director : Barbara Herman // Year : 2017 // Woody Animalic // Notes : Indian ginger, Madagascar black pepper, saffron, Ethiopian olibanum : Heart : Australian sandalwood, Virginian cedarwood : Base : Haitian vetiver, Indonesian patchouli, Laotian benzoin, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Perfume Review : Nuit de Bakelite from Naomi Goodsir : Twisted Tuberose
Nuit de Bakélite // Nose : Isabelle Doyen // Year : 2017 // Notes : Tuberose, angelica, artemisia, ylang-ylang, caro karounde, carrot seeds, cardamom, leather, styrax and green notes // The Low Down : A green, vegetal smoky floral with a twisted vintage vibe. The long-awaited […]
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 […]
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 […]
Saturday Sounds : Deadly Valentine from Charlotte Gainsbourg
My music posts have dwindled it would seem BUT here’s a track I love from the album released yesterday by Charlotte Gainsbourg called Rest. The album has plenty of well-known collaborators including Paul McCartney, Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Kiwi Connan Mockasin. Charlotte is probably […]
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 […]
