Welcome to the first edition of Mood Scent 4. I’ll be teaming up with three fantastic bloggers (A Bottled Rose, I Scent You A Day and L’Esperessence) and scenting moods and occasions for you every two months. First up we’re focusing on Rainy Day Perfumes. As it’s Monday the […]
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Perfumed People : Karl Lagerfeld : On His Favourite Perfumes
This month the gloved Choupette lover Karl Lagerfeld has taken over Vogue Paris and talks about his favourite perfumes. No surprise that his own brand perfumes didn’t make the cut. You really have to hand it to him. He’s 83 and still designing for one […]

Paris Perfume Shopping : Le Marais
In September I spent a magical four days in Paris with a friend and had ample time for perfume discovery in addition to general wandering while enjoying the Parisian sights and smells. We stayed in the medieval Marais area, replete with history and perfect for getting lost in […]

Pitti Fragranze 2015 : Day Two : Perfumes Galore
Day Two at Pitti Fragranze was open to the public as well as buyers, distributors and press. As expected it was buzzing. First up was Histoires de Parfums. This is a brand with some great perfumes up its sleeve. I have 1969 Parfum de Revolte in my […]

Scent Of The Day : Songes Glittering Body Oil : Heavenly Scent
The Songes Glittering Body Oil is a recently released product in the Annick Goutal line that is perfect for these sticky summer days and nights. It is without doubt my favourite body oil and if you love the Annick Goutal perfume of the same name you […]

Happy Monday : Scent Of The Day : Mini Review : Heure Exquise
I’m not a huge fan of green perfumes but Heure Exquise from Annick Goutal has a verdancy that I admire. This perfume has presence and a strong personality. It’s made for conquering the day when you need a bit of ammunition to take on life’s challenges. […]

June 2015 Perfume News Update : Papillon’s Salome, Annick Goutal’s Absolus Collection And More
Here’s a short June Edition of current perfume releases and those about to launch that I’m a little excited about. I won’t be writing about all of the releases to the market in these editions as quite frankly there are way too many to reference and […]

Very Belated May Perfume News Round Up
I’ve fallen completely behind doing these monthly updates and Esxence side tracked me as I smelt so many perfumes that were new to me that the updates seemed superfluous. However I’m ready to launch into a new wave of round ups. So here we go. […]

Friday Scent Of The Day : Ninfeo Mio from Annick Goutal : Green Garden of Ninfa
Friday Scent Of The Day is Ninfeo Mio a delicious woody fig perfume from Annick Goutal

Top 10 Favourite Winter Warm Up Perfumes
February is my least favourite month in France. It’s cold and quite frankly a tad dull. But to be fair the South of France is really nowhere near as cold as other parts of the world in winter and in fact it has the odd […]

Valentines Day : My Top 10 Rose Perfume Picks
So the day of LOVE is rolling around. An old flame disdainfully described going out to dinner on this evening as akin to the couplings on Noah’s Ark. Anyhow I’m always up for a mini celebration, whatever it may be and for many it’s a good excuse to […]

Perfume Review : Ambre Fétiche : My Lilac Wine
This is the extended version of my review of Ambre Fétiche that was recently posted at Ca Fleure Bon. Ambers are that rare sort of perfume that deliver the right mix of thrill, love, comfort and familiarity for me. I really feel that I’ve found my […]