Recently I met Juliette Espinasse – Dubois from July Of St Barth to learn more about her perfume range. Juliette is an avid collector of perfumes, with over 20,000 bottles (I think I heard that correctly) and spends time between the French and Italian Riviera. St Barth is her beachy lifestyle brand with […]
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Happy Monday : Scent Of The Day : Mini Review : Shalimar Parfum Initial : Sweetly Satisfying
Happy Monday. Scent Of The Day is Shalimar Parfum Initial the cruelly discontinued gem from Guerlain in house perfumer Thierry Wasser. Billed as a Shalimar for the younger generation, it presumably failed to meet sales expectations and was purged from the lineup. Guerlain does have a track record of resurrecting […]

Perfume Review : Shalimar Souffle de Parfum : A Kissed Out Floatboat
It goes without saying that this 2014 release from Guerlain, Shalimar Souffle de Parfum is not going to knock your socks off in the same way Shalimar is prone to do. Shalimar is the Queen Bee of oriental perfumes and even though it was created nearly 100 […]

Perfume Review : Hedonist Iris : A Whiter Shade of Pale
Viktoria Minya released Hedonist Iris late last year, along with Hedonist Rose and Eau de Hongrie. The release of these perfumes followed the successful launch of Hedonist, a golden peach of a scent. I really loved this perfume so was excited to try the new additions to her […]

Perfume Review : Shalimar : The Sexy Oriental Queen
Top of my list of must try classic perfumes is Shalimar. It’s easily accessible, it’s a Guerlain, it’s French and simply a beautifully intoxicating creation. The current EDP version smells pretty good to me so god knows how brilliant the Parfum Extrait– the Queen Bee […]