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 […]
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Mood Scent 4 : Wedding Guest Perfumes
Welcome to the second edition of Mood Scent 4, where A Bottled Rose, I Scent You A Day and L’Esperessence and Megan In Sainte Maxime will scent moods and occasions every two months. Rainy Day Perfumes were covered in the first edition and now we’re moving onto Wedding Guest Perfumes. […]
Summer Perfumes : My Top 10 : 2016
There’s no getting away from summer in the South of France. It’s hot although thankfully it doesn’t feel quite as stifling as last year. The flowers on hedges and trees are simply beautiful, adding scent and bright pops of glorious colour to the villages in […]
Speed Smelling #2 : 5 x New Perfumes in 5 Minutes
For the second run of Speed Smelling we’re going to take a look at perfume samples from magazine inserts. In France many magazines contain fragrance advertisements with small pockets of the scent that you tear back and wipe on skin. I presume that this is […]
Speed Smelling : 5 New Perfumes in 5 Minutes : Guerlain’s L’Homme Ideal EDP + More
Let’s take a quick look at five new (ish) fragrances I have recently smelt but have not yet written about and may never get around to if I don’t start doing my new Speed Smelling series. I’ll write my first impressions, these won’t be worn five times or […]
Perfume News : March 2016 : New Releases That Have Me Hot Under The Collar
Hello perfume people. I haven’t written a monthly update on fragrance news for a while … but finally here’s one. There are a few perfumes that will be released or have already been sent into the world that have me hot under the collar. Yes I’m interested […]
Summer Perfumes : My Top 10 : 2015
Summer has hit the South of France with a vengeance. It’s stinking hot already and I live in a non air conditioned house so have become a dab hand with a bottle of Evian Facial Spray while standing in front of the fan. And no we […]
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) […]
Top 10 Perfumes : Chosen By French Perfumers
I kept a perfume article from Grazia France magazine that I read a while back and here is a summary of its contents. Grazia had six French perfume creators (or ‘noses’ as they’re called in the industry) each compile a list of their Top 10 perfumes, excluding […]
February Perfume News Round Up : So Many New Perfumes + Tauerville
Here’s my February Perfume News Round Up of Upcoming Releases and News Items that have caught my eye and piqued my interest. Upcoming Perfume Releases That Have Me Hot Under The Collar : Already a slew of new perfume releases have been mentioned in February. Not all of them get me excited but a […]
Bois de Jasmin Travelling Sample Perfume Box : My 25 Quick Sniffs
If like me you have become slightly potty over your perfume obsession, you will likely have stumbled upon Bois de Jasmin‘s perfume blog. This is one of the original perfume blogs that is still going strong and has a dedicated following. I often visit Bois de […]
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