Puredistance have a solid, well regarded collection of perfumes and it’s always a nice surprise when they announce the arrival of a new edition to the fold. Last year’s White was one of my favourites of 2015 and now we have Sheiduna, the first oriental addition to their fragrance […]
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New Perfume Review : Lonesome Rider by Andy Tauer : Festival Freedom
As you may know by now, I love many of the perfumes from Andy Tauer. I’ve already written about Le Maroc Pour Elle and I’ve worn his modern classic L’Air du Desert Marocain in the snow (amazing in cold weather) and swooned over Rose Flash […]

Happy Monday : Scent Of The Day : Seville à l’aube
Happy Monday. My Scent Of The Day is Seville à l’aube from L’Artisan Parfumeur. It’s simply stunning. Watch out because this gorgeous blend of orange blossom, honey and incense will bewitch and entice. Find out my thoughts on this perfume by clicking here.

A Day Spent In The Sun With Au Pays de la Fleur d’Oranger : And New Perfume Reviews : Eau de Madeleine and Neroli Oud
I spent a beautiful day recently at Domaine d’Olivine in Peymeinade near Grasse to meet Au Pays de la Fleur d’Oranger and explore their range of perfumes. There was a great crowd of people from all over the world who were either distributors, retailers, journalists, bloggers, […]

Perfume Review : La Religieuse : A Purple Haze
A version of this article has appeared on Ca Fleure Bon written by Megan In Sainte Maxime. Serge Lutens is undoubtedly a master of creative story telling through images, makeup and perfume. He is a man of immense talents who loves an intriguing story as […]

New Perfume Review : Rose Privée from L’Artisan Parfumeur
A version of this article previously appeared on Ca Fleure Bon written by Megan In Sainte Maxime. I have to admit I have a special fondness for L’Artisan Pafumeur, not because it was one of my first discoveries but because they make Séville à l’aube, […]

My 2014 Perfume Favourites : Read All About It
Here’s a round-up of my perfume favourites from this year. Admittedly I have not tried anywhere near the hundreds of perfumes that have been released in 2014, however my first New Years resolution is to try and sniff more in 2015! Mainstream Favourites Feminine Guerlain […]

Christmas Wishes …. and Which Perfume To Wear?
It’s nearly time to hunker down and revel in the Christmas spirit. Hopefully you’ll be spending time with friends and family. I’ll be having a French Christmas where it goes without saying that there will be a lot of food that I’ve never tried before, which all […]

The Top 5 Serge Lutens Perfumes for the Festive Season
I noticed that this seasonally appropriate perfume piece from a year ago (one of my first posts) was getting a few views again so I decided to repost it et voilà here it is for more recent readers … I love lists so here’s my first […]

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 […]