All posts tagged: Neela Vermeire

The Pitti Fragranze 2017 Report : The Ins and Outs

Welcome to the Megan In Sainte Maxime Pitti Fragranze Report. It’s time to take a guided trip to Florence for the niche and artistic perfume tradeshow.  Unfortunately I had only two days at the show and it’s really not enough time to see and smell the wares […]

Esxence 2017 Perfume Sniffing

Hello perfume people and welcome to my condensed run down on Esxence. I’ve already shared my thoughts on what it’s like to work at Esxence here and I’ll admit that I  managed to get to only a handful of brands as I was working there and was limited […]

Esxence 2016 Day 1 : It Takes Two Baby And More

Esxence is a perfume show extraordinaire in Milan that showcases established and new niche / luxury (or whatever you’d like to call this sector) fragrance houses and their collections over four days. Let’s look at the statistics so you can appreciate the scale of the show. […]

New Perfume Review : I miss Violet : I Love My Leather Jacket

A version of this article has previously appeared on Ca Fleure Bon by Megan In Sainte Maxime. Bertrand Duchaufour doesn’t really  need much of an introduction to perfume lovers. He creates stunningly beautiful perfumes and I love his burgeoning empire of scent. His ability to work with […]

Esxence Day One : Discovering New Favourites

Where to start? I’d drafted a list of brands that I wanted to visit before I left for Esxence that numbered around thirty. I imagined that I’d easily get around all of the stalls, go to a sprinkling of workshops and have time for sightseeing, […]

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 […]