Hello perfume people and welcome to another episode of Mood Scent 4. For this session we’re featuring our favourite fragrances that are Made For Me. My scented partners are Portia at A Bottled Rose, L’Esperessence and I Scent You A Day. We are your perfume selectors for perfumes for various moods and […]
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Happy New Year / Bonne Année 2020
Happy New Year everyone. I hope you had a great NYE doing something a little out of the ordinary, or even if you didn’t, hopefully there was something slightly special about it. I find it cathartic to see in the New Year, as if you […]
Perfume Review : Warszawa from Puredistance : Dance Away
Warszawa : from Puredistance // Nose : Antoine Lie // Year : 2016 // Notes : Galbanum, grapefruit, violet leaf , jasmine absolute, broom absolute, orris butter, patchouli, vetiver, styrax, vetiver The Low Down : A classy, beautifully blended floral perfume that will make you Queen of the ball. […]
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 […]
Mood Scent 4 : Rainy Day Perfumes
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 […]
New Perfume Review : Sheiduna from Puredistance : Sensual Glamour
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 […]
Pitti Fragranze : Day One Report : Let The Sniffing Begin
Hello perfume people. I’m sorry but I didn’t post a pre-teaser to say I would be going to Pitti Fragranze but I did manage to get there for a couple of days to a very warm Florence. Well nearly two days as I didn’t stay […]
Esxence 2016 : Day Two : Bad Girls, Seminars And More Perfumes
With a coffee hit or two I was ready to face day two at Esxence. First up was a session entitled ‘Building A Brand And Retaining Relevance’. I didn’t stay for the entire session but Karen Marin of Givenchy brilliantly steered the panel and the questions […]
Perfume Review : White From Puredistance : Little Fluffy Clouds
Puredistance is a Dutch perfume house founded by Jan Ewoud Vos with quality perfume and packaging in its sights. I had the good fortune to meet the Puredistance team at Esxence and Pitti Fragranze last year. They are a great group of people who are clearly passionate about […]
2015 Perfume Favourites
2015 was an interesting year for perfume, and for me personally as I delved deeper into this fragrant world. I’ve swiftly moved through various stages of perfume obsession. Initially I wanted to buy everything I came across. I read every book I could lay my hands on and […]
Pitti Fragranze 2015 Day Three : Scent Adventures : New Discoveries And More …
So Day Three at Pitti Fragranze rolled around far too quickly. There was a small earthquake in Florence that morning, although large enough to wake me around 3am. An early wake up call if you will. You can also read about my scent adventures on Day One […]
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