I will readily admit that I've gone a bit gah-gah for the idea of summer; I can't wait to sit in my garden (if I ever get back to my house to sit in my garden!) and feel the warm sun on me as I quietly work my way through the pile of novels I have waiting. (Obviously...
Two fruity little fig numbers for those of you who don't like their fig scents too "green" and woody. Personally, I'm very fond of a greenish fig - I like the freshness of it and the feeling that you're wearing something that's not quite a perfume. It's more organic...
Oh dear. I do sometimes think that Jo Malone gets far too much attention from me in comparison to other fragrance-makers; as a brand, they are kind of like a very cute and confident little girl that can't be ignored. You know that type of impossibly pretty,...
If you're a fan of Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle (I must say that it's my most-worn Chanel fragrance) then this limited edition coffret might just shoot to the top of your must-haves list. Containing an eau de parfum and a purse spray, it has all bases covered in terms...
For those of you crawling out of hibernation, having a good old stretch, wanting something fresh and light or sunny and new to scent yourselves with: my pick of the Spring Fragrances 2015. Although I have my year-round perfume favourites (Jo Malone's Oud &...
Now that's a weird old picture, isn't it? Sorry Jo Malone London, it does absolutely nothing to show off your splendid perfume packaging! But this post was always going to be more about books than fragrance, so in a way, the rather muddled imagery is quite apt. It's...
*this is a paid advertorial for Chloé Love Story. I was so pleased to be invited to join in with the Chloé Love Story project; I haven't done an editorial shoot in a few months (and probably won't be for a while, what with my growing baby bump) and so it was lovely to...
Aerin perfume: it was always going to be very pretty, wasn't it? The cosmetics line certainly is, with its pale pink packaging and its gold compacts and its flattering, illuminating makeup shades. The perfumes don't let the side down; they come in petite glass bottles...
I've been sniffing my way through a lot of perfumes this month, but the standout one for me so far has been Rosabotanica by Balenciaga. Not a new fragrance - and one that I can't believe I've previously overlooked, considering it has rose in it! But this is a...
Well I must say that this fragrance has grown on me, if only a little. I couldn't stand it at first. It's not my type of perfume at all, but it has caught my attention somehow - perhaps because it's such a breath of fresh air at a time when many fragrance releases are...
Oh, oh, OH! This little purse spray came through the letterbox and I couldn't believe how cute it was with its dolly bottle and cool packaging and then, as if things could get any better, I caught a whiff of the fragrance and it was MARNI ROSE! One of my favourite...
Ooh, Guerlain's La Petite Robe Noire Couture is a tasty little fragrance for winter, I think. People seemed to be divided on their opinion of the original La Petite Robe Noire by Guerlain, either loving the "black-cherry-with-undertones-of-patisserie" wholeheartedly...