Tom Ford – Fougère d’Argent
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Visiting Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy
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Shalini – Paradis Provence
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Parle Moi de Parfum – Papyrus Oud / 71
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Talking perfume with Douglas Little – Heretic founder and perfumer.
Compared to fragrance, cosmetics and skincare brands are often more agile and a bit more fun because they don’t take themselves too seriously. Fragrance is sometimes typecast as the serious older sister in the family that is the beauty industry. The decade’s groundswell of new niche brands has given fragrance something of a modern makeover,… Continue reading Talking perfume with Douglas Little – Heretic founder and perfumer.
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Rose fragrances: Five favourites for 2020
In 1913, American avant-garde novelist and poet Gertrude Stein wrote, “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.” It’s a delicious maxim, not only because of Stein’s intended meaning, but also for the varied interpretations that circulate the Internet. Superficial interpretation of the line from Stein’s poem, Sacred Emily, explores the idea of things… Continue reading Rose fragrances: Five favourites for 2020
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Creed Aventus, 2020 decennial
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Aventus, Creed’s bestselling fragrance, the French perfume house has launched a limited-edition collector’s bottle. The juice untouched, this commemorative bottle is the original Aventus in a matte black and silver presentation. I began this blog around the same time Aventus launched. I penned a review of Aventus Cologne last year,… Continue reading Creed Aventus, 2020 decennial
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The solar and lunar pair: Paradis Provence and Iris Lumière by Shalini Parfums.
Perfumed pairings are nothing new in the world of fragrance. Pour femme and pour homme, day and night, cologne and extrait de parfum are common ways two individual fragrances might be linked. Over millennia, humans have used perfume (originating from the Latin phrase “per fumum” meaning “through smoke”) as a means to communicate with the heavens. It… Continue reading The solar and lunar pair: Paradis Provence and Iris Lumière by Shalini Parfums.
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Into the Woods – Five Autumn Favourites for 2021
Autumn has returned to Australia and even though the autumnal chill with its colour palette of dark browns and ochres is still weeks away, I’m already dipping into the woodier side of my fragrance wardrobe, typically reserved for winter. Like the May ritual of reorganising coats and knitwear to be within arm’s reach in the… Continue reading Into the Woods – Five Autumn Favourites for 2021
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Feeling summer fresh in winter
Winter has arrived in Sydney but I’m still holding onto the memory of summer, wearing some of my favourite ‘freshie’ fragrances. With olfactory equivalents of cool greens, watery blues and zesty yellows, here are my current favourite freshies, some old, some new. Santa Maria Novella, S.M Novella Parfum (1533) Notes: Tangerine, lemon, neroli, bergamot, rosemary,… Continue reading Feeling summer fresh in winter
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