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Posted April 9, 2021 April 8, 2021

Fragrances for ‘when this is all over’ – soothing scents + party perfumes

How often have you heard the phrase when this is all over during the past year? Well, the “when” is soon – at least in the U.K. with the government’s ‘roadmap’ for easing restrictions seeing the return of shops and outdoor hospitality services reopening on Monday, April 12th. However, while our hearts may be full…

'Forage – Stop to smell the flowers… then eat them, too?'

By Suzy Nightingale

In Features, Slider, News

Posted April 8, 2021 April 8, 2021

Forage – Stop to smell the flowers… then eat them, too?

Forage for your food, lately, or too scared to pick your own? There’s a whole world of edible plants growing around us, but if the closest you’ve ever been to foraging for food is scrumping apples (or more recently, scrabbling at the red-stickered items in your supermarket’s Reduced section), you need this beautiful book… Yes,…

'Escentric Molecules M+ exclusive webinar launch (watch here!)'

By Suzy Nightingale

In Features, Slider, Just launched, News, Launches

Posted April 7, 2021 April 1, 2021

Escentric Molecules M+ exclusive webinar launch (watch here!)

Escentric Molecules M+ is an incredible NEW trio, incorporating their iconic Molecule 01 with iris, mandarin and patchouli, respectively, for the most fabulous fragrant results. Now, you can purchase your own M+ Discovery Set and sniff-along online…! We just know you’re going to fall (hard) for all three of these Escentric Molecules M+ fragrances, and…

'Scent themed podcasts we’re listening to for spring'

By Suzy Nightingale

In Features, Slider, News

Posted April 6, 2021 April 6, 2021

Scent themed podcasts we’re listening to for spring

Scent themed podcasts seem to be bursting forth like so many buds blossoming, and we’re here for it! When we began recommending perfumed podcasts to listen to a couple of years ago, there really were only a handful around. Now? A whole bunch we’re adding to our ‘subscribe’ list for spring. Exploring our sense of…

By Samantha Scriven

In Features, Slider, News, Launches

Posted April 5, 2021 March 31, 2021

Latest Launches: Scents to Celebrate

With names like Radiant Osmanthus and Juniper Jazz, it’s clear to that this week’s latest launches are something to celebrate. Lacoste brings us visons of Wimbledon with Match Point whilst Creed Aventus glories in its Tenth Anniversary Limited Edition. In the final furlong, Parfums de Marly provides a breath-taking photo finish with the luxurious Pegasus…

'Happy Birthday Chanel! N°5 – 100 years of celebrity'

By Suzy Nightingale

In Features, Slider, News

Posted April 1, 2021 March 31, 2021

Happy Birthday Chanel! N°5 – 100 years of celebrity

We’re ready to celebrate in more ways than one, not the least by saying Happy Birthday, Chanel. Incredibly, N°5 is celebrating 100 years of being adored by celebrities and fragrance fans the world over. We urge you to join in by spritzing some, now, while watching the fragrantly-themed full-length film and resting your eyes on…

'Clive Christian Matsukita – a fragrant history, revived'

By Suzy Nightingale

In Features, Slider, News, Launches

Posted March 31, 2021 April 1, 2021

Clive Christian Matsukita – a fragrant history, revived

Clive Christian has been searching through the Crown Perfumery Company archives to research ‘some of the most infamous scents from this revolutionary British perfume house; loved by the aristocracy, politicians, artists and actors of the Victorian era and beyond.’ Select perfumes, we’re told, will be ‘uncovered from history, taking inspiration from a unique heritage whilst…

'Perfume Bottles Auction 2021 – the rare, unique & ravishing!'

By Suzy Nightingale

In Features, Slider, News

Posted March 30, 2021 March 30, 2021

Perfume Bottles Auction 2021 – the rare, unique & ravishing!

The annual Perfume Bottles Auction is the most important date in the diary for serious scent bottle collectors around the world. Every year, stunning examples of artistic fragrance flaçons are meticulously sourced and offered to bidders, and it’s a chance to see some of the rarest bottles outside of a museum. Since 1979, organiser and…

'Latest Launches: Fragrant Road to Freedom'

By Samantha Scriven

In Features, Slider, News, Launches

Posted March 29, 2021 March 25, 2021

Latest Launches: Fragrant Road to Freedom

Succumb to the charms of this week’s latest launches as freedom beckons and happier times pave the way. Contradictions in Ilk Virtuous transports you to Tuscany while Bentley For Men Silverlake entices you to roll down the windows and enjoy the ride. Skandinavisk Kapitel 12 Freedom to Roam invites exploration and adventure and we are…

'Secrets of the Lavender Girls – real-life WWII stories of the women who worked at Yardley'

By Suzy Nightingale

In Features, Slider

Posted March 25, 2021

Secrets of the Lavender Girls – real-life WWII stories of the women who worked at Yardley

In her novel, Secrets of the Lavender Girls (a book we recently added to our Fragrant Reads shelf of scent-themed tomes), Kate Thompson tells the tale of the women who worked at the Yardley factory during the war. But it turns out some of the stories she discovered suring her research were even more incredible……