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'This scratch 'n sniff wallpaper is B-A-N-A-N-A-S!'

By Ines Socarras

Posted October 11, 2017

This scratch 'n sniff wallpaper is B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

Once seen as terribly unfashionable, wallpaper is on the up as a must-have way of bringing art into your home, with companies like the ultra hip Brooklyn-based Flavor Paper using cutting edge designs in combination with traditional screen-printing techniques for results that are not only eye-popping, but now even smell good, too… Remember Willy Wonka’s…

'Fashion, Fabric & Fragrance Discovery Box'

By Ines Socarras

In Slider

Posted October 3, 2017

Fashion, Fabric & Fragrance Discovery Box

We’re exited to introduce our Fashion, Fabric & Fragrance Discovery Box – and this time, we have curated a collection of scents reflecting the way that talented perfumers can evoke the texture of a fabric through the medium of scent. These range from Jasper Conran’s mysterious Nightshade through AURA MUGLER, La Perla Mia La Perla,…

'The Scented Letter Fashion, Fabric & Fragrance issue'

By Ines Socarras

In Just launched, Slider

Posted September 21, 2017

The Scented Letter Fashion, Fabric & Fragrance issue

Our latest edition of The Scented Letter just went live – and we’ve big news – because from this edition onwards, you’ll enjoy a fatter edition of The Scented Letter! We’ll be bringing you the same number of pages, over a year – but bigger issues (at least 60 pages), bi-monthly. Here’s what you’ll find in this beautiful…

'Vintage men's fragrance advertising down the decades'

By Ines Socarras

In Slider, Features

Posted August 17, 2017

Vintage men's fragrance advertising down the decades

To celebrate National Men’s Grooming Day, we thought we’d share this article by novelist, blogger and columnist Maggie Alderson from ‘The Magic of Mimosa’ edition of The Scented Letter – which looks at men’s scent ads new and old… Spending an afternoon than researching pictures for a feature about great aftershave advertisements can have quite an…

'Soak up Juliette Has a Gun's bottled sunshine'

By Ines Socarras

In Slider, News, Just launched

Posted August 16, 2017

Soak up Juliette Has a Gun's bottled sunshine

With the notoriously unpredictable British summer weather and the general gloominess of the political climate, we could all do with a hit of happiness right now. Enter Juliette Has a Gun – serving us sunshine in a bottle with their latest scent, Sunny Side Up. ‘The idea was to propose something that inspires happy and positive…

'Have you downloaded our Spotify playlist?'

By Ines Socarras

In News, Slider, Features

Posted August 15, 2017

Have you downloaded our Spotify playlist?

There is no better way to start off the summer than putting on your favourite tunes and dancing around, imagining yourself on that island in Greece, or the Bahamas (or even the Isle of Wight, come to that: the holiday that just can’t come quick enough. So we thought that to go hand-in-hand with our fabulous summer Jet Set…

'Chin! Chin! Take a sip of Virgin Island Water'

By Ines Socarras

In News, Slider, Features

Posted August 15, 2017

Chin! Chin! Take a sip of Virgin Island Water

In the heart of Mayfair you can find a touch of Virgin Island summer, and it comes in an incredibly delicious form. Grosvenor Square grill restaurant, 34 Mayfair, have teamed up with fine fragrance house Creed to create a taste sensation, inspired by their summer scent Virgin Island Water, in the form of a delectable…

'Perfume adventures: global scent shopping'

By Ines Socarras

In Slider

Posted August 8, 2017

Perfume adventures: global scent shopping

Have you already jetted-off to a long yearned-for holiday, or are you planning a quick city trip to tide you over? Perfume shopping is always one of the best bits of our holidays, and so we have scoured some of our favourite fragrant destinations to bring you top tips of where to shop and what…

'Missoni Parfum pour Homme (you'll want to cuddle up…)'

By Ines Socarras

In Special, Slider

Posted August 7, 2017

Missoni Parfum pour Homme (you'll want to cuddle up…)

Missoni Parfum por Homme is the first foray into male fragrance for the Maison in some years, and having had a sneaky sniff before it launched – although Missoni describe the scent as being ‘…unquestionably masculine’ – we think many ladies might feel the same as us, and not only want to cuddle up to…

'Crowdfund some fragrant fun with The Experimental Perfume Club'

By Ines Socarras

In Slider

Posted August 4, 2017

Crowdfund some fragrant fun with The Experimental Perfume Club

What we’ve been observing at The Perfume Society is a growing fascination with how perfumes are actually made. Mostly, that happens behind closed doors. But The Experimental Perfume Club, in London’s East End, invites you to take part in hands-on sessions which explain the technique, allow you to create your own perfume – and almost certainly, walk…