Regular readers will know that I have been on a quest to find my ‘ideal rose‘: a rose conjured in my imagination by fragrance writer Celia Lyttleton,… Read more “More roses”
Author: annemariec
Mums and perfume
A few weeks ago I was sitting with some other mums enjoying the early Autumn sunshine while our daughters raced about playing. My daughter L. appeared suddenly… Read more “Mums and perfume”
My ideal rose: Montale’s Aoud Queen Roses?
A while back I embarked on a quest for my ideal rose, inspired by a sentence from Celia Lyttleton’s book The Scent Trail. Many of you kindly… Read more “My ideal rose: Montale’s Aoud Queen Roses?”
Not my Ideal Rose but …
After an agonising wait, my sample of Parfum d’Empire’s Eau Suave arrived in the mail late last week. Would this be the Ideal Rose I have been… Read more “Not my Ideal Rose but …”
A spritz on the arm: L’Occitane’s Immortelle de Corse
I stepped briefly into a L’Occitane shop at lunch time the other day because Immortelle de Corse has finally reached Australian shores. My interest was piqued by… Read more “A spritz on the arm: L’Occitane’s Immortelle de Corse”
beauty on the outside 