Joy might seem an odd choice for a post emerging out of a poke through one’s sample box. After all, it’s generally not hard to come by… Read more “Sample Summer: Patou’s Joy”
Category: Perfume
A ‘fume of one’s own: Results
In “A ‘fume of one’s own,” I asked for your help selecting a birthday present for Mr. Howe: a new fragrance that would be all his own,… Read more “A ‘fume of one’s own: Results”
More roses
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”
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”
Sample Summer: Shalimar Parfum Initial L’Eau
When Parfum Initial came out in 2011, I wanted to like it– as a lover of all things Shalimar– and, happily, I did. I thought then, as… Read more “Sample Summer: Shalimar Parfum Initial L’Eau”
beauty on the outside 