Amouage Opus IV Notes: Coriander oil, lemon, mandarin, grapefruit, elemi oil, cardamom, cumin, rose berries, rose, violet leaves, peru balsam, labdanum, frankincense, musk Perfumer: Jacques Flori 50% of the… Read more “Bottle Porn: Amouage Opus Collection”
Category: Perfume
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”
Not a review of Sonoma Scent Studio’s Nostalgie
I have just been diagnosed with anemia caused by iron deficiency. A common problem especially among women, it is nothing that iron supplements and more red meat… Read more “Not a review of Sonoma Scent Studio’s Nostalgie”
Guerlain, Philtre d’Amour
Philtre d’Amour is unusual for a contemporary Guerlain: it smells like it belongs in their earlier catalogue, alongside Shalimar, L’Heure Bleue, Jicky, and Mitsouko, yet is just a… Read more “Guerlain, Philtre d’Amour”
Simple gifts: frangipani soap
While on holiday after New Year I wandered into a gift shop in a country town and bought several large bars of soap. I didn’t think too… Read more “Simple gifts: frangipani soap”
beauty on the outside 