Here in the perfumista community, we’re pretty thrilled that this year the Fragrance Foundation added a new category: Indie Fragrance of the Year. There will be one… Read more “2012 FIFI Awards: Indie Fragrance of the year”
Freedom!
I have just commenced two months paid leave from my job. This is ‘Long Service Leave’, and I’m eligible for it as a permanent member of the… Read more “Freedom!”
Guerlain Bois d’Arménie
Bois d’Arménie, by Annick Menardo for the L’Art et la Matiere collection, feels less a classic Guerlain, and more an Hermessence; sharing closer kinship to the transparent… Read more “Guerlain Bois d’Arménie”
Favorite Things: Frankincense
Many of the perfumes I love contain frankincense: Memoir Woman, Opus IV, Rêverie au Jardin, and more. It’s a note that resin-ates with me (too much?), and… Read more “Favorite Things: Frankincense”
Scent your world
Over the years I have bought quite a few bath and body products in my favourite perfumes. This is partly because if I love something I like… Read more “Scent your world”
beauty on the outside 