One of the things I was most excited about when I planned this trip to Paris was a visit to Guerlain's boutique on the Champs Elysees. ...

The times when going shopping in Paris was an affordable past time for Brits are long long gone. These days it's not just the exchange...

...Du bist so schoen.  It's usually not my style to get overly poetic when describing perfumes; I leave the elegies and opulent odes ...

...at least not in equal amounts. It's probably not very difficult to guess who would win in a battle of black vs. white in fra...

I am on a quest for an Iris based scent. I can't properly explain why, it just felt like the right thing for autumn, although I'm ...

It's not very likely that you have ever heard of Kristal pharmacy in Nunhead. You might also be forgiven for not knowing were Nunhead...

Buying perfume samples online makes me feel like a child in a sweet shop. Whenever I'm on a website offering me x amount of samples f...

Do you have a beauty regime? Quite a silly expression, I know. But since I have one, I actually feel better in and with my skin and it show...

Beatnik Winter is coming. Not my favourite time of year, with some exceptions: Ginger bread, stews, soups and other heavy food, Christm...

Dries van Noten & Frederic Malle A designer perfume usually describes a fragrance created for and marketed by a fashion or beauty l...

So here I am with my first blog related dilemma. While the discussion is still out whether perfume is an art form on it's own, artist...

So, where do you go for your perfume shopping? Department store, independent boutiques, online or in person? Do you try to get samples be...

Cities and perfumes have one thing in common: They sell dreams. Whether they are mythical or real, cities inspire us, bring out...

In my childhood photo album there is a picture showing me all dolled up in a red velvet dress, white knee socks and black patent leather...

Not a perfume review, but an announcement to an event I am very much looking forward to at the lovely Roullier White perfume shop on Lordshi...

If you ask people who neither know nor care much about perfume to describe a scent you will undoubtedly hear " like flowers...like a...