It seems that year after year I cope less well with winter. My skin gets itchy and red from the cold wind and my mood darkens with the lack...

It has been an interesting week in perfume terms. On Tuesday I won my first ever sample from a fellow bloggers perfume draw, thank you Elen...

A few months ago M. and I went to Berlin for a long weekend. Together with friends we had  rented a flat in the fashionable Prenzlauer Berg...

Various articles, reviews and books in the perfume world are beginning to suggest that old fashioned, classical scents are making a slow co...

This morning I opened the little plastic bag in which I had kept all the smelling strips from my Paris trip. Quite an aroma and a nice...

Back from Paris, I can feel it coming: The nasty post trip cold. Normally it's the combination of the dry air in a plane occupied by 20...

It's been a while since I have spent hours in a meeting room with disgruntled clients who didn't like the latest ad we created for...

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...