It's difficult to judge a perfume that's based on a movie you haven't seen. It's also difficult to ignore that backstory if...

A few months back I declared Absolue Pour le Soir the kinkiest scent around. It still might be the kinkiest, but it's not the sexiest ...

A lovely gesture. That's exactly what it is. A pillow of violets on a bed of pine. Intimate and soft, but intriguing. Very modern in fe...

I have recently discovered that I do have a desert island perfume, one that I could probably wear forever if I had to make that choice. And...

Tomorrow is the night of the Fragrance Foundation Awards, and what better opportunity to post about one of this years' finalists: Angel...

"Off to somewhere nice?" asked the ueber cheerful sales assistant behind the Boots counter at London City airport. "Frankfur...

As I have mentioned in my post about the Gorilla perfume exhibition, I have a "thing" about interdisciplinary co-operations. The ...

I love it when a fragrance house offers the choice of small bottles. My last purchase was a 10 ml travel spray of Musc Ravageur, bought on ...

La Danza delle Libellule by nobile 1942. Bonkers. And very, very sweet. 

I hadn't planned to write about Maai. Highly praised, this recreation of a classical chypre by Italian artisan house bogue appeared in...

If you google the words "Ragu recipe" and read everything that comes up at least 4 pages in, you will find yourself puzzled and p...

I am just back from 2 weeks in Thailand and the cold weather is really biting. Post holidays blues - here we come... But I won't bothe...

Byredo, the Swedish perfume house was one of the first niche brands I encountered and sampled in full, thanks to the generosity of the Byre...

     First things first: Happy New Year.  I haven't posted anything for a while, a fact for which I can partly blame an ove...

Adding a new perfume bottle to your collection is always exciting, but sometimes there is a level of anxiety involved. Will I still like it...