It's not often that I focus on an entire collection for my coloured reviews. The last time I did, the range - Oriza LeGrand - wa...

When I started working on this blog, I initially thought about creating very simple and plain visuals. Just a few colour blocks or stripes ...

Perfume names are - at best - a subtle suggestion of what the scent inside has to offer, but in general the name is just another marketing ...

Last week I was invited to host an evening of Perfume and Colour for the  Perfume Lovers London meet up group and the lovely Tara has writ...

The things we buy on holidays!! Over the years I have collected a few weird and questionable items whilst being brainwashed by sun, beaut...

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 ...