Fragrance Reviews
Fragrance and perfume reviews as well as my favourite home fragrance, candles and diffusers. Here you’ll find everything fragrance related including exclusive launches and my top favourites from international best sellers to niche British perfumer finds.
Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Orange Soleia
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Believe it or not, I was up at 7 this morning doing a quick yoga session which is something I couldn’t have envisaged happening in a month of Sundays…
Estee Lauder Compact Fragrance Part 5
So, this is the last of my Estee Lauder posts – I’ve finally worked my way through the whole collection. I have so much enjoyed going through them one by…
Estee Lauder Compact Fragrance Part 4
There were always going to be dogs! In fact, one of the most sought after solid fragrance is the Imperial Foo Dog from 1974 – a Chinese style ‘ivory’ carved…
Jo Loves Orange Butterflies Fragrant Paintbrush Gel
[sample/affiliatelink/ad] I’m starting to work my way through current product and have been really keen to test out the Orange Butterflies fragrance from Jo Loves. Orange Blossom was my favourite…
Estee Lauder Compact Fragrance Part 3
Part of the reason that these compacts last so well is the attention to detail in production. After a mould is made (by submerging in rubber, then curing and having…
Liquid Hard Candy Fragrance 2002
Who remembers Hard Candy? The brand launched in 1995 with pastel nail polish and almost immediately shot to fame when Alicia Silverstone was seen wearing the pale blue shade, Sky,…
Estee Lauder Compact Perfume Part 2
Monday seems like a good day to talk about these – as it’s Easter week, I’ve gone with the bonnet and top hat but I can’t say that they’re my…
DIOR Miss Dior Press Release 2011
I’ve kept very, very few press materials (a lot of CHANEL but not much else) but this was a send out from either 2011 or 2013 for a re-release of…
Estee Lauder Compact Perfume Part 1
Since 1967, Estee Lauder produced an annual series of decorative compact fragrances and powders which amounts to hundreds and hundreds of different designs that are still highly collectable. I have…
Goutal Paris Rose Pompon EDP
[unpaid/sample/ad] There’s something rather optimistic about Rose Pompon if you like fruity notes in your fragrance. It’s not completely clear in my information how this differs from the original 2016…
Jonathan Ward Assassin Belarus
[sample] I know that many of you are familiar with Jonathan Ward candles so you won’t be surprised to learn that the newest variant, Assassin Belarus, maintains all the quality…
M&S Fragrances – New Scents
[unpaid/ad/sample/affiliate] We could all do with some cheering up at the moment that’s not going to rip into our bank balances too hard and these new scents from M&S are…
Diptyque x Bas Meeuws
[unpaid/ad/sample/affiliate] Never heard of Bas Meeuws? Time to sit up and take note of this photographer who is capturing and reinventing traditional Dutch flower painting though his camera lens. He…
Mon Guerlain Bloom of Rose
[unpaid/ad/sample/affiliate] If you already love Mon Guerlain then the rose twist on this version will only add to the pleasure. It’s a very vanilla-driven fragrance whose other notes raise it…
Love Chopard Fragrance
[unpaid/ad/affiliate/sample] I’m coming across some really unusual fragrances at the moment which are different and rather exciting. I don’t think I’ve ever reviewed a Chopard fragrance before so it’s new…