Since I really, really didn’t like the last Elie Saab fragrance, Girl of Now, I didn’t hold out much hope for this one! Lebanese designer, Elie Saab has 27 fragrances…

With this brand, you quite often get some slightly advanced notice of what’s coming and when I saw the email about this, I literally could not wait to get my…

Part of the Roger & Gallet appeal is that the brand has retained its eau de cologne roots, so that makes for very fresh – and very French – experience.…

I love that Coach has brought some of their famous leather cut work to their newest fragrance, Coach Floral. That little pink leather flower really sells the look of the…

I really do fancy myself with a set of Louis Vuitton luggage trunks and fragrance in a leather holder setting out to discover Venice, the city this new fragrance range…

Some things are worth a little bit of extra attention – Issey Miyake’s summer editions always find talent and creativity by finding artists who can reinterpret the L’Eau d’Issey fragrance…

Although this fragrance isn’t aimed at me (and definitely isn’t my kind of perfume), if you loved Poison first time around but can’t quite go back to those very heady…

You know when you find something that just makes you want to jump for joy? The Wild Things collection from Ashleigh & Burwood totally ticks that box with their vivid,…

Aqua Allegoria is the ‘fresh’ arm of Guerlain fragrances designed to have the piquancy and sharpness of a cologne with the hold of a fragrance – an ideal summer perfume.…

If you are a fan of Gucci Guilty, I need to tell you that the newest version, Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Femme, is nothing like it! The very first thing that…

If we’re giving out Beautiful Bottle awards, Dolce & Gabbana, take your gong! Their floral lid concept takes this fragrance next level on looks. It’s a floral gourmande fragrance, meaning…

This looks so simple and yet, it’s really quite hard to explain. Parterre is a sub-division of Keynestone Mill Botanic Gardens in Dorset. It’s the largest private botanic gardens in…

So, this is very much at the luxury end of Mother’s Day and the first thing I want to say is that your mum won’t care how much her gift…

After featuring a £50 candle yesterday, I’m redressing the balance slightly by featuring a £1.50 candle from Lidl. But quite honestly, I should have put that £1.50 into a pot…

New candle obsession alert! I hate to say ‘I’m obsessed by…’ because it’s such a blogger cliche but honestly, I am! This brand is completely new to me – it’s…

This sleek looking fragrance doesn’t stray very far from the typical Michael Kors olfactory thread. It’s very wearable and I find most Michael Kors scents just sit beautifully on my…

I can’t lie, my heart belongs to No.5, partially because of the soapy notes which are also threaded through Coco Mademoiselle EDP Intense. I can’t remember the original Coco well enough…

Ideally, I’d be writing this with a few rays of sunshine gently warming my skin, a radiant blue sky with just a whisp of cloud and a backdrop of vibrant,…

This post is more just for the gazing than anything, because the only thing that’s new is that Miss Dior Blooming and Miss Dior Absolutely Blooming are both now available…

Jo Loves Pomelo is one of my most favourite fragrances in the entire world – it’s zesty, fruity and happy and definitely a good mood maker. So, it’s difficult to…

There are multiple new fragrance launches on the go at the moment, so fragrance adventurers have the world to choose from. There has never been a better time to get…

Yes, I’m getting all the roses in on this gloomy Monday – it’s a day that absolutely needs rose! This is a Turkish Delight hit burst of rose with a…

I thought we might as well have a dedicated ‘Linda from Sweden’ day! Next up is Linda Landenberg Perfumes – exactly the sort of thing that those who love niche and…

It’s a clever human that understands fragrance. It’s a rarity to find anyone who completely understands why one note can make us shy away in horror or another can elicit…

I’ve mostly stayed away from anything beauty related over the holidays but these caught my eye when I walked through my local M&S. I’m glad I stopped for them because…

I’m burning candles every evening at the moment – I’ve got a couple of carousels as well so the shelves look so twinkly and pretty. I haven’t embarked on the Miller…

Believe it or not, I have occasionally had emails or comments from people who think that because I don’t light all of the candles, I’m secretly Ebaying them. I promise…

Anna Borrett is Product Development Manager for independent home fragrance brand, Ashleigh & Burwood, based in Surrey, and makers of one of my all-time favourite candles, Pinemingo. As its peak candle time, I…

I really took this at face value when it arrived at my desk and imagined some slightly hippy weed kind of fragrance, but in reality, Malin + Goetz Cannabis Fragrance is…