Category: Fragrance

[unpaid/sample] It’s getting to candle time, isn’t it – darker evenings, colder weather (although we are scheduled for 22 degrees tomorrow!) and a need to nurture. It’s a while since I’ve seen any NEOM products but it seems that the brand has lost none of its skill in blending scents that help you feel enveloped…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve wanted to try Boy Smells in one way or another for a long time – it’s just such a cool brand. I’ve got a couple now – Neopeche and Aqua de Jardin – and I’ve started with Neopeche. Neopeche is part of the Hypernature collection and apart from the wonky label (this is…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Swit-swoo! Travalo has got fancy. I’ve had various iterations of Travalo over the years (it’s a mini atomizer that you decant your favourite fragrance into so you can take it about or abroad with you) but this one stopped me in my tracks! If you told me it was Hermes I probably wouldn’t have…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] After some initial confusion about whether Grazia Parfum is anything to do with Grazia Magazine (grazia means grace in Italian and yes it is the brand’s first foray into fragrance), if you like a sunny, fruity floral fragrance, you will like this wearable, light hearted perfume. I find the illustrations on the bottle and…

[unpaid/sample] It’s very much turned out to be fragrance week this week – totally unexpectedly but I’ve enjoyed trying them. This one, Jo Loves Pomelo, I don’t need to try because I already have bottles of it – it’s truly one of my most favourite fragrances – it smells of joy, of summer and of…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] At first glance, Myrica Muse looks rather uncomplicated. Fruits, rose and rum – how easily digestible for the olfactory senses… like a Pimms in the garden; straightforwardly delicious. However, this blend is anything but and it seems to show a different facet on every waft. It’s inspired by the ‘aperitif moment’ – the time…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Of all the Jo Malone London fragrances, I’d say that English Pear & Freesia isn’t amongst my favourites – I’m not particularly drawn to freesia so I’m searching for the fruitiness of this and there’s definitely something lightly autumnal about pears. It’s an existing fragrance of course, but it’s had new life breathed into…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] If you love a floral amber fragrance and have deep pockets, Bvlgari Allegra Baciami Fragrance is a magnificent example of the genre. Actually, although price is no indicator of quality, I would say it smells reassuringly expensive and it’s something I would use for special occasions rather than a daily spritz. The bottle, as…

[unpaid/sample] Jasmine is a very particular scent – you either love it or you hate it (yes, I’m obsessed with Marmite at the moment which I swear is my body telling me I need B vitamins). I love any of the heady night bloom kind of notes but while I was poorly I couldn’t have…

[unpaid/sample] I hadn’t come across niche fragrance brand To The Fairest before now but this a brand to put on your perfume radar. I’ve been sent a sample of Aubine which is not only excellently named but falls smack bang into my favourite note category – hello orange blossom! Aubine is described as a modern…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Since it’s full on wedding season, I thought I’d drop this new Givenchy Irresistible Hair Mist in as an alternative to a full on fragrance. I love a hair mist as just a suggestion of perfume and generally, your wedding hair is as beautiful as it’s ever going to be so why not make…

[unpaid/sample] Two new products in this intensely fruity-zesty fragrance from Jo Loves – A Fragrance Paintbrush and a sumptuous body creme. Mango isn’t my favourite fragrance – I’m not even sure how much I like the fruit and that’s because there’s some back note that just isn’t very pleasant and it’s hard to put my…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] OH MY! This Dries Van Noten Sampler Set is worth every single one of the £42 pounds – the juice is so powerful that you only need a tiny dot so I think each one will last a good long time unless you are truly sloshing. It’s very much a step up in the…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Not being able to sleep is infuriating and frustrating – I really try not to get stressed out about it because that’s a route to absolutely nowhere and do something productive or distracting. I know I’ve mentioned podcasts before now but its something that works for me – I discovered a new one called…