Category: Fragrance

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Oh my – if you’re looking for a fragrance treat that won’t stretch your wallet too hard, the new Clinique My Happy Fragrances are prime candidates. I’ve lost track of Clinique a bit I must admit and certainly lost sight completely of its fragrance offerings so these are a very welcome jog of my…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] A new candle from this brand is always a treat – the Malin + Goetz Otto candle is one of my favourites. So, along comes Bergamot (actually, they released a very limited edition Strawberry EDT and I would love to see a strawberry candle so if there’s any juice left, just saying… ) full…

[unpaid/sample] When Moschino Toy 2 Bubble Gum arrived, my first thought was that it had really better smell of bubble gum. It’s a long time since I’ve had any but I’m still tempted by an Anglo Bubbly if I see any (which I rarely do) – they still feel like an absolute treat and they’re…

[unpaid/sample] My dad used to be obsessed with room sprays (and some sort of scented rings that you put over your light bulbs to let the heat diffuse the fragrance) so Jonathan Ward’s Kartushya Mist would be right up his street. I like the immediacy of room sprays – no wait for the burn to…

[unpaid/sample] If ever a fragrance caught the anticipation of summer, this is it. I rarely look at fragrance descriptions before I try them so that first impressions aren’t skewed and my immediate thought when I spritzed this onto my arm was of warmth and sunshine. And very much a Mediterranean sun – that kind of…

[unpaid/sample] I need to quickly put right yesterday’s post where somehow I thought I had Kenzo Poppy Bouquet when in fact, it’s the new version of the original. All I can say is poppies everywhere, lockdown brain and zero concentration levels were at play, so my sincerest apologies and here we go…. (again)… I think…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] As you’ll understand from the name, the scent of the Goutal Paris Une Maison de Campagne Scented Candle endeavours to capture the countryside – think fresh berries and posies … I know, I know, the sort of countryside that doesn’t truly exist in reality (cows, sheep and midges see that off in no uncertain…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad/prioradrelationship] The Body Shop is banking on both nostalgia and curiosity with this new launch of mixers and White Musk, both vegan formulas. I will admit that White Musk isn’t on my list of favourite fragrances but I know it takes a place in the hearts of many. Even at it’s height of popularity, I…

[unpaid/sample] The words that came into my head after my first spritz of Escentric Molecule 01 + Mandarin were ‘neon’ and ‘electric’.  This is the most amplified, vibrant citrus fragrance I think I’ve ever come across because it really does replicate that juicily explosive moment of breaking into the peel of a mandarin when the…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Well, this is like all my birthdays at once! Pomelo has been one of my most favourite fragrances ever since I first smelled it in 2011. Ten years later, it’s still just as juicy, just as fresh and just as deliciously zesty as it’s ever been and I love it exactly the same now…

[unpaid/sample] Ah, a very sweet story behind this N. Ireland made soy candle that’s all about blossom scents and named for the founder’s grandmother who loved to be outside in her garden. In fact, Olivia’s Haven is stepping in where Crabtree & Evelyn have bowed out – creating bucolic fragrances that speak to our love…

[unpaid/sample] I had to Google to find out where Langkawi is – I almost wish I hadn’t because the pictures of the blazing blue sky and white beaches had my shivering self ready to pack and break any and all rules! It looks absolutely blissful. First to say that it’s a very smooth scent –…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m going back a bit in time here and expecting many to already know this fragrance, but it’s my first time with Goutal Eau de Sud which launched in 1996. It’s a good way to observe how radically fragrances have changed over the past years – this is enveloping, rich and so French if I…