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Fashion & BeautyDecember 21, 2016

Perfume: The Best Last Minute Christmas Gift

By Amanda

I’m sure, dear womenfolk, that you are all super organised, with every present bought and wrapped as we screech (nearly) to a halt on festive present buying. Of course you are. For those who, like me, have just the odd… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 10, 2015

Perfume review: 4160 Tuesdays, with Sarah McCartney

By Amanda

‘Project Perfume’, which has been keeping me as busy as a Labour Party leadership candidate for months, is nearly ready for launch. Exciting! Well, it is if you like perfume. It’ll be run by me (Amanda) as a sister blog… Read More

Things We LoveJuly 2, 2015

Perfume review: Alaïa by Alaïa

By Amanda

It’s hard to believe this is Azzedine Alaïa’s first ever perfume in a world where every designer jumps on the money making fragrance bandwagon. But Alaïa isn’t your average designer, he doesn’t play by the rules and prefers to work… Read More

Things We LoveMay 26, 2015

Perfume review: Arquiste and Bloom

By Amanda

New small-but-beautiful perfume houses are popping up all over the place at the moment, it’s a bit ‘another week, another new brand’ which is very exciting for anyone tired of the mass market selection. But of course you need to… Read More

Things We LoveMay 22, 2015

Atelier Des Ors: aspirational perfume for when you’re feeling flush

By Amanda

Now, I’m not suggesting for one minute that this new gold-infused perfume from new perfume house Atelier Des Ors is something you’ll all want to go out and buy, it’s prohibitively expensive for a start -£225 for 100mls of eau… Read More

Out & AboutMay 12, 2015

The new fragrance and beauty hall at Fortnum & Mason

By Amanda

Over at Fortnum and Mason, in London’s Piccadilly, there’s been a revamp of the fragrance and beauty floor which is worth a visit. I know Fortnum’s is The Queen’s grocer so I’m risking treason here, but I’ve not been that… Read More

Things We LoveApril 22, 2015

Perfume review: Avery’s own range fragrance launch

By Amanda

More lovely new fragrances to talk about today, it’s thrilling to see how many interesting, quality fragrances are being launched at the moment. The main stream fragrances brands, who have been rather lazy with their rather predictable block buster fragrance … Read More

Things We LoveApril 13, 2015

Perfume review: fragrances for teenage boys update

By Amanda

A quick update on fragrances for both teenage boys and young men generally, I was drawn to these two smells from Victorinox, which owns the Swiss Army Knife brand. It’s the cute design of the bottles that attracted me, making… Read More

Things We LoveMarch 2, 2015

Tudor fragrance love: Jo Malone Rock of Ages collection

By Amanda

Fessing up, I haven’t actually trialled this new set of fragrances from Jo Malone, but the very wise Sali Hughes has, read here, and really liked them. If she gives them the thumbs up, the likely hood is they are… Read More

Things We LoveFebruary 27, 2015

Penhaligon’s Trade Routes Collection

By Amanda

Trade Routes is another lovely collection of fragrances from British brand Penhaligon’s. Launching ‘collections’ of fragrances is becoming something of a thing, offering three to ten new fragrances in one launch rather than the odd one here and there. This… Read More

Things We LoveOctober 3, 2014

Perfume review: Nevermore by P Frapin & Co

By Amanda

This new release Nevermore, from the heritage fragrance brand P Frapin & Co (the company was founded in 1270), is one of those smells that people seek you out to ask what it is. I have been trialling it and… Read More