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Honest perfume reviews with an occasional foray into whimsy. I hope you’ll fall in love with a new fragrance and invite me to the wedding.
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From the archives: Go big or go home because it’s time for some Eighties glamour. Floof up your hair and pad out those shoulders, because today we’re talking about Giorgio Beverly Hills Red.
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Dolce&Gabbana Devotion For Her by Olivier Cresp
Dolce&Gabbana Devotion is not your usual mainstream fare. I’d recommend a try before you buy, because this glamorous bottle is most definitely not blind-buy material.
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Avon Far Away Beyond the Moon Parfum 2023
Cherries and white flowers should just get married; they’re perfect for each other.
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A Candle to Covet: Told London Dancing Light, Lake Como
The candle market is a competitive one, but this one really stands out. Find out why it impressed the socks off me.
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The Perfume Society Seasonal Scent Box: Autumn
It’s my favourite time of year. No more humidity or stickiness. I’m embracing the changing of seasons and that includes my perfume choices.
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Miller Harris Powdered Veil by Mathieu Nardin: My Kind of Perfume
Call me old fashioned, because I am, but I absolutely adore any fragrance that speaks of earlier decades. I’m highly suggestible and like to live in whatever world my fragrances take me to, so Miller Harris Powdered Veil had me…
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Zephyr by Ruth Mastenbroek 2022
From the archives: I always look forward to a Ruth Mastenbroek launch and I was privileged to be part of a consumer panel that gave feedback on her latest trio.
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Avon Far Away Splendoria 2022
This is, according to Avon, “the world’s first white oud accord.”
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Avon Far Away Beyond (Parfum) 2021
This Avon launch delves into new and welcome territory: parfum strength.
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Cacharel Ella Ella by Dominique Ropion 2025
Cacharel Ella Ella is cleverly named. It’s boomed in popularity as a girls’ name and the temptation to buy someone a perfume that bears their name, will never get old.
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