Tag: independent perfumery
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Les Fleurs by Maya Njie
If you grew up in the Seventies, and have fragrance ennui, then Maya Njie Les Fleurs might just lift the mist.
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On The Scent is here!
💃🪻🍊A fabulous new scent magazine has launched, with some familiar and beloved faces behind it. On The Scent is the kind of magazine you should take time out to leaf through in leisurely fashion. It’s cover to cover fragrance with fascinating articles, full page colour ads and photos for a shiver of glamour and longing…
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4160 Tuesdays Complicated Shadows by Sarah McCartney
The last and darkest fragrance of the Clouds series, capturing the spirit of 2021. With notes of sandalwood, shade, narcissus, iris and irony
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Memoize Humanitas: Friendship in a Bottle
What the world needs now is Memoize Humanitas, and a little Burt Bacharach.
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Vines House Parfum Natural Story: Spring is IN
Vines House Parfum, also known as VHP, is a small but perfectly formed perfume house that is the creation of Rebecca Harrison. There are seven eau de parfum fragrances in the collection and all are vegan and cruelty free. They are also refillable. I have six of them here and I will be writing about…
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Accra by Stephanie Bakouche for Gallivant 2023
Gallivant has never disappointed me, and that’s rare in a brand. Of course, I have favourites and non-favourites, but all in all, it’s a high-quality perfume house that always innovates and never tries to follow the tourist crowds. One thing I enjoy about Nick Steward’s brand is that I have never yet guessed correctly where…
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Eau de Boujee: What I did on my holidays by Lisa Jones.
We’re celebrating independent perfumery for National Fragrance Week. Meet Nick and Pia of Olfiction and discover their own very Boujee range of scent and candles.
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National Fragrance Week 2026: Six Independent Perfumers you should know
The UK has a wealth of world class independent perfumers, and this being National Fragrance Week, I think they deserve our attention. I’ve selected six of my favourites, and I’ve lined up an all-female cast. Sometimes I want a fragrance that connects with me and sends my brain off on some imaginary adventure. A good perfume…
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I think I have a Velvet Crush: My Verdict on Sarah Ireland Perfumes
From the archives: You may not have heard of Sarah Ireland perfumes, but having received a set of four samples from Sarah last week, I can guarantee that you will want to both know and own this collection. Sarah is an independent perfumer who has been mentored by the incredible Marina Barcenilla. Marina has run…
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Florist 101 by Shloksha: Spring is coming!
It’s January the 89th, and it’s time that spring got its act together. Reach for the florals, and not just any floral…