Tag: perfume
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Tweed-It’s Golden Oldie Time: Bear With Me.
Tweed is a classic for a reason. Time to show it some love in time for Mother’s Day. My Mum wears it and she smells GREAT.
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Molton Brown Coastal Cypress and Sea Fennel EDT by Carla Chabert
When a nostalgic scent wish comes true…
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Fenty Eau de Parfum by Jacques Cavalier Belletrud for Fenty
When Jacques Cavalier Belletrud created a fragrance for Robyn Rihanna Fenty, something incredible happened.
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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…
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Vianne’s Confession by Sarah McCartney for 4160 Tuesdays x Joanne Harris
Literary and fragrance crossovers are rare, but when they happen, magic takes place.
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Calvin Klein Contradiction by Anne Gottleib and Daniela Roche Andrier
Back in the day, I was part of a writing team called Mood Scent Four. Four of us, from all corners of the world, would write about perfumes based on a theme we had chosen. One month we chose roses. I always loved to see what the others had written because we all learned from…
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From the archives: Samantha Scriven interviews Olivier Cresp on AKRO
From the archives: My interview with Olivier Cresp on AKRO
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Eight years on: AKRO: Olivier Cresp’s addictive family collaboration
To celebrate eight years of AKRO, here’s my original article and interview from 2018. In fact, I loved MALT so much, that I included it in The Perfume Companion. I was thrilled to receive an invitation to the Paris launch of Olivier Cresp’s new brand: AKRO. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to go, but I corresponded…
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My Top Ten Avon Fragrances of 2025
Here’s my annual; Avon Fragrance Top Ten for 2025. Dive in, nose first!