Fragrance Reviews
Fragrance and perfume reviews as well as my favourite home fragrance, candles and diffusers. Here you’ll find everything fragrance related including exclusive launches and my top favourites from international best sellers to niche British perfumer finds.
Ouai Rue St Honore Eau de Parfum
[unpaid/sample] If you like tropical inspired fragrances, you’ll instantly pick out the ylang-ylang in this floral perfume which is all about summer. I’m not sure why it’s called Rue St.…
Jo Malone London The Beauty Of The British Isles Collection
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I don’t know about you, but right now I’d say that there is generally a low mood or perhaps uncertainty in the air – there’s something that’s not allowing…
The Body Shop Rebel Rosebud Review
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad/prioradrelationship] Lots of new goodies coming up from The Body Shop including these two fragrances which are beautiful additions to their range. If you like your rose with some power…
Bvlgari Rose Goldea Blossom Delight EDT
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] The first thought that popped into my head when I tried Bvlgari Rose Goldea Blossom Delight EDT is how absolutely joyful this perfume is. It’s fresh and bright and…
Happy Paul Fragrance
[unpaid/sample] I went to Professional Beauty yesterday with my friend Genevieve – I think regular readers will remember it from previous years, but if not, it’s a professional beauty trade…
Molton Brown Delicious Rhubarb & Rose Fragrance Review
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Delicious is exactly the right word for this splash of rhubarb. I know rhubarb is divisive – in my family, two of us love it, two of us loathe…
Confessions Of A Rebel Fragrance
[unpaid/sample] This brand is so interesting and it’s a marker of the shape of things to come in fragrance world. There are several big fragrance creation houses – Symrise, Givaudan…
Jo Malone London Special Edition Peony & Blush Suede
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] If you have an extra special occasion to buy for, the Jo Malone London limited edition bottles are always worth considering. I like them for bridesmaid gifts, brides and…
Jo Malone London Blossoms 2022 Sardinian Summer
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I realise I’ve favoured Bitter Mandarin over Sea Daffodil with the pictures in this post but I bought some very juicy (and delicious) mandarins to illustrate and then just…
L’Occitane Herbae Clary Sage Review
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I feel I have my work cut out trying to describe this new fragrance, L’Occitane Herbae Clary Sage, because it’s not really like any I’ve smelled before. The whole…
Jo Malone London Rose Favourites
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m hot-foot from doing an on-line workshop making paper flowers (results at the end of the post!) with Jo Malone London to have a reminder of their rose offerings.…
Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Femme
[unpaid/sample] It’s been a long time since my romance with Gucci Guilty – the only fragrance I can remember being stopped in the street to be asked what fragrance I…
BDK Tubereuse Imperiale Hair Perfume
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m a push over for a hair fragrance but this is next level – you could so easily wear it as a regular fragrance too because it’s extremely generous.…
Elizabeth Arden White Tea Ginger Lily Fragrance
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/prioradrelationship] My nose always heads straight to any citrus or jasmine notes in any fragrance and sure enough, the bitter orange hits first. I’m not mad about musky scents in…
Aromatherapy Associates Candles Review
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] When it comes to creating a feeling of serenity, you’d expect that to come from the scent of a candle rather than the appearance. But, I find both the…