* jo malone peony & blush suede candle // $65 * Last week, I received the most delightful gift – thank you Hind, Melissa and the lovely Claire’s ladies – in the form of a Jo Malone candle. Now if you have been reading this ole blog for a while, you will know that I …
* serge normant avah eau de parfum // c/o $60 * When I first learned about the concept of hair perfume, I admit I thought it was a little bit silly. Because really, I thought, how is hair perfume going to be any different to normal perfume? My thought process remained much the same when a …
Yes, there is still snow on the ground. Yes, it’s still below freezing outside. And yes, I still have to wear a coat, gloves and scarf at all times when heading out into the world so as to avoid frostbite but despite all of that, I am almost certain that Spring is indeed just around the …
This is it ladies and gents, the final few hours of 2014. And, as I said yesterday, what a year it has been. I hope you all have a fantastic New Year’s celebration, no matter what it is that you choose to do. TOOLS * Zoeva Rose Gold Brush Set – before this year, Zoeva wasn’t really …
It’s very rare that I find a fragrance which makes me really excited about wearing it but when it does happen, it’s fair to say I get pretty darn obsessed. We’re talking several sniffs a day. Ok, an hour. Well, ladies and gentlemen, you are looking at one such obsession-worthy scent, Elizabeth and James Nirvana White Perfume, a …
Unlike a lot of people I know, I don’t have a ‘signature scent’. I much prefer shaking up my fragrance preferences depending on a whole heap of different factors: how I’m feeling, what the weather is doing, what outfit I’m wearing and so on. Recently however, I’ve been trying out something a bit different with …
Last week, I was lucky enough to attend the launch of Karl Lagerfeld’s new fragrances, held at his beautiful new Regent Street store. The event itself was amazing – if not slightly mad and incredibly busy – and Karl got the most brilliant reception when he arrived for his own personal tour. But moving away …
* c/o prada candy perfume £50 and prada candy shower gel £20 * When I first heard about Prada’s latest fragrance offering, Prada Candy, I wasn’t overly excited. I was worried that this sweet scent would be far too sickly and sugary for my liking; when it comes to perfume I tend to favour the more …
When it comes to candles, I’ve come to find that there are those that love them and those that just can’t understand the hype; much like Marmite, you either love them or you can’t stand them. I count myself as a true candle lover and, to me, a home isn’t really a home until it …
Perfume is one of the very first beauty products that I remember lusting after. I will never forget the amazing floral, spicy scents that always seemed to surround my mum and other ‘grown-ups’, giving them an air of glamour and intrigue, and I remember thinking of all the beautiful glass perfume bottles that I was …
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