Usually, by the time I get around to writing about a limited edition release, it’s as hard to find as a shred of maturity in a Quentin Tarantino movie. So…
image: Tauer Mag Thanks to my age and background, I have strong memories of 1980s Communist Poland. During those constraining times, if you wanted to buy a car – assuming…
This year’s perfume calendar just became much more exciting: Somerset House have announced an exhibition they’re calling ‘Perfume – A Sensory Journey Through Contemporary Scent’. In itself, this would have…
Perfume is more than a smell. That’s the premise of the wonderful new book by Lizzie Ostrom, the unashamed scent aficionado whose alter ego, Odette Toilette, has provided London with…
Once again, heartfelt thanks to each and every person who entered my Century Of Scents draw over on Instagram. The winner is: Amusedarcher Congratulations! Please send your postal details to…
illustrations: Cynthia Kittler Many thanks to everybody who entered my Twitter give-away for a signed copy of Lizzie Ostrom’s A Century Of Scents. Drum roll please… the winner is @KingaMkinga88…
Massive thanks to everyone who entered my recent draw for a signed copy of the new book by Lizzie Ostrom, Perfume: A Century Of Scents (published by Hutchinson). The oracle…
The arrival of any perfume book is an exciting prospect, as there are so few around. But this year, the pre-Christmas season brings us a particularly enticing treat in the…
The shortlist for this year’s Jasmine ‘Digital’ Award has just been released and I’m excited (make that: ‘ecstatically over the moon’) to announce that my name appears on it twice.…
image: Cristina Jaleru – lifeofvenus.com A few months ago, I had the tremendous good fortune to witness a Japanese incense ceremony conducted by Souhitsu Isshikenn Hachiya, Junior Master at Japan’s…
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