REVIEWS

VANILLE RÊVE IS SHALINI'S TROPICAL ESCAPADE

Wanderlust isn’t the primary theme of this perfume collection by New York couturier Shalini, but her stories all link to travel in some...

VANILLA PERFUMES WITHOUT THE SUGAR CRASH

I don’t wear a lot of gourmand fragrances especially when they are overbearingly sweet, but I love vanilla – the real stuff. Dried pods...

YVES SAINT LAURENT: JAZZ UP FATHER'S DAY

It’s that time of year again when we head online or out shopping for the father in our lives. Fragrance has always topped Father’s Day...

BURBERRY'S MYTHICAL NEW HERO

This week Burberry designer Riccardo Tisci launched his first fragrance since joining the fashion label in 2018. Tisci's predecessor,...

INSIDE JACQUES CAVALLIER BELLETRUD'S MIND: IMAGINATION LOUIS VUITTON

Imagination is the 7th addition to the men's fragrance collection at Louis Vuitton. The French luxury brand's master perfumer Jacques...

THE GUCCI REBOOT: PARLE MOI DE PARFUM'S PAPYRUS OUD/71

Papyrus Oud / 71 is a small independent perfume with a big story. If you know Parle Moi de Parfum, you may know Benjamin Almairac’s story...

FEELING SUMMER-FRESH IN WINTER

Winter has arrived in Sydney but I’m still holding onto the memory of summer, wearing some of my favourite ‘freshie’ fragrances. With...

5 FAVOURITES FOR AUTUMN/WINTER 21

It's winter in Australia and I’m dipping into the woodier side of my fragrance wardrobe, typically reserved for the colder months. The...

THE PATCHOULI SAGA: ARQUISTE'S MISFIT

I love a good story. There are plenty of stories in artistic perfumery but the artform is in the delivery and not all brands are equal in...

CHANEL ÉGOÏSTE, BOIS NOIR & COLOGNE CONCENTRÉE

What is my favourite fragrance? That's the question I get asked the most. Although my answer invariably changes depending on my mood, one...

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