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With all the demands on your time and energy during the winter social season – not to mention Christmas – you need an essential capsule collection of colognes to see…
There’s nothing quite like Christmas and it’s nearly here again. Perfume is a perfect gift – it’s old, it’s new, it’s always exciting – but make sure you treat yourself…
The end of the Great War saw a frenzied creative activity in the creation of scent: without Caron’s Tabac Blond there would have been no Knize Ten; without Knize Ten…
Life is rarely easy but it’s always interesting in its complexity and there’s nothing that cannot be improved, enlivened or sweetened by a spritz of the right scent. Fragrance says…
Perfumes are an ancient royal perquisite. The Priest-Kings of the great ancient civilisations were probably the first humans to fragrance their bodies, lathering them with burnt woods and spices to…
As Autumn sets in and Winter approaches, we asked fragrance experts Les Senteurs to detail 10 of the Best Autumn/ Winter Fragrances. Words by James Craven – Les Senteurs’ nationally quoted…
There is a certain invigorating quality about the autumn changing to winter: at its best it brisks you up like a jauntier version of New Year, with brilliant sun,…
The perfect summer, the golden tranquil summer of Edwardian memoirs, should be three months of perpetual holiday humour whether at work, on vacation or abroad. Your choice of fragrance should…
In spring a young man’s fancy turns to a new fragrance. Every season we see new trends evolve and develop, so one cannot be categorical about what should be worn…
Here you need no more than a few basic watch points, augmented by common sense. Firstly, remember my food metaphor: use itup! Don’t leave it in the wardrobe for high…
