The Shelf: Your Complete Fragrance Arsenal
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James Craven
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12 Scents for Christmas
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…
Situations Solved by Scent
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…
Top 10 Royal Fragrances
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…
10 of The Best: Autumn/ Winter Fragrances
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 fragrance…
The Definitive Autumn/Winter 2011 Fragrance Edition
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, crisp…
Top 10 Summer Fragrances for Men
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…
Top 10 Spring Fragrances For Men
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…
The Fragrant Ape wears Scent: How the Ape should care for it
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…
The Fragrant Ape wears Scent: How the Ape wears it
Every way and no way. You must be the master of your own fragrance and wear it exactly as you wish. Much nonsense is talked about this: all I…
D’ORSAY: Legendary Regency House of Toiletries
From the legendary Regency House of Toiletries, D’ORSAY, we mark the welcome return of this elegant brand founded by prince of the dandies, Count Alfred D’Orsay who died in…
Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier
September saw Les Senteurs welcome the return of this unique and uninhibited House, founded in 1989 by legendary perfumer Jean Laporte, also creator of L’Artisan Parfumeur. Jean-Paul Millet Lage…
Amouage Library Collection: Opus I, Opus II & Opus III
On to AMOUAGE; a House founded under the patronage of the Royal Family of Oman in 1983 with the intention (highly successful) of celebrating and reviving the ancient art…
The Fragrant Ape wears Scent: How the Ape chooses it
With care and patience! NEVER rush it. Half the pleasure is in the choosing and the deliberation. You are making an investment here so take your time and let…
Serge Lutens: Cuir Mauresque
This winter at LES SENTEURS, the Ape will find himself well placed to select unusual new releases from the most adventurous and prestigious niche perfume houses of the world.…
A unique chance to meet perfumer Mona di Orio
Mona di Orio is a quintessentially 21st century perfumer who draws on her memories, and especially on her emotions to produce fragrances of enormous power, density and richness. Working in…
The Fragrant Ape Wears Scent: Why the Ape wears it
THE FRAGRANT APE WEARS SCENT: WHY THE APE WEARS IT It was a canny Guerlain Nose who said that a woman without a perfume is a woman without a…