The First Fragrance I Fell In Love With

The First Fragrance I Fell In Love With

Do you remember the very first fragrance you fell in love with? Or when it was that you first sprayed perfume on yourself and went “oh my goodness, why haven’t I used this before??” I can’t remember how old I was when I first tried perfume on myself but I was certainly much older than [...]

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Does Scent In Beauty Products Affect Your Buying/Using Decisions?

Does Scent In Beauty Products Affect Your Buying/Using Decisions?

I wrote about a body lotion that smells practically of nothing yesterday and today I thought I’d explore our preference of scents in beauty products further. I’m not just talking about added fragrance in skincare, makeup, body care and haircare; it’s more of the overall scent in them in particular. As you’re aware, even fragrance-free [...]

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My Favourite Splurge-and-Burn-Worthy Candles

My Favourite Splurge-and-Burn-Worthy Candles

© GVS If there’s one thing I love to indulge myself in, it’s candles. Okay, that’s not true; I love indulging myself in many more things but if I have to choose, I’d go for luxurious candles any time. Candle-burning isn’t for everyone; I know that there are a lot of people who liken burning [...]

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Talking Scents: Hermes Le Jardin de Monsieur Li

Talking Scents: Hermes Le Jardin de Monsieur Li

“I remembered the smell of ponds, the smell of jasmine, the smell of wet stones, of plum trees, kumquats and giant bamboos. It was all there, and in the ponds there were even carp steadily working towards their hundredth birthday.” — Jean-Claude Ellena I do so love the Hermes Le Jardin perfume series. It’s such [...]

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What Do You Do With Gifted Perfumes You Don’t Like?

What Do You Do With Gifted Perfumes You Don’t Like?

Come each season of gift-giving (e.g Christmas, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day, etc), we’re inundated with advertised suggestions on perfumes to buy for your loved ones. As a beauty blogger, I get press releases on suggestions for gift guides on what fragrances to buy for the people in your life. I don’t know about [...]

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