First things first – LindaB, Zazie and Daniele are the winners of the Bois Naufrage samples, as selected by random.org. The delightful Andreas of Humiecki and Graef sent me a sample of all the H&G scents to try, including the… Continue Reading
Parfumerie Générale were kind enough to send me some samples of Bois Naufragé, Pierre Guillaume’s limited edition number for 2010, released alongside Gardénia Grand Soir, which I haven’t smelled. The perfume was apparently inspired by Lucien Clergue’s Le Nu au… Continue Reading
It’s election night and the buffet’s all lined up, even though it’s a love/hate thing for me. My stupid elbow is on a slow recovery route and that means limited extra-curricular typing (can’t do much about my actual workload though,… Continue Reading
It’s my turn, but my tennis elbow is such that typing is very painful. I did ask one of my servants to do it for me, but they’re busy with all the other labours I’ve ascribed them – full body… Continue Reading
On still days the garden, until recently, was near overwhelmed by the beautifully clean white floral aroma of Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’. Defoliated in our unusually cold winter, its flowers arrived later than usual, but with their always unsettling purity… Continue Reading
Mea culpa. It’s Friday morning. I woke up an hour or so ago. And I’ve just remembered it’s my posse week. Bad boy. The excuse – work, innit? And whilst I’m not going to talk about that, it is really… Continue Reading
I’ve been tardy with smelling new, and not so new ‘fumes, having stuck to the tried and tested path of the smells I love. However, I’ve recently got hold of a batch of samples. Here’s my quick take on them… Continue Reading