Buy It now: Summer scents

Agent Provocatur

This is the first summer for yonks that I’ve felt properly summer-ready. For that I thank the early June spell of scorching sunny weather, oppressive at times but I can handle that – I need all the vitamin D I can get. To accompany, there has been a new scent to match every type of summer day. From light fruit-fests for picture-postcard weekends away, to green and serene scents for the cooler evenings, here are the summer scents that I have currently on rotation. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 0 Comments Beauty, Shopping Acqua di Parma, beauty, Bella Freud, Diptyque, fragrance, Hermes, Miller Harris, Shay & Blue, shopping

9 August, 2014

BRAND NEW SMELLIES: JO MALONE LONDON, SHAY AND BLUE, AESOP

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I’m literally drowning under new fragrance samples right now, but I’ve narrowed down my current three favourites that are launching this autumn. They’re all very different and I do admit to being swayed as much by the branding as the scent in some cases…

JO MALONE LONDON WOOD SAGE AND SEA SALT

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Like Burberry, Jo Malone London is very good at evoking that traditional romantic, slightly windswept Brit imagery. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 2 Comments Beauty, Brands, Photography, Shopping Aesop, beauty, fragrance, Jo Malone London, Shay & Blue, shopping, Tim Walker

6 October, 2013

Men’s grooming roundup: Stefano Tonchi, Tom Ford, Acqua Di Parma, Shay & Blue, Mr Porter

STEFANO TONCHI ON INTO THE GLOSS
Stefano-Tonchi

Oh my nosiness knows no bounds. I love Into The Gloss for its snoops into the bathroom cabinets of fashiony women and now it’s been sniffing around the men’s grooming shelves too. Here’s W magazine’s Stefano Tonchi’s thoughts on his grooming routine (Hmmm, Only 6 products but still)… (more…)