fragrance

I have shelves and shelves full of perfumes that I just can’t let go of. From ouds and musks to citruses and florals, I own a perfume for every occasion. And while I spent the best part of the past year trying to make my strong scents work in my new way of living, it was always niggling away in the back of my brain that there were a bunch of wildly unloved, but beautiful, perfumes collecting dust in my cabinets. And so, a few weeks ago, I finally accepted that my beloved woody scents had served their purpose, and it was time for the lighter, floral perfumes to take centre stage.  But that’s not to say I have totally changed my tune. Sure, I’m ready to embrace the uplifting, lightweight freshness of florals, but my perfumes of choice still need to possess a certain je ne sais quoi. The...

If, this time last year, you’d have asked me to sum up my taste in perfume in three words, I probably would have said something along the lines of: Woody, musky and unisex. I have always liked my scents to enter a room before I do. I lean towards those heavy notes that linger on clothes until the next morning. And while these preferences might not be to everyone’s tastes, I quite like it when my perfumes divide a room. As long as some people found my fragrance distasteful, at least I knew I wasn’t smelling the same as everyone else in the room, who were no doubt doused in the latest, totally inoffensive, crowd-pleasing floral. But then the pandemic hit, and I had no longer had anyone to fluff up my fragrance feathers in front of. Instead, I was confined to the same four walls with not...

When it comes to Zara’s beauty section, you don’t want to sleep on the fragrances. I think you’ll be surprised at how many different perfumes the retailer has in stock. There’s a scent for just about any mood and occasion, from fresh florals to something woodsy to ones with a little bit of spice. The best news? In true Zara fashion, they are at an amazing price point. You can’t find a fragrance over £20 here. At that price, you could add a couple to your perfume collection to keep on rotation. Since the inventory is pretty extensive, we’ve tried to narrow it down for you and shared some of the best ones to buy below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving ...

Beauty is a totally oversaturated industry. There, I said it. Over the past few years, with what feels like hundreds of new, independent brands coming onto the scene and multibillion-pound beauty conglomerates throwing every spare penny they have into competitive marketing, to say it’s a struggle to make a name for yourself would be a massive understatement. But then, you hear stories like Jo Malone CBE’s, and faith is restored. Truthfully, before Jo Malone (both the woman and the brand), fragrance was ruled by emperors. Think big names like Chanel, Guerlain, Dior and Yves Saint Laurent. Fragrance names that we now deem mainstream were once upon a time, for the majority of people, the only choice when it came to luxury scents. Unless you had some serious cash to spend...