If you are talking about the finest perfumes for the royalty, it is none of the fashion house brands you see at Marina Bay Sands Singapore but, Atkinsons, a British perfume house founded in London in 1799. And in 1826, King George IV proclaimed it to be the Official Perfumer to the Royal Court of England. I was still trying to fathom its roots and history that dates way back in 1799. Their scents are notably sophisticated and I was already seething with excitement to understand more about their composition of fragrances which boosts the use of this essentially rare ingredient in the perfumery world, called oud. Interestingly,…
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DOLCE by Dolce Gabanna
Dolce is now a significant scent in my perfume collection. It smells amazingly sweet of water lilies and a concoction of other fresh floral scent. I love the scent but right now, I am more in love with it – more than anything else. This bottle of love elixir was a gift by my favourite man on earth. It’s the scent of first love. Not exactly kind of sweet like candy but a sensual type of sweetness – both feminine and elegant. I would have long gotten this perfume on my own but I was hindered by a Fresh salesperson in a Dutyfree shop at the Charle De Gaulle Airport,…
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C’est Tres Jolie : Lolita Lempicka and Viva La Juicy Fragrances
I was at BHG Bugis with Wynne at Bugis one day and I just couldn’t resist myself from purchasing perfumes when we walked past the perfume counter. Some of the fragrances were on sale so I guess it gives me every reason to go perfume shopping. Lolita Lempicka L’Eau Jolie (Eau de Toilette) Launch in April 2013 It’s a very light floral fragrance that smells distinctly of pears. The crystalline forbidden fruit bottle is probably the reason why I bought it. The opening of the notes might come off as way too synthetic. But once the scent warms up on the skin, the true character of the perfume shines and…
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Love, Chloé : Love and Comfort
Call me old, mature or whatever. I have a fetish for powdery floral scents that would remind you of your mothers and old-aged grannies. I would have sprayed Yve Saint Laurent’s Paris if not for it’s overpowering floral scent that would repel people away from me. But I guess that I was lucky to find a somewhat similar perfume that smells ‘younger’. I would say that Love, Chloé embodies the soul of a young feminine women who faces the adversities of life, with a gentle, kind and loving smile. It’s nothing sweet, spicy or over the top. It just reminded me of roses and peonies. That soft dreamy-like fantasy. It gives…
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An Interview with Fragrance Expert,Sandy Blandin from Nose who Knows
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to attend a fragrance workshop which was conducted by Sandy Blandin, a fragrance expert who is also the founder of Nose who Knows. I was intrigued by Sandy’s knowledge on fragrances as well as the her thoughts about the current fragrance industry, so I decided to carry out an email interview. Perfumes are more than just a bottle of liquid mixed with alcohol. Let’s think and dwell deeper into the world of fragrances. 1. What got you so excited over fragrances? How has the journey of pursuing your passion been for you? Actually, even though I was playing the beauty advisors with…
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Perfumery Discovery Day Workshop by Nose who Knows @ The GoDown : Spending Two Lovely Mornings with My Wonderful Nose
Dear Little Nose, How are you? I hope you’re working fine. Today’s gonna be a wonderful day! As you’re gonna to do some work today. We’ll be sniffing different scents on blotters, So please do clear your snotters! Love, Little Brain I used to dream of prancing around the lavender fields in Grasse, France like how Maria ( Julie Andrews) and the Captain’s children from The Sound of Music ( a musical) would dance along the hills. Wouldn’t it be lovely to be surrounded by the sweet and calming scent of fresh lavender? I even fantasize about working in Grasse as a perfumer, concocting the different scents of nature and…
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Victoria’s Secret: Love is Heavenly [Eau De Parfum] – That Seductive Scent that Lingers On
With the change in weather and the sudden drop in temperature, everything seems a little gloomy these days when the endless pour of rain from the heavens. It has come to the time of the year where Sunny Singapore is experiencing some erratic wet-weather patterns during the cooler periods of the year. With the sky looking so gloomy, my mood was also slightly dampened with this sudden drain of energy in me. I was feeling more emotional than usual and vulnerable – in particular, vulnerable to the scents that spelt love. I wasn’t looking for any fragrance in particular but I was compelled to enter Victoria’s Secret’s va-va voom girlish-pink…
