Category Archives: By Tara

My Summer Crush – Review: Nuxe Prodigieux Le Parfum

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Tara The dry oil Huile Prodigieuse by French skincare and cosmetics brand Nuxe, has been a cult beauty product for a number of years. Suitable for face, body and hair, it is a “must-pack” for those in the know … Continue reading →

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Monday Question – What Is Your Attitude to Skank In Perfume?

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Tara How do you feel about perfumes featuring sweaty cumin, indolic florals, beastly musks and animalic ouds? What are your favourite skanky perfumes? Do you love an all out skank-fest or do you prefer something with just a touch of naughtiness? Do you have reservations … Continue reading →

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Monday Question – Have You Been On A Perfume Quest?

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Tara Have you undertaken a long and exhaustive search in order to fill a particular gap in your perfume collection? What kind of fragrance were you hunting for? What perfumes did you try along the way? What was the … Continue reading →

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The Candy Perfume Boy’s Summer Special – Perfume Lovers London, The Cavendish Club, London on Thursday 18th July 2013

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Tara After the wettest summer on record in 2012, we are now in the midst of a heatwave here in the UK. On the day of the event, the temperature had topped 30 degrees for five days running. What better … Continue reading →

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Monday Question – Do You Have A Favourite Skin Scent?

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Tara Do you have a fragrance that smells like “your skin but better”? Is there a cosy, close-wearing perfume you turn to when you want something subtle? What do you think makes a good skin scent? Or are you … Continue reading →

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Flying the Flag – Union Perfumes Mini-Reviews

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Tara Perfume brand Union launched with four fragrances in 2012. Their concept is to produce fragrances using raw materials from across the British Isles. For example, there is violet leaf from Devon, England, wild thyme from Snowdonia, Wales, bracken … Continue reading →

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An Evening with Francis Kurkdjian at Perfume Lovers London, 20th June 2013

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Tara I was very curious to witness what perfumer Francis Kurkdjian was like in person, particularly because of how outspoken he has been in the past. He has little time for perfume criticism, professed to hate the way perfumistas … Continue reading →

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An Evening With Kilian Hennessy At Les Senteurs, London, 17th June 2013

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Tara I was embarrassingly excited to attend an event with Kilian Hennessy to celebrate his brand By Kilian coming to my favourite perfume boutique, Les Senteurs on 2 Seymour Place in London. The event was held downstairs in the … Continue reading →

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Patricia de Nicolaï at Perfume Lovers London – New Cavendish Club on Thursday 23th May

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Tara It was a joy to get to meet and hear from Patricia de Nicolaï who is founder of Nicolaï, Créateur de Parfum and president of the Osmothèque (the perfume conservatory and museum in Versailles). Patricia is a thoroughly … Continue reading →

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Tale Of A London Perfume Crawl – And A Giveaway!

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Tara Bright and early last Saturday morning I met up with a gaggle of perfume lovers in east London’s trendy Spitalfields. (Perhaps we should have our own collective noun, a “flacon of perfumistas” maybe?). After a coffee and croissant … Continue reading →

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