Grasse, the famous epicentre of the perfume industry, is a sort of mythical land to me. Somewhere I’ve read about extensively, most notably of course in Patrick Suskind’s novel about a scent-mad serial killer, but have never had the chance to visit because I’m not technically a beauty journalist. Nor am I by any… Continue reading A Journey of Les Parfums
Category: Travel
Gucci 4 Rooms
“You’re going to Tokyo… straight after fashion month… and you’re six months pregnant….” I didn’t consider the madness of that sentence until someone strung it together in that way, in addition to the raised eyebrows that went with it. Under any other normal circumstances, I don’t really need a rhyming reason to go to Tokyo. … Continue reading Gucci 4 Rooms
A Prada Pairing
Pre note: Realise it’s Fashion Month and I haven’t fashion month-ed posted yet. You can read a bit of me here and here… She. He. Her. Him. Feminine. Masculine. Femme. Homme. These are the conventional ways of categorising fragrance that are also normally accompanied by pink hued curved glass bottles for women and impossibly deep… Continue reading A Prada Pairing
A Modest Free for All
We’re finally experiencing some semblance of a scorching summer in London. Which means in my current child-carrying state, I’m approximately ten degrees hotter than everyone else. On the tube, whilst I’m desperate to spread my legs wide and fan my nether regions with a giant palm frond, I’m refraining because of this little thing called… Continue reading A Modest Free for All