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Our writing on beauty, fragrance, home, children, jewellery and gifting: how to choose, how to use, and the houses behind it.
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Guerlain: The House and Its Classics
What Guerlain keeps in production, how its three classic fragrances differ, and where to start with the house.
Glam Of Sweden: A Swedish House of Everyday Make-Up
Glam Of Sweden has no single icon, which changes how you buy it. Where the range is strongest, and how to choose.
How to Choose a Fragrance or Beauty Gift for Someone Else
Choosing scent for someone else is a question about them. How to read the taste you already know, what to do when you know nothing, and where the line falls between a safe gift and a personal one.
Gifting by Occasion: Milestones, Thank Yous and First Gifts
A milestone, a thank you and a first gift are three different briefs. What each one should say, and how to choose a scent that says it.
Sterling Silver, Plating and Cubic Zirconia Explained
Sterling silver, silver plated, gold plated and gold tone are four different constructions. What each one is, what cubic zirconia is, and how to care for them.
Reed Diffusers: How to Scent a Room Without a Flame
How a reed diffuser works, which scent character suits which room, and how to control the strength.
Masterclass
AllSterling Silver, Plating and Cubic Zirconia Explained
Sterling silver, silver plated, gold plated and gold tone are four different constructions. What each one is, what cubic zirconia is, and how to care for them.
Eau de Parfum, Eau de Toilette, Eau de Cologne: What the Difference Means
The difference between the three is how much fragrance oil is in the bottle. What the conventional ranges mean in practice, and how to choose, apply and store.
Choosing a Soft Oriental: Jil Sander Sensations and Its Family
What Jil Sander Sensations is, what a soft oriental means, and which warm fragrances sit closest to it.
Ritual
AllReed Diffusers: How to Scent a Room Without a Flame
How a reed diffuser works, which scent character suits which room, and how to control the strength.
An Evening Ritual at Home: Rituals' Relaxation Sets
An evening ritual is a sequence, not a product. How the Rituals relaxation sets are built, and which to choose.
Sesderma and Instituto Español: A Summer Vitamin C Ritual
A summer routine in two halves: vitamin C on the face in the morning, and a body ritual for after the shower.
Caffeine for the Scalp: Plantur 39 and How a Tonic Fits In
Where a leave-in scalp tonic belongs in a hair routine, and how the Plantur 39 shampoo and tonic are used together.
La Roche-Posay: A Sensitive-Skin Routine, Step by Step
How a sensitive-skin routine is built with La Roche-Posay: what to use, in what order, and how often.
Sensitive and Dry Skin in an Irish Climate: Eucerin and Avène
A face, body and hand routine for skin that is dry in winter and easily reactive the rest of the year.
Ingredient
AllNeroli: What It Is, What It Smells Like, and What It Does in a Fragrance
Neroli is steam distilled from bitter orange blossom. What it smells like, how it differs from orange blossom absolute and petitgrain, and how perfumers use it.
The Houses
AllGuerlain: The House and Its Classics
What Guerlain keeps in production, how its three classic fragrances differ, and where to start with the house.
Glam Of Sweden: A Swedish House of Everyday Make-Up
Glam Of Sweden has no single icon, which changes how you buy it. Where the range is strongest, and how to choose.
Serge Lutens: How to Approach a Niche House
What makes Serge Lutens a niche house, how its collections are ordered, and which bottle to meet it through.
Carven Paris: A Fragrance Collection Named for Places
How the Carven Paris collection is built, what each bottle is named for, and which one to begin with.
Gift Guide
AllHow to Choose a Fragrance or Beauty Gift for Someone Else
Choosing scent for someone else is a question about them. How to read the taste you already know, what to do when you know nothing, and where the line falls between a safe gift and a personal one.
Gifting by Occasion: Milestones, Thank Yous and First Gifts
A milestone, a thank you and a first gift are three different briefs. What each one should say, and how to choose a scent that says it.
