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L’Occitane Verbena Candle
I love Verbena; love, love, love it. It reminds me of being a kid as we always used to have the hand soap in the bathrooms. It’s fresh, it’s authentic, it’s light and boy does it pack in the citrus. Aloysia citrodora, or lemon verbena is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family…
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Harvey Nichols Beauty Bazaar
Yesterday I spent the entire day in Liverpool at the new Harvey Nichols Beauty Bazaar. This is the destination for everything beauty and grooming related, with every imaginable service on offer from hairstyling to skincare and tanning to Botox. If you want to immerse yourself in a day of luxury and pampering, you’re in the…
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Jonathan Ward Amber Collection Mombasa Candle
I loved my Lost in El Salvador candle that featured in the Manface Christmas Gift Guide last year but unfortunately, it’s all burnt down. Luckily I was kindly given the Mombasa Candle from the Amber Collection which is just as beautiful, if not more so. “Inspired by Lady Idina Sackville’s time in Africa, this scent…
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The Yorkshire Soap Company Store in York
I’ve spent the last three days on a trip away in York, staying at a wonderful guest house and seeing many of my favourite city sights. The Yorkshire Soap Company Store was an incredible find and this gorgeous new store is in York, The Yorkshire Soap Company is actually based in Hebden Bridge, around 20-25…
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Francis Kurkdjian Acqua Universalis Laundry Washing Liquid Darks
Never before in the industry have I ever encountered prestige washing liquid, but there is no other brand I would expect it from more than Maison Francis Kurkdjian. Acqua Universalis lives up to its name as it’s now a fragrance I can truly use anywhere. Not only is it delicious on my skin as a…
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Cloon Keen Atelier Neroli Candle
Cloon Keen Atelier, established in 2002 is Ireland’s premier fine perfumer. With a collection of incredible scents and home fragrance, this really shows quite how luxuriously prestige an artisan brand can be. “Their focus is on expressing a unique point of view through the use of unusual and rare ingredients, which are not commonly used…
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LUSH Gorilla Perfumes Pop-Up Shop
Last week I was lucky enough to be able to visit the LUSH Pop-Up Shop in London’s trendy Shoreditch. The gallery is open until summer and features the entire LUSH fragrance wardrobe set in the most fabulously designed gallery, filled with intrigue, quirks, history and inspiration. I’d been meaning to get down to visit for…
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Cire Trudon Solis Rex Candle
It’s safe to say I’m now a pretty big fan of Cire Trudon. The scents are just intoxicating and their fragrance throw is something out of this world. Seriously, I can have one on in the kitchen and still catch a sniff in the upstairs’ en-suite. Solis Rex is my favourite so far and has…
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Fornasetti Profumi Mani Otto Candle
Barnaba Fornasetti has created a truly beautiful living piece featuring the timeless artwork of his father Piero Fornasetti and housing the beautiful fragrance, Otto, created by Olivier Polge. My love of home fragrance has brought me to some interesting places and this is truly something special. Even when the candle has finished, I will still…
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Cire Trudon Odalisque Candle
Often a slave given as a gift to the Turkish sultan, the Odalisque served as maid to the harem but if of exceptional beauty and talent, she would be trained as a possible concubine. A candle with a passionate and seductive aroma, orange blossom, lemon and orange oils weave in and out of a base…