Fragrance Picks - The Glass Magazine

Jo Malone London release Mimosa & Cardamom range of scents

September 23, 2015

Jo Malone London is the British perfume brand built on the concept that true luxury is found in simplicity. Their latest release, Mimosa & Cardamom, continues the house’s tradition of blending two evocative...

All guns blazing

Viola Levy

July 2, 2015

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In a world of perfumery geared around old-fashioned ideas of “ladylike glamour” or “sweet femininity” Juliette Has a Gun a slightly edgier offering for the Instagram generation – variations of traditional rose ...

Scented love – Glass attends a speed-smelling event at Harrods’ Salon De Parfums

Persolaise

June 11, 2015

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Scented love – Glass attends a speed-smelling event at Harrods’ Salon De Parfums Picture this scenario. You’re at a speed-dating event. Yes, you find the very idea ghastly, but you've been persuaded to atten...

Romancing the scent

Viola Levy

February 25, 2015

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The coming and going of February 14 highlights the romantic gesture of giving perfume as a gift. Although I’m never inclined to say no to a bottle of scent (hint, hint), telling someone how you think they s...

Byredo Bal D'Afrique Bath Oil and Blanche Hand Cream

Byredo Tempt Us With Some Delightful Stocking Fillers

Viola Levy

November 26, 2014

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The moment when little girls realise they’re no longer children anymore is the year we get given bubble bath and soap instead of Lego and Barbie dolls for Christmas. It’s the year when December 25 stops being a...

Modern Love

Viola Levy

October 30, 2014

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For anyone foolish enough to dismiss the world of beauty as “frivolous” or – as one diplomatic gentleman let slip to me at the launch of his new skincare brand – “just a load of women cooing over lipsti...

Heaven must be missing an Angel

Livia Feltham

September 22, 2014

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It’s the celestial perfume that kept Mugler on the mind long since the iconic imperator of intergalactic glam closed the doors to his atelier in 2003. A sad, sad day for all of the people the theatrical provoca...

Glass Meets New “Dolce Girl” Kate King – The star of Dolce & Gabbana’s campaign talks about her love of scent

Viola Levy

September 18, 2014

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Glass Meets New “Dolce Girl” Kate King – The star of Dolce & Gabbana’s campaign talks about her love of scent As Milan Fashion Week commences, Glass met one of its newest stars Kate King, who also happen...

A rose by any other name

Viola Levy

August 6, 2014

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For all the cutting-edge unisex perfumes out there, some of us can't help being old-fashioned romantics and wanting a pretty, floral scent. And these are usually based around the trusty rose, a flower seen as “...

A look back on Le Male – an exclusive interview with perfumer Francis Kurkdjian

Viola Levy

April 9, 2014

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As the Jean-Paul Gaultier exhibition opens at The Barbican in London today, Glass meets for an exclusive chat with perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, creator of Gaultier's iconic 1994 fragrance Le Male when he was jus...

Thierry Mugler’s top-off

Renata Certo-Ware

March 10, 2014

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Thierry Mugler is bringing back old-world luxury (and a subtle note of eco-friendly) with refillable perfume bottles, referential of a time before Ready To Wear and Over The Counter scents, when ladies woul...

The must-have body spray from Tom Ford

Viola Levy

March 2, 2014

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This is a product that takes me back to when I was a pre-adolescent, just discovering the world of beauty, along with trainer bras and a game called spin the bottle. There was one thing that stood out in my m...

Beauty in Brief – Autumn

Viola Levy

November 6, 2013

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Scented Delights WHILE our hearts sink as the autumn rain beats on the window panes, Cire Trudon’s latest candle Bartolomé transports us to the tropics. Taking inspiration from a 16th Century Spani...

New spice

Persolaise

January 31, 2012

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Undeterred by the fact that some airport authorities viewed the bottle for Flowerbomb with suspicion, Viktor & Rolf have returned to the cheeky grenade shape for their second masculine fragrance, ...