Who doesn’t love a good candle? Clean Living have a stylish new range of Autumn Home Fragrances. Their Cashmere and Black Amber Home Fragrance collection both smells and looks gorgeous.
The range includes candles, room spray, incense and a reed diffuser, with prices starting at £11.99, available from www.cleanlivingint.com
London based LK Bennett, mostly known for its clothes and beautiful handbags, has decided to take a slice of the fragrance market with the launch of Signature. At Frost, we can’t get enough of its fresh, citrus scent and stunning art-deco inspired glass bottle, dressed with the iconic LK Bennett branding.
Unlike some of our favourite perfumes, Signature’s distinct tones will be noticeable long after application and everything about this product screams luxury. If you buy just a 30ml bottle, you’re getting that luxury at a fraction of the price too!
Scents apparently include ‘hypnotic’ top notes of citrus, pepper and rhubarb. Heart notes of rose, jasmine and ylang ylang add a floral flavour, with base notes of warm woods, dry amber, musk and vetiver.
Signature is available in three sizes (30ml – £35, 50ml – £49 and 100ml – £69 and is available to buy on www.lkbennett.com
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
What could be more special than a festive pop-up featuring a giant snow globe and offering free flash makeovers – after all, you deserve it after the chaos of all the Christmas shopping, right?
CHANEL are offering shoppers and beauty fans a pep-up at their Covent Garden pop-up located a few steps away from the Chanel beauty boutique at the piazza, which is the temporary space before becoming Chanel’s permanent bigger home next year.
The exquisite pop-up pays homage to the world of Chanel No.5 as depicted in the Baz Luhrmann-directed campaign starring Gisele Bündchen.
In 2012, CHANEL opened its pop-up covering 57 square metres of Covent Garden, inspired by London’s vibrant personality – the first of its kind in the UK.
Featuring some of the world’s leading make-up artists, theatrical artists, nail technicians and models, the Chanel pop-up beauty boutique debuted exclusive products, showcased London’s first ever Chanel nail bar, offered bespoke make-up tutorials and now offer their discerning customers the experience of having a specialist fragrance expert to guide you through the extensive Chanel scent collection.
“No elegance is possible without perfume” – Mademoiselle Chanel
With a vintage-inspired décor, the Chanel beauty parlour draws you in from the cold with its giant snow globe, complete with illuminated number five, welcoming you to take part in a variety of workshops and events throughout December.
Settle down on the plush red cinema chairs for a manicure – using Rouge Noir, naturellement – or pop by for a complimentary 15-minute flash makeover, the perfect shop-to-cocktails refresh.
If you wish to linger longer, book in for a full one-hour makeover for £45 (redeemable against products bought). Whether you want to learn how to master the art of the up-do or perfect your smokey eye, the professionals will be on hand to impart their words of wisdom.
Makeover complete, there’s the irresistible chance to channel your inner Gisele with a photobooth from The London Lightbox – pose in front of the backdrop featured in the campaign and receive a print-out photo as a souvenir of your jaunt into the world of Chanel. And if you can’t resist the temptation to shop, of course there are plenty of little black boxes to take home too.
Offering a personalised gift wrapping service, complete with a hand written message by a CHANEL calligrapher alongside a choice of quotes from Mademoiselle Chanel herself, this delightful pop-up will kick-start your Christmas and indulge your inner ‘me’ time…
Chanel Christmas at Covent Garden is open until the end of December.
To book an appointment please call 0203 077 1198 or email covent.garden2@chanel.co.uk.
Chanel Christmas at Covent Garden
6a The Market The Piazza Covent Garden London WC2E 8RF
Very exciting news for beauty bloggers; Handpicked Media are doing a series of workshops to help you up your game. The first one is about fragrance and is well worth the money. Buy before the 5th of October and tickets are £10, after that they are only £15. What are you waiting for? Buy now. The event is held at Conde Nast College.
Improve your knowledge and language of fragrance with our brilliant line up of industry experts.
Gain confidence and skill when talking and writing about fragrance through the years of experience our experts have from all aspects of the fragrance industry. With speakers from a leading luxury brand, one of the UK’s most famous beauty journalists and one of the biggest fragrance PR’s in London.
Meet Camille Goutal & Isabelle Doyen and hear about their fascinating story that takes them from Paris to NYC. Take part in a workshop with Jo Fairley, co- founder of The Perfume Society that focuses on finding out more about scent and how you can express fragrance in an engaging way to your audience. Hear from Nicola de Burlet on how to build a good relationship with a PR.
All attendees will receive a year’s subscription to The Perfume Society (worth £25) and a fragrance to take home.
When: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Wednesday 21st October 2015
*Please arrive for 6pm
Where: Condé Nast College, Soho, London
Price: £15 per person
Early Bird discount: book before October 5th for £10 tickets
The Experts:
Jo Fairley, The Perfume Society
A former magazine editor (Honey, Look Now) and journalist for a wide range of publications, Jo has always had a particular passion for writing about fragrance, and is twice winner of a Jasmine Award, the ‘Oscars’ of the perfume-writing world. Jo remains a Contributing Editor to the Mail on Sunday’s YOU magazine, The Telegraph online and writes extensively for other monthly and weekly magazines.
Jo is co-founder of The Perfume Society alongside Lorna McKay, and edits The Scented Letter, the beautiful Jasmine award winning subscriber magazine of The Perfume Society.
Camille Goutal & Isabelle Doyen
Pianist, then fashion model, Annick Goutal discovered she had a genuine gift for creating perfumes and in 1981, opened her first shop in Paris. In her workshop, she pursued her love for beautiful raw materials and soon made a name for herself thanks to the originality of her creations such as Eau d’Hadrien and Petite Cherie, which are still best sellers to this day.
Annick Goutal bequeathed her love of perfume to her daughter Camille and her lifelong colleague Isabelle Doyen, who since have become the House’s perfumers.
Nicola de Burlet, Kenneth Green Associates
Nicola is the head of press at KGA, with many years of experience working with perfume. Founded in 1990, by Kenneth Green, KGA is one of the largest distributors of cosmetics and luxury fragrances in the UK, representing over 25 brands and has won many fragrance industry awards.
Krista Madden, Handpicked Media
Beauty industry expert and MD of Handpicked Media, Krista Madden has owned a successful hair and make-up agency, and is the founder of www.beautyandthedirt.com, one of the most successful independent women’s websites of the last 15 years.
Cartier Parfums has announced the launch of its Must de Cartier Gold fragrance.
Inspired by the brand’s debut Must de Cartier ever green oriental essence, the brand’s in-house perfumer Mathilde Laurent worked with Givaudan, the fragrance company that created the original, to create a new scent with a variation on jasmine, brightened with a burst of osmanthus.
The fragrance will be available nationwide from 31 August, priced at £75 (50ml) and £105 (100ml).
One of my favourites…
International luxury fragrance brand Amouage has announced the launch of its Sunshine Man EDP, available exclusively in Selfridges and launching nationwide in Harrods and other retailers in September.
The Eau de Parfum is the latest addition to the Midnight Flower Collection of candles and complementary room sprays.
The male interpretation of the collection comprises top notes of lavender, orange brandy and everlasting flower, with heart notes of bergamot, juniper berry and clary sage and a base of cedarwood, tonka bean and vanilla.
The fragrance is presented in Amouage’s iconic clear glass bottle accentuated with golden Swarovski crystals and the magnetic white cap.
Terry de Gunzburg has announced the launch of Ombre Mercure Extreme, a new powdery, woody fragrance launching in Harrods from 17 August and in selected stores from 20 September.
The fragrance contains key notes of bergamot, violet, iris, patchouli and vanilla.
The Ombre Mercure Extreme Extrait de Parfum is priced at £235 for 100ml.
Michael Kors has announced the launch of its new Gold fragrance and jewellery collections.
The Gold Fragrance Collection comprises three scents each designed to reflect different guises of the luxury substance including white, rose and 24K.
The White Luminous Gold fragrance is a blend of pear, jasmine and amber; Rose Radiant Gold mixes spices, florals and musks; while 24K Brilliant Gold merges orange mandarin and florals with woody notes.
The Michael Kors Gold Fragrance Collection will launch on August 19 and is priced at £39 (30ml), £58 (50ml) and £79 (100ml).
The Gold Jewelry Collection is crafted from gold-tone, white gold-tone and rose gold-tone stainless steel in sculptural style. In addition to stackable bracelets and bangles, the collection also features chains and rings.
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picture credit: Michael Kors
