• Home life — Autumn ’23

    Home life — Autumn ’23

    Autumn is here—but fear not, life at home can be inspiring. Here is a selection of ways to embellish your home life.   Sunseeker Candle by Paul Smith “Sunseeker calls to mind sunshine, joy and happiness using the fragrance notes of Italian Bergamot, mandarin, basil and musk.” ☟ ABOUT The wax is housed in a…

  • Fragrance — Summer ’23

    Fragrance — Summer ’23

    It isn’t summer everywhere, but where it is, we invite you to enjoy it. Here are some magical scents to embellish the season. Impression Cedarwood Heart by Ostens “Instantly evokes a sense of nostalgia and grown-up glamour.” ☟ KEY NOTES  Violet Leaf Absolute, Orris Concrete & Cedarwood Heart Virginia   SHOP NOW I AM DANCE…

  • Father’s Day — 2023

    Father’s Day — 2023

    The mysterious and forgotten art of buying gifts for one of the most auspicious figures in our lives.   Hard-Edge Lighter by Tsubota Pearl “Initially released in 1999, the Hard-Edge Lighter has been an iconic staple of mods, rockers, crybabies, high-power boardroom executives, sous-chefs, or anyone with discerning taste.” ☟ ABOUT Founded in 1952 in…

  • Bamford 80 — Time to reconsider?

    Bamford 80 — Time to reconsider?

    The current watch space is very interesting to say the least, with the purist’s logical viewpoint of value challenged by the rising popularity of the smart watch. These hyper-function aesthetic-phobic watches have become a mainstay of health and habit tracking in almost every aspect of life. Fully customisable they have changed the very meaning of…

  • SR_A presents: Colonia — A Subtle Repositioning

    SR_A presents: Colonia — A Subtle Repositioning

    A fragrance as old as time. At least that’s what some may think, with the golden yellow flacon and conical bottle silhouette a mainstay for as long as many can remember. It’s a symbol of daydreams, wealth, success, Italian Summers and free flowing linen. It’s the scent of the sun descending into the sea after…

  • Brand Mixology — Perfect timing

    Brand Mixology — Perfect timing

    There was a time I could feel myself getting “collab” fatigue; this brand is releasing a collection with that one, or this new modern brand reinterpreting that famous old brand. The fact is I couldn’t have been any further from the truth; as time has progressed, collaborations have actually saved brand creativity. It’s the equivalent…

  • Forte_Forte + Acqua di Parma

    Forte_Forte + Acqua di Parma

    Together with Acqua Di Parma, forte_forte invites you to the impossibly elegant beachside setting of Forte Di Marmi to immerse yourself in their new capsule. Both symbols of timeless Italian summer, the pioneering fashion house founded by Giada and Paulo Forte, is to be beset with scents as established as the season itself. It’s fitting…

  • Cielo — The Sky is the Limit

    Cielo — The Sky is the Limit

    Having to compromise in life is something we learn to accept from a young age. You can’t have your cake and eat it — or so we’re told anyway. To coin the phraseology of the times, I’ve generally been one with a more “Bullish” outlook to life, a dreamer if you will. I like the…

  • Pelota — Life Après Sport

    Pelota — Life Après Sport

    The idea of sport as a way of life is one shared by many; just visit your local park, gym or yoga studio and you’ll find a hub of activity, camaraderie and physical ambition. The vast melange of types and genres of sport is one of its significant appeals, giving little excuse – health permitting…

  • D’OTTO — Artistic Fragrance

    D’OTTO — Artistic Fragrance

    Embracing the notion of fragrance as a liquid artform rather than a trivial embellishment is not necessarily a new concept, but in that pursuit there are indeed many, many levels of accomplishment. Italian fragrance brand D’OTTO are a new arrival, but certainly no pretenders, ticking pretty much every box you can as a fragrance brand.…

  • Christie’s presents Au Bord Du Lac

    Christie’s presents Au Bord Du Lac

    Space: a boundless, three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction.     With such a definition, it’s hard to see space as anything other than otherworldly, but we inhabit it in every moment of the humdrum of our lives: crossing the hallway to brush your teeth, shuffling through a…

  • CHOPARD x BAMFORD

    CHOPARD x BAMFORD

    In a world waking up from a pandemic-induced stasis, the idea of anything frenetic might feel a little alien. There is a hangover of sorts; a squaring of eyes from over a year of experience having been boxed and scrolled through. Scrolled past might be a more pertinent term. There are few milestones since 2020…

  • Worth the Wait

    Worth the Wait

    You may have heard that little picture by the name of ‘No Time to Die’ is hitting theatres in two weeks. The new James Bond has been marred by COVID-induced delays and our anticipation has been equally feverish. Frustrating as the wait is, it’s good to know that Eon Productions et al are taking the…

  • Car Diffuser — by Acqua di Parma + Poltrona Frau

    Car Diffuser — by Acqua di Parma + Poltrona Frau

    It’s hard to get excited by the car fragrance options on the marketplace. Just as your choice in fragrance is seen as an extension of self, so is your choice of car, and as such it comes as great surprise to me that there has been such a dearth of options in the car fragrance…