What is a Chypre Perfume? Chypre is probably one of the most beautiful and sophisticated perfume families. Full of character, these complex fragrances play upon a contrast of cool and warm materials, creating an elegant...
Ingredient Focus: Neroli & Orange Blossom Orange blossom and neroli are among the most important ingredients in perfumery. Both are extracted from the flowers of the bitter orange tree but with different methods of extraction and...
The Green Scents of Spring At last there is a promise of Spring in the air, we felt the warm breeze and a touch of sun on our skin last week. A note of...
Eau de Toilette – The Benefits of A Lighter Fragrance Are you a spritzer or a dabber when it comes to wearing perfume ? Do you enjoy being lavish with the scent so that more of the skin can...
Celebrate Burns Night with Aqua Alba Each year, in Scotland and all around the world, people celebrate the memory of the great Scottish poet Robert Burns by holding Burns Suppers on and around his birthday, 25 January. People...
Citrus Notes in Perfumery Refreshing and energising, citrus scents sparkle with the extracts of orange, lemon, lime, bergamot, neroli, grapefruit, yuzu, etc. Full of life, the zesty character of a citrus scent is instantly...
Angela Flanders x Bleu Anglais Pop-Up UPDATE: the pop-up continues until mid-October. You’re welcome to visit anytime during shop hours. Please contact us if you’d like to organise an appointment with Noel Chapman of Bleu Anglais. We celebrate...
Green & herbal notes Green fragrances feature fresh and lively notes that evoke freshly cut grass or stems, green leaves (like violet leaf), foliage, mosses, green tea or other green vegetal scents. This family...
Good Things Come in Small Packages This past year, we’ve noticed how popular smaller sizes of fragrance bottles have become in both our shops as well as online. The demand for travel sizes and compact bottles...
A Cult Fragrance inspired by Whisky We are pleased to announce our fragrance Aqua Alba is available again after a hiatus of a few years. Named for the spirit of Scotland, this unique fragrance was originally created by Angela...
Dusky Fragrances for Late Summer Days As Summer is slowly coming to an end, we thought we’d feature perfumes with dusky notes: fragrances that are fresh enough to wear during warm sunny days but that also...
Floral Fragrances for Mother's Day - 31st March With our connection to the famous Columbia Road Flower Market we are spoilt for choice with wonderful blooms all year round, however there is no doubt that the tradition...