Fragrance Picks

ITALIAN luxury brand Santa Maria Novella has launched fives new home fragrances to celebrate the perfumery’s 800th anniversary. Through the five new aromatic creations, the brand explores each of the five co...

Glass celebrates National Fragrance Week with some of our favourite perfumes

Julie Heinisch

March 24, 2022

Beauty, Fragrance Picks, News, Shopping Guide

THIS week the Fragrance Foundation UK invites perfume enthusiasts to celebrate National Fragrance Week 2022 with them. The festive week will have an extensive host of events and promotions in stores as well as ...

Elie Saab debuts a joyful fragrance – Girl of Now Lovely

Jamison Kent

March 8, 2022

THE NEW fragrance Girl of Now Lovely from Elie Saab from is a colourful and sweet fragrance sure to spruce up one’s spring routine. The eau de parfum “has that classic je-ne-sais-quoi although sparkling with el...

The Glass guide to the latest winter fragrances for men

February 3, 2022

THE changing seasons are always a great opportunity (or excuse) to add to your olfactory wardrobe. For the winter, warm yourself with spicy,woody and more oud-ish notes. Glass shares with you some of our favour...

The Glass selection of our favourite latest perfumes

January 25, 2022

WHILE we are in the depths of winter, what better opportunity to explore some richer, warmer scents? Glass has picked our favourites from the recent fragrance launches which include some adventurous avant garde...

Glass discover the sensory story behind luxury perfume house Amaffi

Katrina Mirpuri

December 23, 2021

IF you take a walk down Sloane Street from Knightsbridge, you’d find yourself gazing at beautiful shop windows. It’s easy to admire a display and walk on, but when you smell something intriguing, it sparks intr...

Christmas gift special – Le Jardin Retrouvé says goodbye to single-use home fragrances

Pia Brynteson

December 16, 2021

Fragrance Picks, Gift Guide, News, Wellbeing

It’S been five years since Clara Feder and the son of founder Yuri Gutsatz, Michel Gutsatz, re-launched the 1970s French perfumery, Le Jardin Retrouvé – one of the first niche perfume brands. With sustainabilit...

The Glass Christmas Gift Guide – Perfumes

December 16, 2021

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks, Gift Guide

BEAUTIFULLY scent your Christmas with the Glass guide to some of our favourite fragrances. Chanel N°5 Collector’s Edition Bottle Chanel N°5 Collector’s Edition Bottle Only the really lucky ones receive Mad...

Glass presents our favourite perfume launches – with a focus on skin scents and new UK brands

November 25, 2021

FROM the recent fragrance launches, Glass selects some zesty citrus scents, a brace of new exciting brands (including some British ones) and skin fragrances – a type of scent which smells like your skin, only b...

Chanel celebrates the 100th anniversary of N°5 with an unmissable new book

Joshua Hendren

November 23, 2021

Beauty, Books, Fragrance Picks, News

TO CELEBRATE the centenary year of Chanel N°5, the French Maison has debuted a new luxury publication tracing the evolution of the iconic fragrance, from its packaging and manufacture to the marketing that cont...

Chanel releases limited edition reinterpreted N°5 bottles

Jamison Kent

November 2, 2021

A CENTURY after its creation, Chanel has designed limited edition N°5 bottles. Historically, the bottle, box and label have been devoid of excessive embellishment. The new bottles stay true to form with minor...

Glass reviews some recent perfume launches

October 28, 2021

GLASS presents some of our favourite recent fragrance launches. From British newcomers like Bel Rebel to iconic houses such as Guerlain and Chanel, there is a scent for everyone. Fras...

Penhaligon’s releases new scent and scarves inspired by the city of Constantinople

Jamison Kent

September 3, 2021

CONSTANTINOPLE, the new perfume from luxury British perfume house Penhaligon’s, invites the wearer to be transported aromatically to the historical city’s sparkling shores and sun-lit streets. It is the latest...

Glass reviews Alexandra Kay Pure Essential Oil Blends

Michele Kirsch

August 12, 2021

FULL disclosure: my favourite scents are always essential oils, often blends, and often aggressively strong to others in my passing cloud of scented serenity. I have had “What the ___ is tha...

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Glass discovers Kenzo Homme Eau de Toilette Intense

Joshua Hendren

July 12, 2021

TRANSPORTING the wearer to a sun-caressed paradise, Kenzo Homme’s new Eau de Toilette Intense reinvigorates the French Maison’s iconic 1991 fragrance with the quiet majesty of nature. Kenzo Homme Eau de To...

Byredo launches a new collector’s edition of Blanche perfume

July 1, 2021

ARGUABLY the most celebrated fragrance in Byredo’s catalogue, Blanche, the Swedish company’s faithful muse, has now undergone a revamp. Highlighting the perfumes fresh and light powdery scent, Byredo has releas...

Ormonde Jayne releases Forever – refillable perfume bottles in eight radiant colours

July 1, 2021

MELDING meticulous French perfumery with English craftsmanship, Ormonde Jayne has established itself as a supreme perfume house. To accompany its collection of complex and evocative fragrances, the brand has re...

Glass reviews Irresistible Givenchy Eau de Toilette

June 4, 2021

AS the name suggests, Irresistible Givenchy Eau de Toilette is a magnetic perfume, creating a hypnotic trail of luscious blackcurrants and rose accord, stirred with notes of cedar wood. Created by leading Maste...

Glass reviews Givenchy’s latest make-up collection

June 3, 2021

GIVENCHY has released a profusion of pearly pink products, introducing a new blush variant of their famed Prisme Libre loose setting powder, a fusion of four illuminating tones that flatter the skin in all sett...

Glass discovers Bulgari Omnia by Mary Katrantzou

May 24, 2021