Fragrance Picks

August 20, 2020

SOME truly wonderful perfumes have been launched this year. Here is our selection of a few of our favourites – some of which hail from well-established houses as well as a couple of intriguing up-and-...

Glass reviews our favourite recent perfumes inspired by nature

July 22, 2020

THE natural world has been an inspiration for perfumers. Here is the Glass selection of our latest favourite olfractory natural highs. Maître Parfumeur et Gantier, Patchouli 1969 The aromatic h...

Glass presents the latest collection of Layers by Experimental Perfume Club

Imogen Clark

June 23, 2020

THE Experimental Perfume Club launches their latest bespoke collection and discovery set curated by their in-house perfumer and founder Emmanuelle Moeglin. The online collection is made up of 20 unique blends t...

Glass present our favourite gender-neutral perfumes

June 18, 2020

Don’t define me – Glass present our favourite gender-neutral perfumes AS society becomes more accepting of a non-binary approach to gender, so has the perfume world, with unisex brands Tom Daxon ...

Glass talks to Amy Christiansen – founder of luxury fragrance company Sana Jardin

May 12, 2020

Glass talks to Amy Christiansen, founder of luxury fragrance company Sana Jardin, to learn more about her brand, her unique and empowering Beyond Sustainability™ business model and the steps co...

Guerlain reprises collaboration with Harrods to reveal Royal Extract II

Cara Jenkins

April 16, 2020

GUERLAIN and Harrods have reprised their long-established partnership to reveal a majestic fragrant exclusivity, otherwise known as Royal Extract II. The name is a deliberate homage to perfumer Pierre-François...

Louis Vuitton launches new Women’s Fragrance Heures d’Absence

Cara Jenkins

February 26, 2020

IN A flurry of creativity, decadence and glamour, better known as the Roaring Twenties, French Maison Louis Vuitton launched its very first perfume, Heures d’Absence, named after the Vuitton family’s country ho...

Glass meets with Bulgari perfumer Jacques Cavallier to discover the latest editions in the Le Gemme Men collection

Rachel McCormack

December 31, 2019

IT seems only natural that a perfumer like Jacques Cavallier would be born in Grasse, the capital city of perfume. With both his grandfather and father perfumers, and his first job at age 10 being in ...

Glass previews Juli Bolaños-Durman Studio x Jorum Studio Wild Flowers collection

Maria Noyen

October 8, 2019

“THROUGH my work I want to invite the audience to delve into a magical world of second chances, where waste material is the starting point. I’m interested in how this visceral bond between the maker and the mat...

The Glass Guide to the best recent perfume launches

July 11, 2019

IT’S time to embrace the light with some bright invigorating and sometimes even joyously sensuous fragrances – with notes of citrus, figs, rose, jasmine and some. Here is the Glass selection of our re...

Heaven scent – Glass catches up with Linda Pilkington, founder and owner of Ormonde Jayne perfumes

May 17, 2019

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KNOWN for her use of ingredients that are exceptional, unusual, and often exotic (hemlock anybody?), Linda Pilkington founded the Ormonde Jayne luxury fragrance brand in 2000. Cheshire-born Pilkington is an ins...

Create a bespoke customised fragrance with Floris this National Fragrance Day

Emma Hart

March 21, 2019

YOUR preferred fragrance is one of the most personal choices you’ll make as part of your beauty regimen. While most people can agree on red lipstick, a sultry smokey-eye, or warming blusher collectively, perfum...

Jo Malone launches Wild Flowers and Weeds collection

Amanda Bernstein

March 8, 2019

NEVER short of a fragrant idea, Jo Malone London has compiled an enchanting collection of limited edition fragrances in colourfully decorated bottles featuring key ingredients, just in time for spring. ...

Jo Malone London launches Bronze Wood & Leather to add to their Cologne Intense collection of fragrances

Amanda Bernstein

January 10, 2019

BRONZE Wood and Leather has been added to the line-up of Jo Malone London’s Cologne Intense Collection of fragrances. Jo Malone London Bronze Wood & Leather Cologne Intense visual Evoking a distinct scent...

Byredo re-release limited edition unnamed fragrance

Emma Hart

November 22, 2018

IN 2016, the renowned fragrance brand Byredo released an unnamed fragrance in collaboration with their 10-year anniversary, allowing the wearer to create their own associations with the perfume. Described as “a...

Bulgari Launches Man Wood Essence

Amanda Bernstein

November 1, 2018

ITALIAN luxury brand Bulgari has recently launched a new fragrance, Man Wood Essence, adding another brilliant facet to their line-up of much-loved scents within their Man Collection. Man Wood Essence by Bulga...

Dior debuts new film J’Adore The New Absolu

Emma Hart

October 29, 2018

Beauty, Film, Fragrance Picks, News

IN a dimly lit Turkish bathhouse, Dior pays ode to women and femininity. Directed by French-Greek director Romain Gavras and starring Charlize Theron, the film sees Theron emerge from water surrounded by a dive...

The International Fragrance Associations hosts Scentimental: Fragrance on the Mind

Imogen Clark

October 12, 2018

THE International Fragrance Association (IFRA) this year explored the effect of scent on mental health and wellbeing. The IFRA UK Fragrance Forum took place on World Mental Health Day – and the event focused on...

Guerlain celebrate 190th anniversary with L’Abeille Eternelle fragrance

Rachel Parker

October 10, 2018

AS one of the oldest beauty houses in the world, Guerlain have long been famed for their dedication to luxury fragrance, and their history is inextricably tied to that of modern perfumery. Founded in Paris in 1...

Acqua di Parma creates Colonia Vaniglia exclusively for Harrods

Kay Ean Leong

August 6, 2018