Hello! So I realise that I have been incommunicado for a while – since my last blog, I spent a wonderful week in Bristol catching up with family and friends; returned to work for a week and a bi… more →
☆ I am... chase. ★wrote 1 week ago: It must have been in the early summer of 1963 that we found the official souvenir copies of the Coro … more →
wrote 8 months ago: I will be in London for a few days at the end of October and would love to meet London-based readers … more →
wrote 9 months ago: I was asking Toby about ideas for his birthday (part of my gift is that we’re going to see Jen … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Hello! So I realise that I have been incommunicado for a while – since my last blog, I spent a … more →
wrote 9 months ago: I’ve been asked many times why I’ve never written a Beat of…London despite the fac … more →
wrote 11 months ago: So, on Wednesday I decided to make my way to London and have a sniffathon – and a little shop … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Lately I have been enjoying the works of Diana Ross. Listening to her albums (and buying the deluxe … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Today Toby and I went to Les Senteurs to see Nick deliver an interesting workshop on “Describi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: My annual marmalade making owes more to the delight in the process than a delight in the final produ … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This week I have been inspired by two people in particular. Listening to Rihanna’s new album a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: “I invite you to trust your nose” was just one of the many perfumed pearls of wisdom off … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Two of the questions I’m often asked about fragrance are: “how do I look after it’ … more →
wrote 1 year ago: “You can kiss me now” “You may kiss me now” – ‘Lefebvre’ … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Every year companies spend a fortune releasing summer versions of their top-selling fragrances but y … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I am so tired! In perfect, untypically bright and sunny weather my friend, who lives in London and I … more →
wrote 2 years ago: As well as being one of the nicest guys in the industry Chris Beastall has managed to make online g … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Usually suffering from the tail end of a cold, or riding the heady waves of hay fever (depending on … more →