Richard Goller

Incense has been used over the centuries in a variety of religious, spiritual and cultural practices from China and Japan to India and Arabia. The smell of burning incense and …

If there’s one occasion you want to smell really special for, it’s your wedding. Not only do you want to smell great on the day of your marriage, you also …

During the winter, there’s no shortage of events to attend, from office parties to romantic nights out to family gatherings and of course the biggest night out of the year, …

Styles come and go, but the popularity of fruity fragrances (in particular fruity florals in recent years) shows no signs of abating.  There’s a huge variety of fruity fragrances on …

There aren’t that many fragrance companies that can celebrate 150 years in the biz. But then Penhaligon’s isn’t just any brand. It has come to represent the best of British …

Not for nothing is the rose known as the queen of flowers and, we can add, a mainstay of perfumery. This year alone, big releases include Mon Guerlain Bloom of …

Mention some of the biggest fragrances of the last decade and chances are that Anne Flipo was behind them. The French perfumer is highly respected in the industry and by …

YSL Black Opium EDP was launched five years ago this month and since then it has become one of the best-selling women’s fragrances of the decade. Originally launched in 1977 …

Slick marketing campaigns will have you believe that you need to spend a small fortune on the latest designer fragrance to smell fabulous. We disagree and that’s why we’ve compiled …

When Frédéric Malle launched his niche fragrance company, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, in 2 000, it was a novel idea for the perfumer’s name to be featured on the …

When Shyamala Maisondieu was awarded the 2019 Prix François Coty in recognition of her career and creations, it was confirmation of what we had known for a while.  A snapshot …

Chanel has been in the fragrance biz since 1921 and what an auspicious debut Chanel No 5 proved to be.  Almost a century later, the company has maintained its reputation …

When Jean Paul Gaultier Le Mâle was launched in 1995, its creator, Francis Kurkdjian, became a perfume star. That auspicious debut was followed by a succession of high-profile releases that …

What is a classic perfume? Is it a fragrance that offered something distinctive and unique when it was launched? Is it a fragrance that has influenced many others? Or is …

Celebrity fragrance sales are nowhere near the heights of the noughties, when it almost became de rigueur for a star to have a range of scents. According to marketing and …

The first fragrance Sonia Constant created was the little-known s.Oliver Sports 1 Female) in 2006. Since then the versatile French perfumer has notched up an impressive list of creations for …

Women are generally more adventurous when it comes to wearing fragrances, so don’t need much persuasion to cross the gender divide. Whether buying gifts for the men in their lives …

Florals are a staple of most women’s fragrances, with rose, jasmine, peony, and tuberose being particularly popular ingredients.  Other florals that are less-used but make for beautiful floral fragrances include …

It’s one of the all-time greats of 20th-century perfumery and is still the benchmark for oriental fragrances – hence our Shalimar perfume review. Founded by perfumer Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain in …