BEST FIG PERFUMES TO BEAT THE WINTER BLUES

The end of February often has me feeling  especially “blah”. I find myself craving comfort scents (often featuring vanilla or fig perfumes) along with comfort foods (mac & cheese I’m lookin’ at ya!). Blankets are also prescribed around this time to up the coziness level and the more, the merrier. Yes, even my blankets have … Read more

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY WISHES!

    Happy Valentine’s Day wishes! I can’t believe it’s (almost) Valentine’s Day again! It arrives every year one week after my birthday yet it somehow always sneaks up on me. I know I’m not alone in loathing the commercialization of the holiday, where companies make billions of dollars from jewelry, flower arrangements, chocolates and … Read more

SCENT SAVORING AT FLORAL STREET PERFUME STORE

  This newly opened perfume boutique is definitely worth popping into should you find yourself in Covent Garden in London. It was on my must-visit destination list while recently in town and actually stumbled upon it accidentally while taking a quick stroll outside my hotel. As you might expect, Floral Street specializes in floral fragrances, … Read more