KUKUI (EDP) – CONNOCK LONDON
This is a long-standing favourite of mine (and Zack’s). In fact, I am on my third bottle and handbag size and all this time later Zack still tells me how good I smell every time I wear it. Actually every single person I meet tells me how good I smell every time I wear it. Connock London’s signature scent Kukui, has been blended to reflect the soul and beauty of the Hawaiian Islands. It is a scent I haven’t experienced anything alike before, it is very feminine without being overtly sexy or girly. It is a rich, warm floral fragrance built around the Gardenia flower complimented by a full bouquet of fresh flowers including Italian Bergamot, Moroccan Rose, White Jasmine and Calla Lily. The warming notes come from Sandalwood, Vetiver, White Amber and layers of cashmere and sheer musks, completed with the rich bitter chocolate sweetness of Vanilla Absolute and Tonka Bean. There is something very exotic about Kukui EDP with underlying sophistication.
TOP NOTES: Gardenia, Italian Bergamot, Moroccan Rose, White Jasmine and Calla Lily.
HEART NOTES: Sandalwood, Vetiver, White Amber.
BASE NOTES: Vanilla Absolute and Tonka Bean.
Available in 30ml/100ml
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ROSE IN WONDERLAND – ATKINSONS 1799
A ROSE IS A ROSE, IS A ROSE . . . OR IS IT ?
This is a stunning rose fragrance that takes me back to walking through a beautiful garden where the scent of the rose mixes with the grass and the trees. Fresh, green and floral with no hint of that sickly sweetness that can come with synthetic rose fragrances, Rose in Wonderland is the perfect embodiment of a modern rose with an air of mischievousness. At first spray this is very floral, then develops a dreamy perfume with earthy tones. I think this is a stunning day-fragrance, and would also be lovely layered with a headier scent, like Etui Noir, for the evening. The ‘Wonderland’ element of the name hints that this fragrance may not be all that you are expecting. Instead of a girly fragrance that I thought it would be, I was surprised to find a sharp fragrance – a strong blackcurrant scent offsets to soft petal notes. It is a gentle, feminine fragrance with an air of mystery behind it. I imagine the French Aristocratic ladies wearing this walking through the Gardens of Versailles with an air of innocence while planning their evening at the notorious parties, a deceptively innocent beauty.
TOP NOTES: Rose Dew accord & Blackcurrant buds
HEART NOTES: Geranium & Rose Centifolia Absolute
BASE NOTES: Vetiver & Cristal Amber
Available in 100ml
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ÉTUI NOIR – MILLER HARRIS
Étui Noir is a scent that makes you feel instantly sexy. The scent is so magnetic, suddenly you are enveloped by an air of mysteriousness and sensuality. You know you will turn heads when you walk through a room. It makes me feel very Parisian when I wear it, like I have that enviable ‘je ne sais quoi’ that all Parisian women seem to have so effortlessly. It is a deep, intoxicating fragrance with notes of iris, patchouli and leather. As the name suggests, Etui Noir has a deep, dark, woody warmth. The brand describe it as being “like a well-worn leather jacket shared by lovers with comforting flashbacks of each other”. It’s very magnetising and mysterious as it could be either a male or female fragrance, settling differently on the skin to create a soft yet powerful scent. A scent to attract. This could also make a valentine’s gift for him!
TOP NOTES: Bergamot Italy EO, Tangerine, Elemi Gum.
HEART NOTES: Iris Butter Morocco, Incense, Cashmere Wood, Styrax EO.
BASE NOTES: Patchouli Indonesia EO, Vetiver Haiti EO, Leather, Amber, Birch EO, Labdanum Abs.
Available in 50ml/100ml
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SCENT OF A DREAM (EDP) – CHARLOTTE TILBURY
Charlotte Tilbury’s Scent Of A Dream is divine, I feel in love with it the second I saw the bottle and fell even harder as soon as I tried this seductive fragrance. The scent is an intoxicating mixture of magical, bewitching, hypnotising euphoria that is hard to describe. The bottle itself reminds me of the Old Hollywood Glamour days when all the screen sirens wore was red lips, eyeliner and perfume. Even the bottle is sexy, I can just imagine this sitting on Elizabeth Taylor’s dressing table.
The story behind Scent Of A Dream is a magic scent that enhances your powers of attraction, a blend that create an emotional connection, igniting and attracting LOVE, LIGHT, POWER, POSITIVITY and SEX to the wearer.
“I believe you can use scent to create an emotional connection with someone else’s subconscious, igniting a strong sensorial. You can directly alter their STATE OF MIND through scent and like the wild animals that react to pheromones, there is a secret communication of attraction between humans that we call ‘MIND AND BODY CHEMISTRY’. I aim to recreate this through scent, enriching everyone who wears it with the power of universal attraction.” – Charlotte Tilbury.
JOY TOP NOTES – Lemon, Peach, Black Pepper, Saffron,Mandarin, Bergamot. (Positivity & Confidence Boosting)
FLEUROTIC HEART NOTES – Tuberose, Jasmine, Frankincense, Violet, Patchouli. (Love & Light, Sensual Power)
BASE NOTES – ‘Magic Molecules’, Precious Woods, Citrus, Amber. (Power & Sex, Pheromones)
MAGIC MOLECULES – Hedione (enhance your natural powers of attraction), ISO E Super & Ambroxan (amplifies your own pheromone scent).
Available in 30ml/50ml/100ml.
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GENEVIÈVE
Geneviève is an Edinburgh based floral concept inspired by a Scandinavian aesthetic and French sophistication. Focused on simplicity and style. Each delivery is a handcrafted arrangement of only fresh premium quality roses brought to you all the way from South America. Geneviève’s luxury packaging ensures there is no longer a need to look for a vase. Geneviève promises to deliver a poignant message and leave a lasting impression on those we love.
Edinburgh delivery only. SHOP HERE
