Published articles
2023
Special Relationship – Harrods Magazine – July 2023
2022
Heaven Scent – Harrods Magazine – July 2022
Summer Fragrances 2022 – Conde Nast Traveller – May 2022
Man On A Mission: An Interview With Francis Kurkdjian – Harrods Magazine – April 2022
The Ghost Perfumer Book Review – Basenotes – February 2022
2021
Leather Perfumes – Harrods Magazine – August 2021
Serge Lutens Feminite Du Bois – Escentual – February 2021
2020
Extraits, Extraits, Read All About It – The Scented Letter – Christmas 2020
The Changing Face Of Fragrance – The Scented Letter – Autumn 2020
Music & Perfume – The Scented Letter – May 2020
The Translator: Catherine Mitchell – The Scented Letter – Early Spring 2020
Always Find Something Positive: An Interview With Givaudan Evaluator Naila Hamayed – Basenotes – 7 January 2020
2019
Home Shores: An Interview With Neela Vermeire – Harper’s Bazaar India – December 2019
Lights, Camera, Aldehydes – The Scented Letter – June 2019
Taking The Layered Approach: An Interview With Emmanuelle Moeglin Of Experimental Perfume Club – Basenotes – May 2019
The Scents Of Provence – Business Traveller UK – May 2019 (available in print and a tablet edition)
Modern Oud Perfumes – Business Traveller UK – March 2019 (available in print and a tablet edition)
2018
What Goes Around… – Business Traveller UK – November 2018 (available in print and a tablet edition)
Party Of One – Harper’s Bazaar India – November 2018 (available in print and a tablet edition)
A Journey In A Bottle – Business Traveller UK – October 2018 (available in print and a tablet edition)
Six Fragrances You Need On Your Radar – Feelunique June 2018
Counter-cool Fragrance Master Alessandro Gualtieri On Amsterdam, Leather And ‘Feeling It’ – Wallpaper* – June 2018
Sweet Smell Of Summer – Business Traveller UK – June 2018 (available in print and as a tablet edition)
A Convenient Vision: The Dangers Of Looking Back – Tauer Mag – April 2018 (available only in print; click on the title to purchase)
6 Scent Styles Everyone Should Own – Feelunique – February 2018
Once Upon A Scent: An Aromantic Tale – ParfumPlus – January-March 2018
Match Your Scent To Your Mood – Feelunique – January 2018
2017
Keeping Up The Right Attitude – Tauer Mag – December 2017 (available only in print; click on its title to purchase)
Colours, Shapes & Emotions: An Interview With Evody’s Cérine Vasseur & Perfumer Cecile Zarokian – Basenotes – 21st December 2017
The Vanilla Scent Edit – Feelunique – December 2017
Ultimate Gift Guide – Feelunique – November 2017
Party Perfect Perfume – Feelunique – November 2017
Can You Smell Those Wedding Bells? – ParfumPlus – October-December 2017
The Rose Perfume Edit – Feelunique – October 2017
Fragrance & Fabric – The Scented Letter – September 2017 (available only to members of The Perfume Society)
Unusual Suspects – Harpers Bazaar India – September 2017 (available only in print)
Commercial Concerns: The Trouble With Perfume Adverts – Tauer Mag – September 2017 (available only in print; click on the title to purchase)
Discover Minimalist Perfumes – Feelunique – August 2017
Fragrance Families Explained – Feelunique – July 2017
What’s Inside The Bottle: An Interview With Nicolas Chabot Of Æther – Basenotes – 6th July 2017
Fitness Fragrance – ParfumPlus – July-September 2017
Your Capacity To Last: Etienne De Swardt Launches Etat Libre D’Orange You Or Someone Like You – Basenotes – 29th June 2017
A Bigger Splash – The Scented Letter – issue #25 early summer 2017 (available only to members of The Perfume Society)
Fragrance Ideas For Grooms – Feelunique – June 2017
A Reflection Of My Client: Nathalie Feisthauer At The UK Launch Of Aedes De Venustas Pelargonium – Basenotes – 9th June 2017
An Invitation To The Party: Trying To Decide If There’s Too Much Perfume – Tauer Mag – June 2017 (available only in print; click on the title to purchase)
The Dreamiest Bridal Fragrances – Feelunique – June 2017
Classic Scents To Get You In The Mood For Summer – Feelunique – May 2017
The Odour Of War: Jean-Christophe Hérault At The London Launch Of Boucheron’s La Collection – Basenotes – 27th April 0217
Fall Into My Lovely Trap – Glamour And Magic In The World Of Perfume – Tauerzine – March 2017
The Sexiest Scents Ever – FeelUnique – February 2017
Alternative Ways To Wear Your Fragrance – FeelUnique – January 2017
Eau De Kale, Anyone? – Superfood Scents – Sunday Times Style – 8th January 2017
2016
Gender-Fluid Fragrances – FeelUnique – December 2016
Getting To Know The Families – The Fragrance Shop – 30th November 2016
Turn Down The Heat – ParfumPlus – October-December 2016
Putting Together A Perfume Wardrobe – The Fragrance Shop – 11th November 2016
How To Buy Fragrance Online – FeelUnique – November 2016
How 70s Is Your Scent? – Sunday Times Style – 6th November 2016 (shortlisted for 2016/17 UK Jasmine ‘Soundbite – News Press’ Award)
Ace Of Bases – The Scented Letter – October 2016 [available only to members of The Perfume Society] (shortlisted for 2016/17 UK Jasmine ‘Independent – Literary’ Award)
How To Choose The Perfect Perfume Gift – The Fragrance Shop – 23rd September 2016
Let’s Talk About Sex – Grazia UK – 5th September 2016 (shortlisted for 2016/17 UK Jasmine ‘Soundbite – Magazine’ Award)
King Of Beasts: The Best Oudh Perfumes – ParfumPlus – July-September 2016
Come Fly With Me – ParfumPlus – April-June 2016
An Easy Subject To Lie About: An Interview With Francis Kurkdjian – Now Smell This – 17th May 2016
Scent Of A WoMan – Grazia UK – 9th May 2016
The Best Perfumes Of 2015 – ParfumPlus – January-March 2016
2015
Scenting The Silver Screen – ParfumPlus – October-December 2015
Wannabe Weird – Searching For Strangeness In The Mainstream – ODOU – issue 4 – September 2015 (shortlisted for 2015/16 UK Jasmine ‘Independent – Literary’ Award)
Closer To Heaven – The Scented Letter – July 2015 [available only to members of The Perfume Society] (winner of 2015/16 UK Jasmine ‘Independent – Soundbite’ Award)
Scented Love – Speed Smelling At Harrods’ Salon De Parfums – Glass – 11th June 2015 (shortlisted for 2015/16 UK Jasmine ‘Digital’ Award)
Perfume As Jewellery – Harrods’ Head Of Beauty On The Salon De Parfums – Basenotes – 4th June 2015
Sugar Cherries, Panthers And Synthetic Vanillas – An Interview With Cartier’s Mathilde Laurent – Basenotes – 26th May 2015
Pick Me Up – ParfumPlus – April-June 2015
I Try To Take You By The Hand – Jean-Claude Ellena At The Launch Of Le Jardin De Monsieur Li – Now Smell This – 14th April 2015
The Process Of Simplification – Carlos Benaïm At The London Launch Of Dunhill’s Icon – Basenotes – 27th January 2015
2014
What We Really Wore This Summer – ParfumPlus – October-December 2014
Meeting In The Garden – Dior: The Perfumes, Chandler Burr – ODOU Magazine – issue 3
We Know How To Defend Ourselves: Chantal & Alexandra Roos At The London Launch Of Dear Rose – Basenotes – 23rd October 2014
Ladies Of The Land – The Scented Letter – July 2014 (available only to members of The Perfume Society)
Relive The FIFA World Cup With The Best Tropical Perfumes – ParfumPlus – July-September 2014
What We Really Wore This Winter – ParfumPlus – April-June 2014
Guardians Of The Past – A Trip To The Osmotheque – Basenotes – 28th March 2014 (winner of the 2014 UK Jasmine ‘Bloggers’ Award)
The End Of The Line For Etat Libre D’Orange – An Interview With Etienne De Swardt – Basenotes – 31st January 2014
Living Outside The Store – Aedes De Venustas Launches Home Fragrances In The UK – Basenotes – 17th December 2013
2013
Wrath In A Bottle – ParfumPlus – Vol 1 Issue 4 October-December 2013
From CK One To Penhaligon’s Iris Ballet – An Interview With Alberto Morillas – Basenotes – 28th October 2013
It’s All Because Of Tom Ford – The London Launch Of Thameen – Basenotes – 18th September 2013
Forever Light – An Interview With Atelier Cologne Co-Founder Sylvie Ganter – Basenotes – 4th September 2013
The Power To Make Your Heart Kinder – Japan’s Kodo Ceremony Comes To London – Basenotes – 23rd July 2013 (shortlisted for 2013 UK Jasmine ‘Digital’ Award)
Arabian Nights – British Airways High Life Shop Magazine – July/September 2013 issue
Something Compleatly New – Aurelien Guichard Interviewed At The Pleats Please UK Launch – Basenotes – 9th July 2013
Petals Falling From The Sky – A Report From The Cote D’Azur’s Bataille De Fleurs – Basenotes – 23rd April 2013
Sage Words From Dora Arnaud… With A Helping Of Jasmine Marmalade – Basenotes – 5th April 2013
What Do You Smell When You Look In The Mirror? – Parfum Plus – Vol 1 Issue 2 April-June 2013
Just Cavalli Grows Teeth – The London Launch Of Just – Basenotes – 19th February 2013
A Look Back At The Best Of 2012 – ParfumPlus – Vol 1 Issue 1 January-March 2013
2012
The Coils Of The Past – An Interview With Fabrice Pellegrin – Basenotes – 13th November 2012
Scents Of Awareness – Glass – 15th October 2012
Acqua Di Parma Revisits Iris – The London Launch Of Iris Nobile Sublime – Basenotes – 13th August 2012
Cleverer Than A Rose – Olivier Cresp At The Launch Of Peoneve From Penhaligon’s – Basenotes – 18th July 2012
We Are Not A Niche Brand Any More: An Interview With Nathalie Helloin Kamel Of Parfums Issey Miyake – Basenotes – 26th June 2012
Elie Saab And Gucci Triumph At UK FiFis – FiFi Awards – 18th May 2012
At The End Of The Day, It’s A Business – An Interview With The Chair Of Fragrance Foundation Arabia – Basenotes – 14th May 2012
Gold-standard Scent – Glass – 15th April 2012
That Which We Call A Rose – Andy Tauer At Les Senteurs – Basenotes – 11th February 2012
New Spice – A Review Of Spicebomb From Viktor & Rolf – Glass – 31st January 2012
What Do You Smell When You Look In The Mirror? – Basenotes – 1st January 2012 (winner of the 2012 UK Jasmine Award for Best Digital Feature)
2011
A Perfume Lover’s Visit To Grasse – Basenotes – 9th December 2011
The Power Of Perfumed Politics – An Interview With Symine Salimpour, Founder Of Hors Là Monde – Estellana – 18th September 2011 – ARTICLE NO LONGER ONLINE
I Want To Make People Dream – An Interview With Mona Di Orio – Basenotes – 10th August 2011
Indebted To Odette – Dirty Perfumes At The Wellcome Collection – Basenotes – 9th August 2011
Perfume Is A Dish Best Sprayed Cold – Roja Dove At The Wellcome Collection – Basenotes – 25th July 2011
Fragrant Fathers – Penhaligon’s Adventures In Scent – 6th June 2011 (shortlisted for 2011 UK Jasmine Award)
Short Back And Sides On The Rocks, Please – Basenotes – 6th June 2011
IFRA Promotes Creativity – An Interview With Lisa Hipgrave, Director of IFRA UK (Part 2) – Basenotes – 25th May 2011
I Don’t Like The Word Exclusive – An Interview With François Demachy At Dior’s New Perfume Hall – Basenotes – 18th May 2011
It’s Almost As Though It’s A Personal Thing – An Interview With Lisa Hipgrave, Director Of IFRA UK (Part 1) – Basenotes – 4th May 2011
I Love The Smell Of Primate In The Evening – Gorilla Perfume – 12th April 2011
Mother Superior Scents – Penhaligon’s Adventures In Scent – 25th March 2011
Unwearable Scent – Andrea Maack At Les Senteurs – Basenotes – 11th March 2011
2010
London: The New Perfume Capital – Basenotes – 24th December 2010
London Hosts First Official Launch Of Fougère Royale Remake – Basenotes – 3rd December 2010
Avery Fine Perfumery & SoOud London Launches – Basenotes – 19th November 2010
Blogging The Forbidden – An Exclusive Interview With Denyse Beaulieu – Basenotes – 12 November 2010
Bottled By Baccarat – The Final Event At Harrods Perfume Diaries – Basenotes – 27th October 2010 (shortlisted for 2011 UK Jasmine Award)
Matadors & Audrey Hepburn – An Evening Of European Perfumery At Harrods Perfume Diaries – Basenotes – 4th October 2010
Roja Dove Talks To Basenotes About The Harrods Perfume Diaries Exhibition, Diaghilev And That Scent He Made For The Sun – Basenotes – 29th September 2010
An Audience With Jean-Paul Guerlain & Thierry Wasser – Guerlain Perfumers At Harrods Perfume Diaries – Basenotes – 18th September 2010
Exploring The Science Of Scent At The Royal Institution – Basenotes – 27th July 2010
Orange Star – Report From Friday’s London Launch – Basenotes – 1st June 2010
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