THE JOURNAL

Think Outside the Gender Box this Father's Day

Floral scents are for women; woody blends are for men. Who says? Gender barriers in the perfume world are being subverted and niche fragrance brands are leading the charge. This month, we celebrate...

The Gift of Luxury Skincare

Our skin is the front line in our daily battle against environmental elements. How can we provide our body with the nourishment it needs from the outside in?

Know your EDP from your EDT

Let’s celebrate love. Love for our family, our friends and ourselves. What better way to do this than with fragrance? When it comes to choosing a fragrance, for yourself or as a gift, it is importa...

Does your Perfume match your Personality?

Choosing perfume is a gut thing. You can read as much information about fragrance as you like, but until you smell a scent, it is impossible to know how you will experience it. STORIES Parfums want...

Find Your Family

Discover more about Fragrance Families from the ‘perfume expert’s expert’, Michael Edwards.

Fragrance and Trauma: Our Founder’s Story

Our bodies tell the story of any trauma we have suffered. Limbs ache, headaches persist, stomachs churn and our pain is rooted in places to which we would rather not attend. Creative Director and F...

How I Trained my Sense of Smell By Josephine Fairley

My very first memory of all is a small memory. I’m maybe two years old, with my grandmother’s fingers clasped around mine as she rubs them over a scented geranium leaf in her cracked-pane, lean-to ...

Make Memories with Perfume

Our response to smell is deeply rooted in our psychology. It is individual to us, like a road map of our significant relationships and experiences based on odours and aromas we were exposed to at t...

The Home of Ethical Luxury Leather

Elaine Dobson, founder of Tahlia Leather, handcrafts bespoke Leather Coats, Jackets and Accessories made from lambskin which is sourced from the Emerald Isle, England and Wales. Her passion, eye fo...

Find Your Perfume, Find Your Place

A New Year is a good opportunity to outline the next chapter of the narrative that shapes our lives. Not only are we heralding a new year, we are also transitioning into a new decade. January is a ...

Busting Perfume Preconceptions

When we are born, we have no preconceptions of scent. Our sense of smell is present from the womb and somewhere along the way, we make positive and negative connections to the things we smell. We d...

Scent Your Home This Christmas

Why are we drawn to satsumas, cloves and frankincense at Christmas? For many of us, harnessing the smell of Christmas is an act of nostalgia. We sniff the boughs of the fir trees to find the one wi...

Luxury Perfume that Doesn’t Cost the Earth

This Christmas we want to shop sustainably without compromising on quality. Perfume is a wonderful gift to give but with so many different options from which to choose, how can you tailor your sele...

Tailor Made in Northern Ireland

There is nothing quite so inspiring as someone who leaves the rat race in pursuit of their dream. Dee Graham is such a man. Here, he shares his story and highlights the role scent plays in his show...

Sustainability in the Luxury Beauty World

How can we navigate the beauty industry in a way that honours the environment without compromising on quality?

First Class Luxury in Ireland's Fairest City

Welcome winter with a visit to one of Dublin’s unique Christmas markets.

Is Perfume Art?

There is a lot of debate around whether perfume can be considered an art form. As a luxury fragrance brand, we look at the facts and tell you what we think.  The Tim Walker exhibition at the V&...

A Capsule Wardrobe of Scent

How can you curate your fragrance collection to reflect the changing season? At this time of the year, we’re folding away our frocks and bringing out the woollen wear. We’re thinking about herring...

Scent, Sex Scenes and Success by Melanie Cantor

'It’s a book about hope, friendship and finding your voice'