Nose Dive

Recently, there's been a push for organic products that are environmentally friendly. As a result, more and more people are embracing clean beauty swaps. Clean beauty is all about making considered choices. It's opting for non-toxic ingredients that are good...

  You’ve probably never considered how much you know about perfume, but it’s likely you could answer this - where is the best place to apply perfume? Most of our knowledge of perfume comes from family or friends. You might...

Purchasing perfume, including the different types of perfume strengths, is a very personal decision. Whether as a gift, an expression of love or a little pick-me-up to make a bad day better, perfume is one of those luxuries that everyone...

Why is perfume not always vegan? That’s an interesting question. You would imagine that a beauty product such as perfume would be made with natural, cruelty-free products. However this is not always the case, strangely enough. Why is perfume not...

The rich and intriguing fragrance of is prized across the world and has recently grown in popularity in the west. Oud has complex notes of oriental wood and smoke with spicy floral undertones. It is unusually long-lasting on the skin and it...

Curious about the man behind Shay & Blue? Every perfume house has a conductor whose challenge it is to harmonise the cacophony of fragrance available. Often that harmony is shaped by experience, and for no one is that more true...