WHAT a week it’s been! It’s felt more like a month, given the sheer number of fragrant events. From Suzy meeting Jon Bon Jovi and Dominique Ropion, to attending mind-blowing masterclasses, smelling some truly exciting new fragrances, and dinner with Aurélien Guichard and the Matiere Premiere team (while smelling their *top secret* new fragrance, launching early Autumn) there’s hardly time to pack it all in (so we’ll continue the explorations next week).

PLUS we’re answering your Perfume Prescription questions - suggesting powdery scents to layer with, finding linalool-free fragrances for a listener whose friend’s allergic, and picking fresh, breezy but affordable perfumes for packing while working in Grenada!

We discuss…

@veroniquegabai AROMA masterclass
@bdkparfumsparis BDK Vanille LeatherJon
Bon Jovi x @hamptonwater rosé wine
@thameenfragrance Insignia - Alexandra Carlin masterclass
@phoenixbeautyltd press showcase (SO many amazing new launches there - we’ll go in-depth with those next time!)
@aurelienguichard dinner (plus getting to smell the @matierepremiereparfums top secret new perfume!)
@violettefr Avec Amour Perfume Oil


Listener Prescriptions

Layer with:@cleanbeauty_collective Clean Reserve Skin
Or @millerharris Powdered Veil (currently £42.50 instead of £95 in their sale online!)
Or @narciso_rodriguez Pure Musc for Her (currently £8 for 4ml travel spray on Direct Cosmetics website)

Linalool-free fragrances:

@4160tuesdays Our Modern Lives - Alpha & Beta.

Message on linalool free fragrances from 4160 Tuesdays founder, Sarah McCartney:
“Yes, Alpha and Beta have no linalool. It's in rosewood, bergamot, magnolia leaf, lavender - so many naturals - and is also used in isolation to smooth out woody fragrances. That's why it's in almost everything! It's always written on the QI list on box though, so it's checkable.
Of ours, there's none in Freshly Laundered, Warm Sands Blue Ocean, Cherry Who? Crikey! Coconut Caramel, Over the Chocolate Shop, Creamy Vanilla Crumble, Temptation, Freshly Laundered, Honey Jasmine Karma, Clouds Illusion, Dancing With Strangers and more, but I don't want to bore you! The Molecules series have no linalool either. All the best,Sarah.”

@goldfield_and_banks_australia Ingenious Ginger (travel spay 10ml €30, samples also available)

@escentricmolecules M+ Ginger (8.5ml £20)

@4711 Acqua Colonia Lime and Nutmeg(Currently £14.05 for 50ml on Amazon)