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Fleurop Interflora World Cup 2015 in Berlin

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The Winner

The finals took place from the 11th-13th of June 2015 in Berlin. Congratulations to Alex Choi (South Korea) on winning Fleurop-Interflora World Cup 2015.

Below we are showing some of the stunning floral bouquets created during the competition.

Interflora Fleurop World Cup 2015 Winners

Runner-Up

However, we would especially like to congratulate Neil Whittaker of Great Britain for winning the second prize ! What a great achievement and it demonstrates the strength of floristry in the UK.

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These were the five Finalists:

Mehmet Yilmaz, Turkey

Neil Whittaker, UK

Pirjo Koppi, Finland (who came third)

Aritaka Nakamura, Japan

Alex Choi, South Korea

Neil-Wittaker flowers of the orient

The Tasks

The competitors were assigned various tasks. The theme of the world cup was ‘Freedom’ and few cities symbolise is more than Berlin, considering the devide of the city after the Second World Ware and it re-unification.

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The competitors have to prepare three tasks during the competition, as well as performing surprise items.

First competition task: 100% personal

Second competition task: 100% hand-tied

Third competition task: 100% organic

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Neil Wittaker on stage

Flower Candle Wax

There is an intrinsic link between flowers and perfume. It is very unusual to find a fragrance which does not contain perfume oils that are flower extracts or derivatives.

Hence, flowers and florists are always close to the heart of PAIRFUM.

To build on this synergy we created here at PAIRFUM the Flower Candle, which uses mimosa wax to boost the fragrance bloom of the candle.

Click below to find out more about the PAIRFUM Flower Candle:

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Pairfum Flower Candle Wax SPA

VIP Prosecco at Harrogate from PAIRFUM

Candle Wholesale: Be a VIP at Home & Gift in Harrogate in 2015

Visit PAIRFUM on stand D68.

( Our stand is right at the entrance to Hall D. Very convenient ! )

Click below to see the exhibitor listing for PAIRFUM ( Luxury Home Fragrance & Candle Wholesale ) at Home & Gift 2015

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During Home & Gift in Harrogate (19-22 July 2015), we would like to invite you to enjoy the ‘VIP Treatment’ with access to the VIP Buyers Lounge, Free Cloakroom and Free Prosecco, Tea and Italian Coffee.

Click below and sign-up for your VIP treatment at Home & Gift 2015

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We look forward to welcoming you on our stand during Home & Gift in Harrogate 2015.

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Home Fragrance & Candle Wholesale

For anybody new to the industry, Home & Gift in Harrogate is a very convenient mid-season wholesale trade fair for requirements concerning Design-Led Gifts, Home Fragrance & Candle Wholesale.

Enjoy testing the new natural reed diffusers, refill oils and luxury scented candles in the PAIRFUM Collection.

About Harrogate

Visiting Harrogate for business is very, very tempting ! Harrogate  is a beautiful SPA town, with a charming town center full of historic buildings, beautiful shops, enticing restaurants and the irresistible Betty’s Tea Room. Other attractions include RHS Harlow Carr gardens, the picturesque Yorkshire Dales national park and the Nidderdale AONB, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

It does not surprise us that Harrogate has been voted The Happiest Place To Live in the UK (Rightmove for 2013 & 2014) !

Le Jardin de Monsieur Li by Hermes China Inspires Perfumery

CHINA inspires Perfumery and Home Fragrance

Landscapes, culture, colour, seasons, ingredients, food, gardens: China inspires perfumery with many sources for perfume, skin care and home fragrance. With a population of over a billion and one which is increasingly prosperous, it is also an attractive market.

Inspiring Gardens

With a Chinese wind blowing through olfactory creations, Armani Privé recently expanded its collection with Pivoine Suzhou. A city near Shanghai, Suzhou is famous for its gardens, which are listed as UNESCO heritage sites. The fragrance itself, is a fresh and fruity floral bouquet.

The couturier Hermès, expanded its ‘Le Jardin’ collection with a Chines garden in 2015, following gardens from India, the Mediterranean and Egypt. With sparkling green facets (kumquat, jasmine, bamboo), the fragrance was christened ‘Le jardin de Monsieur Li’.

Armani Prive Pivoine Suzhou Giorgio Armani

Local Taste

Chinese consumers have a strong appetite for luxury goods, both from local retailers and when travelling abroad. The majority of the Chinese luxury budget is spend abroad, in places such a Hong Kong, France and the UK.

The new challenge for couture perfume houses is to offer fragrances which are tailored to local tastes. It is commonly understood that fragrances for China, Taiwan, Korea and the region generally, should be fresh, natural, light and slightly fruity.

China Inspires Perfumery Ingredients

As of today, the reference to Chinese ingredients remains confined to niche brands or small collections: Examples are Tom Ford’s Private Blends ‘Fleur de Chine’ and ‘Shanghai Lily’, as well as the ‘Asian Tales’ collection by Kilian, created around ingredients such as bamboo, water, tea, sandalwood and peach blossom.

In 2011, Roger & Gallet launched Fleur d’Osmanthus , a perfume inspired by a trip in Southern China. Other houses have placed the apricot scent of osmanthus flower centerstage, like Jo Malone, whose perfume Osmanthus Blossom was revived in 2015.

Today, China views perfume mainly as gift and not yet as a culture need or an essential part of one’s personal beauty routine. Their beauty market still predominantly consists of skin care products with personal fragrance and especially home fragrance only playing a small part. And yet, Chinese consumers are aspiring to Western perfumery brands and perceive them as more luxurious and longer lasting.

Home Fragrance inspired by China

Pairfum London has its very own natural home fragrances and organic skin care products inspired by China: Pink Grapefruit

A vibrantly pink grapefruit fragrance with added complexity from mandarine, lime and bergamot. Floral notes of jasmin and lily lend a feminine touch and deep sophistication comes from a sandalwood accord in the base note.

The inspiration for this fragrance came from the Chinese New Year and the custom of giving mandarine oranges and red envelopes with money. We wrote about this in a previous blog post:

MANDARINE ORANGES AND THE SCENT OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR

Inspire your home with a sense of China and place some of our luxuriously scented candles or natural reed diffusers strategially in different rooms. Depending on the room size and location, choose from:

  • Reed Diffusers (large, classic, petite) in decanters with different shapes: bell, cube or tower
  • Snow Crystal Candles (classic, large and cool tin)
  • Flower Wax Candle
  • Hand & Body Lotions
  • Perfume Room Spray

We also offer ‘pink grapefruit’ as a natural reed diffuser refill oil with extra long, natural black rattan reeds.

Thinking about it, natural ‘rattan reeds’ come from China and it is fair to say that the creation of the reed diffuser was inspired by this very Chinese ingredient ! Did anybody expect that the reed diffuser is a home fragrance inspired by China ?

As you can see, China inspires Perfumery and Home Fragrance in many different ways. What will be the next inspiration?

Joy de Patou

WHITE FLOWERS: A PERFUMERY SEDUCTION REINVENTED

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White Flowers in Perfumery and Home Fragrance

White Flowers have have been starring in perfumery from the early classics and they continue to seduce perfumers and consumers alike. Due to new types of white flowers, new extraction techniques, changing tastes and new forms of blending them, accords with white flowers keep evolving thanks to the inventiveness of perfumers and their houses to see them to continuing to bloom in couture perfumes, home fragrance and skin care.

Classic White Flowers

85 years after Joy de Patou and the famous 10,600 jasmine flowers required per vial, 30 years after Dior’s Poison and its narcotic tuberose, white flowers can to this day evoke in certain consumers a very classic perfumery world and a wealth of associated memories. Not surprisingly, perfumery houses have successfully managed to re-invent them by re-working them with modern facettes or unexpected angles to make them again a current and strong trend.

Gourmand White Flowers

Even gourmand style creation like to include these flowers in their accords, as they guarantee quality but also a certain naturalness of the note. Black Opium (YSL), one of the best new launches in 2014, mentions the use of sambac jasmine and orange flower absolute. Equally, Bonbon (Viktor & Rolf) captivates with the oils of sweet orange blossom and a sun-drenched jasmin.

In Gentlewoman (Juliette has a Gun; 2015) use a white floral and almond accord that was inspired by Cleopatra. Ilha do Mel (“Honey Island”), a new creation from the niche brand Memo, relies on honey in combination with the notes of jasmine and gardenia. Frequently found in cosmetics nowadays, it may be expected that honey will increase its influence on fragrances.

Jasmin & Orange Blossom

Every perfumer agrees that white flowers are timeless, and the two of them strongly characterise the latest creations: jasmin and orange blossom.

The focal point in La religieuse by Serge Lutens, jasmin partners with woody notes in Paradiso (Roberto Cavalli) and is also taking a more sparkling form in Quatre by Boucheron.

As for the orange blossom and its cousin ‘neroli’, often find themselves used in creations in the form of absolutes or essential oils. They beam in combination with lavender in Knot (Bottega Veneta). In Love Story de Chloé, they are gently and beautifully combined with stephanotis (a white jasmine flower also called Madagascar).

Jasmin and orange blossom can also be used in a more opulent fashion that is influenced by Middle Eastern tastes.

In one of the niche brands, neroli become oriental in Jardin Neroli for women (Comptoir Sud Pacifique), which recreates a trip on the Bosphorus. The boutique perfumery ‘Au Pays de la fleur d’oranger’ from Grasse, has combined Neroli with Oud this year in its creationg ‘Neroli Oud’.

Gardenia is coming

Among white flowers to follow next, gardenia leaves few people indifferent. It is a fragrance ingredient that has to the potential to return in force. Already a firm favourite with many fashion designers, it may be re-invented in a more transparent form but also in an opulent or chypre-inspired style.

In La Panthère for women by Cartier, we find a chypre and gardenia accord with leather facets. In 2015, La Panthère re-introduces itself as a ‘eau de parfum légère’, that is twisted with Panther comes in light eau de parfum, twisted with a solar Tiare Flower.  Gardenia also presents itself in Essence No. 2 Gardenia from La Collection des Essences by Elie Saab (unisex).

White Flowers in Men’s Perfumery

In the future, we will undoubtedly see white flowers in men’s perfumery. In particular orange blossom is well suited for masculine notes as it offers power, performance and originality, at this moment in time.

Summing up, there is no shortage of ideas how perfumers and their house can re-invent white flowers, whether this is women’s or in men’s perfumery.

White Flowers in Niche Perfume & Home Fragrance

Obviously here at Pairfum London, we have some absolutely beautiful white flower fragrances in our Home Fragrance Collection for you to enjoy at home:

  • Trail of White Petals, the scent of the white flower carpet at Katie & William’s Weddiing
  • Orangerie Blossoms, the fragrance of the Orangeries at Hampton Court Palace in London
  • Neroli & Olive, a relaxing excursion to Southern Europe

Within our Niche Perfumes, you find:

As you have come to expect from PAIRFUM, these fabulous perfumes are being presented in many different products in our online boutique:

  • Natural Reed Diffusers (large, classic, petite) in glass decanters with different shapes: bell, cube or tower
  • a refill oil for your Reed Diffuser (black refill reeds are also available)
  • our now famous Snow Crystal Candles (classic, large)
  • the new and very fitting, Flower & Soy Wax Candle,
  • our elegant Flacon Room Sprays, or
  • the Eau de Parfum spray

permanent ban on pesticides that are harmful to bees

Keep the ban on bee-killing pesticides

Our bees are being placed in danger again. The chemical manufacturers are trying again to get the toxic and banned pesticides on UK fields. On 19.5.2015, an application was filed asking the government to remove the ban on chemicals ( that kill bees ) for some crops that will be planted this autumn.[1]

Sadly, our bees don’t have their own voice, which is why members of 38 Degrees have raised a new petition against this new application. Already, 38 Degrees has fought for a Europe-wide ban and they wan to ensure it does not get diluted.[2]

PAIRFUM has always supported the wellbeing of our bees and its beekeepers, both in the UK and abroad, and we are asking all of our fans to sign the petition to keep the ban on bee-killing pesticides.

Support the bee petition

For your information, these potent pesticides, which were banned in Europe last year, are called neonicotinoids. An influential group of scientists advised recently that these banned substances not only kill bees but actually wreak “havoc” with other insects and plants in the countryside.[3]

It is important that we keep protecting the bee population as we know how crucial they are to our life.[4]

New Petition

Please click HERE to sign the petition and send your request to environment minister Liz Truss to protect the bees.

Thank you for your support, from all of us here at PAIRFUM.

PS: Bees pollinate apples, cucumbers, strawberries, tomatoes, cauliflowers, onions, cabbages, broccoli, carrots and many many more of our fruit and veg. Without bees, we would not survive for very long!

Petition to ban pesticides that kill bees

PAIRFUM Flower Candle

Here at PAIRFUM we fully support the ban of bee-killing pesticides, as we believe there are more environmentally friendly solutions.

It is quite simple, the more bees are dying out, the less plants and flowers they can pollinate. Hence, the PAIRFUM flower candle supports the ban on bee killing pesticides from the bottom of its candle glass.

click to see the PAIRFUM Flower Candle

PAIRFUM uses by-products of bees in many of our ranges, such as beeswax in our candles and beewax foundation sheets in the honeycomb wardrobe sachet.

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Pairfum Flower Candle with Flower Wax in orangerie blossoms

PAIRFUM natural fragrance wardrobe sachet honeycomb beeswax

NOTES
[1] Farmers Weekly: NFU confirms bid for neonics ban exemption
http://www.fwi.co.uk/news/nfu-confirms-bid-for-neonics-ban-exemption.htm
[2] The 2-year EU-wide temporary ban was effective from December 2013, and will be reviewed later this year. The government can overturn the ban in ‘emergency’ circumstances – chemical company Syngenta sought to do this last year.
The Independent: ‘Victory for bees’ as European Union bans neonicotinoid pesticides blamed for destroying bee population:
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/victory-for-bees-as-european-union-bans-neonicotinoid-pesticides-blamed-for-destroying-bee-population-8595408.html
The Guardian: Syngenta seeks ‘emergency’ exemption to use banned insecticide on UK crops
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/25/syngenta-exemption-neonicotinoid-insecticide-ban-oilseed-rape
[3] New York Times: Pesticides linked to honeybee deaths pose more risks, European group says:

[4] Read about 38 Degrees members campaigning to save our bees here:
http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/tag/bees/
You can read more about some of our friends’ campaigns to protect our bees here:
Bug life: Saving the small things that run the planet:

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Friends of the Earth: The Bee Cause:
https://www.foe.co.uk/what_we_do/the_bee_cause_home_map_39371/

Pink Fragrance

Trend: Think in PINK

Fashion And Colour:

We have all heard, read and discussed the subject of ‘colour’ and ‘fashion’. Hollywood is no exception, with The Devil Wears Prada springing to mind. It sports a scene where the actors discuss the choice between two remarkably similar blue belts and how a trend colour finds its way into our breakfast cereal!

The fact is, ‘colour’ plays an enormously influential part in our day-to-day living. Here are two examples:

Colour simply is a vast and powerful tool used in branding, product design and marketing, to be found almost everywhere in our lives, incl. politics.

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Colour Trends Are Fascinating !

A recent example would be trend of ‘matte black’. You could see it everywhere, from cars, through nails, make-up, clothing, household furnishings, it just trickled down and around absolute everything.

Next came the other matt colours and textural finishes plus their juxtaposition: gloss shine.

‘Pink’ Is The New Matt Black

Hence, it is not surprising that everybody would like to now what the next colour trend is. What is the new matt black? In our assessment, it seems to be pink (but not necessarily in matt).

It may not be scientific, but looking through a multitude of glossy magazines which are out at the moment, we found that approx 10 -20 % of the pages had pink themes.

Just look around and you will be surprised how ‘pink’ pops up everywhere.

Pink in every shade is the trend for the coming season and all perfume, room fragrance, skin care and cosmetic suppliers are getting onboard.

‘Think in Pink’ is not only the slogan in colour cosmetics, but also in packaging themes and formulation colours.

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Think Pink In Perfume / Room Fragrance / Skin Care

Here at PAIRFUM we tend to be at the forefront of every trends and it will come as not surprise that we have a couture perfume room fragrance ready for this trend: Pink Powder & Violet

This is what is smells like:

a sophisticated and sensual fusion of pink rose petals and violet leaf, that is soft and yet fresh! It opens with mandarin and pink peppercorn, followed by a full and elegant floral heart (rose, violet, iris, jasmine, heliotrope, orris) that leads into a sumptuously powdery base of smooth patchouli, musks and soft vanilla.

You can enjoy this trendy ‘pink’ perfume in your home in any one of our luxury scented candles or natural reed diffusers:

  • Reed Diffusers (large, classic, petite) in decanters with different shapes: bell, cube or tower
  • Reed Diffuser refill oil
  • Snow Crystal Candles (classic, large and cool tin)
  • Flower Wax Candle
  • Message Candle

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Is “BLUE” the World’s Favourite Colour?

A survey in multiple countries by YouGov revealed that ‘blue’ is the world’s favourite colour: it was the preferred colour in 10 countries across 4 continents, including China!

You Favourite Colour?

At some point in our live, all of us will have answered the question: What is your favourite colour ?

Actually, it is one of the earliest questions children are being taught to answer. It has been shown, that colour influences our moods, eating habits and even who we date.

Colour & Our Senses

Studies by Goethe (2013), Kandinsky (2000), and Farina (1986) show attempts at translating colours into sensations: they attempt to describe the psychological effects of colours on people.

In perfumery, the link between fragrance and colour has frequently been demonstrated. Here are some examples:

  • “THE INFLUENCE OF COLOR IN FRAGRANCE PERCEPTION” was studied by Camila Assis Peres Silva and Clice Sanjar Mazzilli from University of São Paulo.
  • “Cross-Cultural Colour-Odour Associations” were investigated by Carmel A. Levitan , Jiana Ren, Andy T. Woods and Sanne Boesveldt.
  • “Visualising fragrances through colours: The mediating role of emotions” by Hendrik N J Schifferstein and Inge Tanudjaja.

Colour is also closely linked to national and political identities in multiple countries.

The Favourite Colour in Different Countries
The Favourite Colour in Different Countries

Blue Is The Winner

With colour having such a strong and varied influence in our lives, it comes as a surprise that a new survey by YouGov, conducted in 10 countries across four continents, highlights that a single colour – blue – is the most popular across all regions. Between 23% (in Indonesia) and 33% (in Great Britain) prefer the colour ‘blue’ over all the colours listed, putting it 8-18 percentage points ahead of the next favourite colour.

The second-most popular colour varies a little bit more from country-to-cournty, although it is always one of three other options:

  • green (second in Thailand, China and the United States),
  • red (in Indonesia, Singapore, Germany and Britain), or
  • purple (in Hong Kong).
  • In Malaysia and Australia red and purple tied for second.

‘Blue’ even wins in a place like China, where colours like red, yellow and green are considered to be auspicious and the traditional symbol of ‘good luck’. Considering that is also the colour of the national flag, the result that blue is by far the most popular choice, is even more surprising.

These results confirm a previous study by Dulux, the paint manufacturer, in 30 countries. The figures vary, but blue remains the favourite color: 42% for men , with 30% for women . Blue is also considered the ‘color which displeases the least’.

Colour & Demographics

These preference also consistently filter through the different demographic groups within the countries surveyed.

Although blue tends to be more popular with men than women (in the US, the split was 40% to 24%; in Great Britain it was 40% to 27%), women still pick blue more often than any other colour.

Not surprisingly, ‘Pink’ was much more popular with women than men, but even among women it was preferred by only around 10-13% and was not usually any more popular than red, purple or green.

Blue is also the winner across age groups and, in the United States, where respondents are broken down into racial subgroups, blue is preferred by roughly equal numbers of whites (30%), blacks (35%) and Hispanics (35%).

Perhaps more surprisingly for a country often described as a collection of red (Republican) and blue (Democratic) states, US Democrats and Republicans are about as likely as each other to prefer blue (33% for Democrats and 29% for Republicans). However, 17% of Republicans like red – twice the number of Democrats who do (8%).

These surveys were carried out by YouGov UK, YouGov Germany, YouGov America and YouGov Asia Pacific.

A similar result came out of a study by Color Matters:

  • blue is the favourite color of 57% of men, followed by green and then black,
  • 35% of women prefer blue, followed by purple and green.

The Colour Blue In Perfumery

With blue being preferred by consumers, it is no coincidence that many successful perfumes are build around this colour. But what is the fragrance of blue? Indeed, very few food items are blue (with the exception of blueberries).

L’Heure Bleue by Guerlain, Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel Bleu, Polo Blue: the word ‘blue’ word is used by several perfume brands and it seems they have been successful with it.

In the case of Angel by Thierry Mugler, its blue juice caused shock waves in 1992, especially for a gourmand note. Since Angel though, blue is perfectly acceptable for a feminine fragrance, including a sweet accord, but the colour blue is still predominantly used in men’s fragrances.

When comparing L’Heure Bleue, an oriental powdery creation, Bleu de Chanel, a woody aromatic fragrance, we can see that the association of a colour with a perfume is still subjective.

Olfactively, blue masculinity tends to come in one of two types of notes:

  • a cool or luminous blue is typically associated with aquatic or sky / aerial notes, and
  • the cold blue, which tends to use oils such as menthol, rosemary, eucalyptol

A Blue Room Fragrance?

With ‘blue’ being so popular around the world, we can confirm here at PAIRFUM, that our ‘blue’ room fragrance SPA, is one of our best-selling fragrances.

Here is its olfactive description:

a tangy, effervescent top note of bergamot, mandarin, rosemary, lavender and fresh violet leaves, radiates from heart of  salty aquatic notes, with aerial and translucent flowers (lily of the valley, jasmine). The fond is layered with vibrant woody (cedar, patchouli), ambery and mossy accords (oakmoss).

To add a splash of blue to your home, you can use SPA in any of our luxury scented candles or natural reed diffusers:

  • Reed Diffusers (petite, classic, large) in various shape decanters (bell, cube or tower)
  • Reed Diffuser refill oil
  • Snow Crystal Candles (classic, large and tin)
  • Flower Wax Candle
  • Message Candle
  • Hand Wash & Oil
  • Hand Lotion
  • Body Wash & Oil
  • Body Lotion

A Final Contradiction?

It is not surprising that ‘blue’, the World’s Favourite Colour, is such a prominent colour in our clothes and fashion.

On the other hand, it does seem to be a colour used sparingly in our homes interiors and exteriors.

The human race around the world seems to enjoy wearing ‘blue jeans’, a splash of a ‘blue cologne’ or releasing the room fragrance of a blue reed diffuser.

However, are we overly keen on painting our walls blue, sleeping in blue sheets or walking on blue carpets?

And so it seems that ‘blue’ is the world’s favourite colour, but subject to terms & conditions.

Where does ‘Blue’ rank amongst your colour preferences?

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DKNY Golden Delicious Perfume

The Top 10 Most Expensive Perfumes – for Women & Men

We found two very interesting articles about the most expensive perfumes in the world.

Here are the links to these articles and enjoy reviewing:

It surely must be very tempting to test these fragrances on your next visit to a perfumery.

Packaging / Glass / Natural Perfume

The presentation of some of these perfumes is literally amazing and they all seem to have in common:

  • beautiful, elaborate packaging
  • outlandish presentation
  • priceless vials, glass and stoppers
  • precious and rare natural perfume ingredients in a high concentration

It is sad that one actually has to use these perfumes ! Fragrance does have an expiry date and does not improve with age, unlike some fine wines or spirits.

At least the feeling when applying and wearing these perfumes will be very special and receiving one of them as a gift is a treat extraordinaire.

Clive Christian Imperial Majesty
Clive Christian Imperial Majesty

Crowned Pacifier buy PAIRFUM for the new Royal Baby Girl, the 4th in line to the throne (made in britain)

Congratulations on the Royal Baby Girl (Made in Britain !)

Royal Baby Girl

#royalbaby Made in Britain

Kensington Palace has announced, that the Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby girl – with the mother and baby both doing well. Something to be proud of ‘Made in Britain’.

The new baby was born at 8.34am today, weighing 8lbs 3oz. William was at his wife’s side during the delivery.

From all of us here at PAIRFUM, we would like to congratulate Kate and William (the proud parents), the Royal Family and the Middleton Family on the birth of the lovely new baby girl, the 4th in line to the throne.

St Marys Hospital Entrance Royal Notice outside Buckingham Palace

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Baby Names

Possible names for the new royal baby and the latest odds from Ladbrokes on the baby name, now we know the gender:

  • Alice 7/4
  • Charlotte 3/1
  • Victoria 5/1
  • Elizabeth 6/1
  • Diana 10/1
  • Alexandra 14/1
  • Alexandrina 25/1
  • Anne 25/1
  • Catherine 25/1
  • Eleanor 25/1
  • Florence 25/1
  • Frances 25/1
  • Grace 25/1
  • Katherine 25/1
  • Margaret 25/1
  • Mary 25/1
  • Rose 25/1
  • Samantha 25/1
  • Sarah 25/1

Our favourite here at PAIRFUM would be ‘Diana’ (another of the ‘Greats Made in Britain’).

#RoyalBabyWatch #RoyalBabyGirl #Royals

Union Jack Baby Girl Pacifier buy PAIRFUM

 

fragrances that cool you & your home: perfume, room fragrance and skin care (natural / organic)

Is ‘Cooling’ In Perfume And Room Fragrance Feasible ?

‘Cooling’ And ‘Colder’ Fragrances

It is spring and as the sunshine is beginning to warm us up after the winter months, our minds turn to Summer and holidays, with an afternoon on the beach or dinner under palms. We also begin to think of cool & refreshing ‘cocktails’, a dip in the pool to cool down, body-surfing down a wave, testing the air-conditioning and other ways of how can we cool down.

Have you already chosen your couture perfume or room fragrance for this summer ? Not yet, well then hold on, because … perfume offers a refreshing solution with the concept of ‘cold’ or ‘cooling’ fragrances.

Here are some images you may associate with cold: pure white snow flakes, frozen icicles, crisp mountain air, glacier blue, waves crashing on the beach or a cold drink by the pool.

Equally, colours can have a cooling effect such as light blue, white and grey.

Perfume Houses and their perfumers use these images and colours as an inspiration to create perfumes which feel ‘cool’.

‘Cooling’ Fragrances To Wear

Kilian introduced ‘Vodka on the Rocks’  in 2014, a unisex accord opens with cooling spices and aldehydic notes to create the ‘freezing’ effect of ice cubes.

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The Demeter Fragrance Library offers an eau de cologne called ‘Snow’, reminding of crisp clean and freshly falling snow and snowballs. Demeter fragrances are unusual in being linear, single note perfumes without an accord of top, middle and base notes.

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The Frédéric Malle inspired fragrance Géranium pour Monsieur, cools via ‘mint’ and ‘peppermint’.

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Luna Rossa by Prada, uses spearmint but in combination with the cooling effect of lavender, for a cooling wave splashing over the brow of a majestic yacht.

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Burberry’s Burberry Sport Ice (Man & Woman), uniquely employs the cooling effects of frozen ginger, icy citrus, and a cool, cool aquatic breeze. It is getting cooler by the minute just reading this !

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Then there are the dry, fresh woody-aromatic accords, as you can find in Grey Vetiver, by Tom Ford. The fragrance produces a crisp, cool silver shine.

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Ice Tea has long be a favourite in the USA for cooling down and the ice-cold combination of mint and eucalyptus certainly freezes the top note of Elizabeth Arden’s Iced Green Tea.

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In Spain, it is the fresh, clean citrus fragrance of the Nenuco splash cologne that cools down the population after a bath.

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Does a Hot Drink on a hot day cool you down ? Apparently yes. The same clash of hot vs cold, works also for fragrances. For example, in La Nuit de l’Homme Frozen Cologne by Yves Saint Laurent the icy and citrusy top contrasts with the warm, woody and musky fond.

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Another example is Bloody Wood by Liquides Imaginaires, that places a cold and metallic top note on a warming base of woody and chypré.

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‘Cooling’ Room Fragrance

Cooling your home with fragrance is different from keeping yourself fresh with perfume. You will be cooling down several rooms at the same time and placing a room fragrance in different areas of your house must become a harmoniously fresh sensation. Nobody likes a cold home but an ‘oasis of cool’ is what everybody enjoys stepping into out of the heat.

Depending on the room you may prefer a different sensation:

  • your hallway should be welcoming and fresh
  • but for your bedrooms, you may prefer a cool breeze
  • in the lounge, you could choose a ‘hot & cold’ sensation

Choose your room fragrance accordingly.

The effervescent top note of ‘SPA’ cools with bergamot and it salty aquatic notes. A perfect fragrance to give you that refreshing holiday feeling at home.

Pairfum reed diffuser SPA bell large: natural / organic / essential oils

‘Bergamot & White Tea’ is just like a cooling ice-tea for your home, simply a beautifully refreshing bouquet !

Pairfum Flacon coom perfume in Bergamot & White Tea: natural / organic / essential oils

The freshly cut ginger in Ginger & Lemongrass is both ‘cold’ & ‘hot’ and produces a tingling cool experience in your home.

Pairfum Snow Crystal Candle Classic in Ginger & Lemongrass: natural / organic / essential oils

All of these room fragrances to cool your home are available as luxury scented candles and natural reed diffusers:

  • Reed Diffusers (petite, classic, large) in various shape decanters (bell, cube or tower)
  • Reed Diffuser refill oil
  • Snow Crystal Candles (classic, large and tin)
  • Flower Wax Candle
  • Message Candle

Introduce a room fragrance for a ‘cooling splash’ in your home and enjoy the hot summer days even more ! Your home will be like a ‘cool’ haven.

Pairfum fragrances cooling like a splash in the pool: natural / organic / essential oils

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