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Choosing Clean Home Scent Without Sacrificing Luxury
A clean home scent is about more than covering up smells. It is about rooms that feel calm, safe and beautiful, where the air you breathe has been chosen as carefully as the furniture. Throw the windows open in high summer and scent drifts from…
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Pear Leaf in Fragrance: Crisp Green Fruity Nuance
Pear leaf brings a fresh and fruity quality that is gentle but bright. It smells like a soft spring morning, somewhere between the sweetness of the pear fruit and the greenery of the tree itself. It is not sharp or sugary. Instead, there is a…
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Bulgarian Rose In Perfumery: Lush Damask Elegance
The Bulgarian rose (Rosa damascena) is a world-renowned, high-quality oil-bearing flower that has been cultivated for centuries within Bulgaria’s famous Rose Valley. Highly prized for its deep, honeyed scent, this rose variety serves as the primary source for precious rose oil (rose otto) and rose…
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Loganberry in Fragrance: Tart Hybrid Berry Pop
The loganberry in fragrance provides a bright, juicy, and multifaceted aroma, which combines the sweet facets of raspberry with the deeper, tart, and earthy characteristics of blackberry. It is frequently utilised as a central heart note to provide a sophisticated, fruity freshness, often being paired…
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Star Anise Benefits in Perfumery: Liquorice-Bright Spiced Spark
There is something immediately cheerful about the first whiff of star anise in a perfume. With its sparkling liquorice-like glow and soft spice, it brings warmth and lift to a fragrance at the same time. That makes it perfect for spring, when we crave something…
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Cistus Labdanum Smell In Perfumery: Smoky Rockrose Amber
Cistus labdanum (rockrose) has a complex, warm, and tenacious scent profile, often described as a blend of balsamic amber, rich leather, and honey-like sweetness. Extracted from the labdanum resin of the cistus shrub, it offers woody, smoky, and slightly animalic undertones that serve as a…
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Lychee Fruit in Fragrance: Rosy Juicy Tropical Lift
Lychee (Litchi chinensis) is a small, tropical fruit native to Southern China, featuring a rough, reddish-pink, and easy-to-peel skin. The translucent white, juicy flesh inside offers a sweet, aromatic, and slightly tart flavour profile. As a rich source of vitamin C and phenolic compounds, this…
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Macaroon in Perfumes: Sweet Coconut Gourmand Charm
A macaroon is a dense, chewy cookie primarily crafted from shredded coconut, egg white, and sugar, and is often dipped in chocolate. These treats differ from the French macaron (spelt with one ‘o’), which is a delicate, meringue-based sandwich made with ground almond. While coconut…
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Toffee in Fragrance: Buttery Caramel Indulgence
Toffee is a classic British sweet made by cooking sugar (or molasses) and butter until it reaches a firm, sticky, or hard texture, hitting “hard crack” temperatures (149-154°C). It is known for its intense caramel flavour and buttery profile, used in confectionery, coated in chocolate,…
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Pomelo Perfume: Bittersweet Citrus Burst
Pomelo is a popular citrus note in perfumery, known for being fresher, sweeter, and less bitter than its close relative, the grapefruit. In aromatherapy and fragrance, it is often described as “cheerfulness, bottled” because of its energising and vibrant qualities. Pomelo in fragrance offers something…
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Lemongrass in Perfumes: Crisp Lemony Herb Spark
Lemongrass in perfume provides a fresh, bright, and zesty scent, often used as a top or heart note to create invigorating, clean, and herbaceous fragrances. Extracted via steam distillation of the leaves and stems, it blends well with citrus, floral, and green notes. It is…
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Jasmine Tea Uses In Perfumery: Airy Floral Infusion
Jasmine tea is a fragrant, premium infusion (usually based on green or white tea) that is scented with jasmine flowers. This traditional scenting process allows the tea leaves to naturally absorb the floral aroma over several rounds. It is highly regarded for its delicate, sweet…
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Fresh Lime Leaves in Fragrance: Zesty Green Brightness
Fresh lime leaves, specifically the Makrut or Kaffir lime leaf, are highly aromatic, double-lobed leaves that are essential for Thai cuisine and other Southeast Asian dishes. They offer an intense, citrusy, and spicy flavour profile, often compared to a blend of lemon and lime, commonly…
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White Tea Candles and Perfume: Sheer Serenity and Silken Calm
Organic white tea is a minimally processed, delicate, and high-antioxidant tea type made from the youngest, sun-dried buds and young leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, primarily harvested in the Fujian Province of China. It offers a subtle, sweet, and fragrant flavour profile with a…
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Labdanum Scent: Resinous Leather and Amber Glow
Labdanum is a rich, tenacious, and complex resin sourced from the rock rose plant, which is used extensively in perfumery for its warm, balsamic, and amber-like aroma. It functions as a key, long-lasting base note that features hints of leather, sweet honey, musk, and fruity…
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Benzoin in Perfumery: Vanillic Balsam and Cosy Amber
Benzoin is a natural balsamic resin, sourced primarily from Styrax trees, highly valued for its sweet, vanilla-like aroma and various medicinal properties. Widely used across perfumes, incense, and modern skincare, it serves as an essential fixative in fragrances and a soothing agent for dry or…
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Oak in Perfumes: Sturdy Woods and Tannic Elegance
Oak trees are majestic, long-lived hardwood trees belonging to the genus Quercus, celebrated for their immense strength, durability, and vital role as a keystone species within various ecosystems. Comprising over 500 different deciduous and evergreen species found across the Northern Hemisphere, these trees remain iconic…
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7 Vorteile natürlicher Parfums für Luxusliebhaber
Entdecken Sie die 7 wichtigsten Vorteile natürlicher Parfums und erfahren Sie, wie Sie bewusster und gesünder luxuriöse Düfte genießen können.
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Cognac in Fragrance: Boozy Warmth and Fruity Depth
Cognac is a prestigious and protected variety of brandy produced exclusively within the Cognac region of France under strict, centuries-old regulations. This spirit is distilled twice in traditional copper pot stills from specific white grapes, predominantly Ugni Blanc, before being aged in French oak casks…
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Wie man Parfum auswählt: Der perfekte Duft für Ihre Haut
Entdecken Sie Schritt für Schritt, wie man Parfum auswählt, um den idealen Duft zu finden, der Ihre Hautchemie betont und Ihr Lebensgefühl perfektioniert.
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Was ist Nischenparfum? Exklusivität und Individualität
Was ist Nischenparfum? Erfahren Sie alles über besondere Duftkompositionen, Unterschiede zu Mainstream-Parfums und Vorteile für Luxusliebhaber.
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Frankincense In Perfumery: Sacred Smoke & Citrusy Resin
Frankincense is a fragrant aromatic resin harvested from Boswellia trees. It has long been used in quality incense, perfume, and traditional medicine due to its distinctively woody and spicy scent. Today, it remains widely popular in aromatherapy and skincare. Its essential oil is highly valued…
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Juniper Berry In Fragrances: Gin-Bright & Piney Fresh
A Juniper berry is a small, blue-black, pine-scented seed cone from juniper shrubs and trees. They are crucial for a gin’s flavour and are also used in cooking to season game, meats, stews, and sauerkraut for their resinous, peppery taste, which is best released by…
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Petitgrain In Perfumery: Green Citrus Twig Brightness
Petitgrain (French for “little grain”) is a refreshing, aromatic essential oil obtained by steam-distilling the leaves and twigs of the bitter orange tree. It offers a woody, citrusy, and slightly floral aroma used extensively in aromatherapy, perfumes, and natural skincare for its soothing, antibacterial, and…
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Bluebell in Perfumes: Dewy Woodland Freshness
A bluebell is a classic woodland flower (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) known for its nodding, violet-blue, bell-shaped blossoms that carpet the forest floor in spring. These plants effectively attract pollinators and bees before the emerging tree leaves block the sun. While native bluebell populations are common across…
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Artemisia In Perfumes: Bitter-Green Sophistication
Artemisia in perfumes provides a unique, bitter, herbaceous, and green scent—often derived from wormwood or mugwort—which adds depth, complexity, and a slight medicinal edge. It is very common in fougère and chypre styles for balancing florals and woods, and can even act as a natural…
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– Click to Shop –About the Perfume Blog & News Magazine by PAIRFUM London
Dear Reader,
Welcome to the perfume blog by PAIRFUM London.
We were asked recently by a journalist in an interview this question:
“What is your favourite part when it comes to blogging?”
The first answer that sprang to mind was ‘perfume’. We love it, we love writing about it and we enjoy sharing our passion for it!
Are we biased? Of course we are, … how can you be objective about perfume when it is all about passion and experiences. This is personal.
We know that people ‘love’ wearing / using perfume in their homes and they ‘love’ discovering their favourite scent, it becomes their aerial signature !
It has been proven that we create our world around us. We use our interior landscape to create the homes we wish to live in. This also includes our outside spaces, from gardens to a window box.
Within this interior/exterior world (Our World), ‘olfaction’ or as we know it ‘our sense of smell’, is the oldest sense. It keeps us safe, creates memories and makes us happy.
For us, perfume, the sense of smell and homes & interiors are intrinsically linked, like ‘Love & Marriage’ or a ‘Horse & Carriage’, … you can’t have one without the other.
So, … in a ‘nutshell’ (and that is a beautifully fragranced nutshell), what is the best part of blogging?
We love it, we love sharing, learning, listening and discussing.
Huib xx
P.S. ( God bless who ever invented ‘blogging’ )
More about the PAIRFUM Blog
This is a specialist news & perfume blog that combines and covers the following subjects:
– a home fragrance blog,
– a perfume blog,
– a bath, body and skin care blog, and
– anything about ‘making scents’ generally.
The PAIRFUM blog provides fragrance enthusiasts with a rich source of insights into the world of perfumery.
The blog is written / curated by Huib Maat, a perfumer and expert recognised as one of the world’s leading inventors in fragrance.
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Everything in connection with perfume, fragrance, scent and perfumery is at the core of this fragrance blog:
– from couture perfume, especially natural fragrance and organic scents
– to eau de parfum, eau de toilette and eau de cologne
– either as a perfume spray, solid perfume or pulse roll-on parfums
– it touches on ingredients, for example spices, flowers and plants, natural and/or organic essential oils, perfumery oils and candle waxes, …
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This is the definitive home fragrance blog, with specialist posts about home fragrance in its many forms:
– reed diffuser and reed diffusers but also reed diffuser refill and diffuser refill oil
– luxury scented candles, scented candles in general and specifically soy wax scented candles or natural candles
– the blog also speaks about natural room spray
– long-lasting and natural wardrobe sachet
– natural botanicals for the home
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Bath, Body and Skin Care is another major subject for this blog:
– scented lotions and creams, such as body lotion, hand lotion, hand cream, body creme
– creams for the face
– fragrance washes in the form of hand wash, body wash, foam bath, foaming bath oil, shower gel
– natural soap and beauty soap, both large soap and guest soap
– skin care actives and beauty routines
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Last but not least, here are additional topics that this blog covers:
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– and finally, articles about Britain, London, the Queen and Royal Family, …
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