Christmas

Today the last door of the Christmas / Advent Calendar was opened.

Kids will leave you in no doubt:

Christmas Has Arrived!

Is everybody familiar with the Christmas or Advent Calendar?

No, then read on to find out more.

The Advent Calendar

The Advent Calendar is a Germany tradition, first used by the Lutherans / Protestants in the 19th century.

It is a unique calendar used to count down the days to Christmas, with the last day on the calendar being the 24th of December.

Typically, it has 24 different doors / gates / pockets / etc with each pocket revealing a little gift for the day.

The 24th of December reveals a special present.

The types of presents range from chocolates, little toys to trinkets, there is no limit to the possibilities.

The calendar can be ‘home made’ by the parents or bought readily and full of chocolates.

Kids (and Adults) of all sizes and ages look forward to receiving their Christmas Calendar and with it the first of their

Christmas Gifts.

Merry Christmas from all here at Pairfum London.

 

 

 

This past Sunday was the 3rd of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, also called ‘Rose Sunday’.

“Why Rose Sunday?” you may ask, … read on to find out.

Each Sunday during the Advent highlights one of the 4 virtues of Jesus Christ:

Hope – 1st of Advent

Love – 2nd of Advent

Joy – 3rd of Advent / Gaudette Sunday

Peace – Christmas Eve/Day

 

Guadete Sunday

Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the liturgical calendar of the Western Churches, including the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, Lutheran and other mainline Protestant Churches.

On Gaudete Sunday rose-coloured vestments may be worn instead of violet or deep blue, which are otherwise used for every day in the season of Advent.

Hence, Gaudete Sunday was also known as “Rose Sunday”.

If you would enjoy a ‘Rose’ perfume in your home during this week, we can highly recommend our perfume “Blush Rose & Amber”.

Here is the fragrance description:

“A top note of precious Iris,

leads into a sensuous, intensely feminine floral bouquet of Regal Rose in harmony with Jasmine, Lily of the Valley and Freesia,

supported by a deep and warm fond of Crystal Amber, Musk and Rich Woods.”

Our Snow Crystal Candles in “Blush Rose & Amber” are perfect for the Christmas Season!

 

Last Sunday was the 2nd of Advent 2019!

The Advent calendar are 4 candles on an evergreen wreath in a circle, symbolising God’s eternity.

The custom of the Advent calendear as a wreath began around the time of the Martin Luther, the protestant reformer.

Each Sunday during the Advent highlights one of the 4 virtuse of Jesus Christ:

Hope – 1st of Advent

Love – 2nd of Advent

Joy – 3rd of Advent

Peace – Christmas Eve/Day

The exact order and wording varies among the Christian Churches but the lighting of an additional candle each week symbolises the coming of Christ.

Here at Pairfum, we have the perfect candle for the 2nd of Advent:

The Message Candle

It is the perfect candle, if you would like to convey “Love” or say “Thank You” during the pre-Christmas season.

Which of your friends, family or colleagues would you like to send a Personalised Message?

Use the included piece of chalk to write on the side of the candle.

Make it your very own 2nd of Advent candle.

Rarely is a public bin (or trash can) being admired nowadays but seeing beautiful floral bouquets decorating these trash cans, one cannot help but hope to see more this type of bin freshener.

The designer Lewis Miller filled empty trash cans on the streets of New York with beautiful floral bouquets using the voluminous bins as vases to support the colorful blooms and lush greenery.

These decorative arrangements are made up of a variety of blooms:

• pale pink roses,
• branches of flowering azaleas,
• bright sunflowers,
• gorgeous exotic blooms, and
• striking greenery.

“We are storytellers through the art of floral design, transforming an arrangement into a love song and an event into an indelible experience.” This is how the team of Lewis Miller describe the project in their own words.

The team noticed, how pedestrians no longer walk around the bins but are actually drawn to the floral installations to smell the beautiful flowers in their unique ‘vases’.

This is what we call an ideal bin freshener and we encourage more cities to adopt creative ways of turning smelling trash cans into pieces of art that draw crowds.

We invite all city authorities to call us here at Pairfum London, if they would like to realise a project in this field.

Do you enjoy Niche Perfumery products and would you enjoy wearing your fragrance as a flower beard or a blooming peruke?

We all like new fragrances and wearing perfume is part of our persona.

In the search for new perfumes, many of us have become familiar with ‘niche perfumery’, ‘artisan fragrance’, ‘indie perfume’ and ’boutique fragrances’.

It is an expanding part of the perfumery market known to be very creative and personal with its fragrances and ingredients but also the product forms themselves, i.e. not just a spray.

With this in mind, we enjoyed these flower beards and head pieces composed of flowers.

Flower Beards by Geoffroy Mottart

Geoffroy Mottart decorated famous busts in belgium with the floral beards you can see in the photos below.

He wanted to reinvigorate often overlooked, historic busts found in parks and public spaces across Belgium with his floral touch.

Statues depicting historic figures such as Leopold II, Hermes and the Goddess of Bocq are adorned with blooming hairstyles and botanical beards.

“This idea came to me because I realized that most people pass by these statues without paying attention to them,” the artist says.

Vibrantly coloured flowers are arranged to mimic the silhouette and shape of the bust or sculpture, thereby adding a touch of humour.

In the process, the historic busts acquire a new life and persona.

“By putting a floral note in places or on objects, spectators pay attention to my work and rediscover what surrounds it.”

What is Niche Perfumery?

We believe the terms Niche, Indie, Boutique and Artisan Perfumes describe, broadly speaking, something similar, as all of them typically have these features in common:

1. in-house perfumer
2. no mass marketing
3. limited quantity & availability
4. unusual fragrance notes

Head over to our online boutique for some wonderful niche perfumery products for your home and yourself.

What do you think, should we include a flower beard or a blooming peruke within our Niche Perfumery Collection?

What are the Other Fragrance Types?

Knowing Niche Perfumery, the question obviously arises of what the other fragrance classes are.

Here is how these are normally classified:

1. Prestige Fragrances – perfumes from Designer & Couture Houses such as Chanel, Dior, Estee Lauder, etc.
2. Celebrity Fragrances – fragrances launched or endorsed by celebrities. These can range from Rihanna over Beckham to Tom Ford.
3. Mass & Masstige Perfumes – the fragrances you would find in Drugstores and Supermarkets with a variety of ‘own-name’ branding.

Photo Gallery: Flower Beard & Blooming Peruke