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The lovely people at Yoga magazine have chosen Florascent's Japanese perfumes as their Top Beauty Pick for November 2013, praising them for their  natural and meditative qualities. We were even more thrilled to see the Les Armes de l'Herboristerie long-lasting candle from our Mrs White's range included too.

Roullier White is delighted to welcome a new member onto its very talented small and select team. Jake Mills-Zivanovic has recently returned from a spell in Australia both buying and selling men's fashion and we knew he was exactly what we were looking for as soon as he walked through our door and praised our Mrs White's products. Flattery will get you everywhere.  Joking aside Jake's eye for detail and keen sense of style will be a real asset to our skill set and are lucky to have him join us. We are excited by his enthusiasm for British brands and UK manufactured goods and interested to see how this develops over the coming months and influences our lifestyle product selection. As well as a rather sharp eye, Jake brings with him a very keen nose; an essential tool as we develop our collection of the largest selection of rare and luxury fragrances in the UK. Jake will also play a vital role in developing our Mrs White range for the newly opened Japanese market...

Horniman's Farmers Market in the gardens at Horniman's Museum & Gardens every Saturday until December 21st. Forest Hill Cake Company - artisan cakes handmade using organic and free range ingredients.  Keik – wraps and savoury light lunches, galettes, strudels, gluten free cakes and tarts. Laycroft Free Range Poultry  - chicken, duck and Dexter beef (dwarf breed). Wild Country Organics - fresh seasonal vegetables and salad. Brambletye Fruit Farm - biodynamic apples and apple juice, biodynamic orchard eggs, seasonal soft fruits and vegetables. Little Jack Horner - hot sausage rolls. La Cassetta - dried Pasta, sauces and hot cheese bread. Mr Muffin - locally grown, seasonal ingredients, used to create original and delicious muffins. The Butchery - native-breed, free-range meat sourced from small farmers. Aston’s Organic Bakery - organic artisan bread and pastries. Manor Farm - seasonal vegetables, flowers and plants. Artisan Bakery - a...

Labour & Waite The overwhelming impression I got on Redchurch Street was how friendly the shop staff were, not once did I encounter a morose sales assistant hunched over a lap top, everyone was perky and lively and genuinely pleased to see me; nowhere was this welcome warmer than in Labour & Wait. I love this store, and not only for its personable employees, I adore every last thing in it. Those aware of Stateside trends will be familiar with Drinking Jars , I have not seen them in the UK but Labour and Wait has them for £6 each. I also feel in love with a gorgeous oversized canvas Tote , £80.  Tracey Neuls Those that want to be one step ahead, should pay a visit to Tracey Neuls’ glorious shoe shop. In a world full of the homogenous, it is so refreshing to see something genuinely new and unique. Ignoring trends, Tracey’s creations are for the style makers rather than followers; her Big Top Shoe , £410, is destined to become a classic of the future.  Ae...

For the latest edition of Condé Nast Traveller , the style team tracked down some of the best independent perfumers from around the world. We were pleasantly surprised to see Norne by Slumberhouse appear in the article, and we're proud to be the only outlet in Europe to stock the range.

Choosing to buy ethical fragrances is more complicated than one could ever imagine, the industry is a full of anomalies and contradictions. For example; for an Eau de Toilette to be called ‘organic’ its total organic content must be 95%, which means 95% of the ‘juice’ could be organic grain alcohol whilst the remaining 5% - the very essence of the scent - might very well be laboratory-made chemicals. This is further confused when you consider that in the perfume industry natural is not necessarily best; evolving from a tradition of using animal parts and secretions that are essential to ‘fix’ the botanical notes, the arrival of manufactured non-animal alternatives was welcomed by all. Also standard practices simply do not apply; many ingredients are so unusual that they are not covered by fair trade arrangements. The whole issue is clouded by ambiguous labelling, due to a regulatory loophole the actual fragrant ingredients can be hidden in a group simply listed on the box as ‘parfu...

We are delighted to welcome Roberta Cattaneo on board as part of our Roullier White retail team. With a solid background in luxury and high end retailing we are thrilled to be working with Roberta. 

We were extremely pleased to see that our Walking Stick Harvest Basket made an appearance in the  October 4th 2013 edition of iconic women's magazine,  The Lady . It's the perfect accessory for 'keeping your balance on a leisurely picking stroll' and would make a great gift for anyone that is passionate about fruit picking.

Our solid-brass fox door knocker was recently spotted in a stylish feature on woodland-themed home ware, by Period Homes & Interiors magazine. Available in two sizes , this sturdy door accessory is  sourced from a traditional British brass foundry in the West Midlands that has made them for over 200 years . Perfect for adding a little cunning to the front of your home.

I was lucky enough to know about Union fragrances from the very early days. At a dinner party one evening, rather than the port, the perfumes were passed around and I immediately fell in love. As soon as they were released I rushed to Selfridges to buy my own sample to add to my collection of landmark fragrances. Of the four divine scents (Gothic Bluebell = a masterpiece, Holy Thistle = groundbreaking, Celtic Fire = shivers down one’s spine) Quince, Mint and Moss is a classic, a genre forming scent, which in years to come perfumers will reference. The skill of the creation is in the complexity of making Quince, Mint and Moss appear so simple, yet be so sensational, of being new but feeling like you have loved it forever. Mint is very much at the top of this scent, but not in a confectionery sense, very much in a garden sense and a garden gone slightly wild. Untended mint growing through the mossy stones of a tumbled down folly: the dewy Brunswick green cradling freshly fallen...