roullier | WHITE

It is a misty morning here in London town and I am English-channelling my inner fisherman. Mrs White's Absolute Gentleman Barrier Cream , vintage sou'west and Cornish fisherman's smock, John Hanly scarf, Tenderfoot socks , and a liberal spray of Union Fragrance's Quince, Mint and Moss .

If all the dreary grey is getting you down, raise your spirits with a shot of mood enhancing fragrance. The scent of rhubarb is said to guarantee a smile, we see it every time our customers spray Aedes de Venustas ' signature scent, Flash Back by Olfactive Studio and Devil in Disguise by Mark Buxton.  Vanilla is also said to enhance our sense of well being, we recommend Kashnoir by Laboratorio Olfattivo, Vaniglia del Madagascar by Farmacia SS Annunziata or Smart by Andrea Maack.

Two new launches, and ones to watch; Electimuss & Perris Monte Carlo. There have been many milestones in the relatively short history of modern perfumery. The 1920’s, with the birth of the flapper, gave us Chanel Number 5 ; the genius, genre-defining scent that is still the world’s number one best-seller. The 1990’s saw the fashion for calone, a fresh, fruity, watery molecule, which spawned a whole generation of clean cologne-type fragrances: Escape , Eau d’Issey . Themselves reactions to the fad for complex, heady power fragrances of the 1980’s, blockbusters such as Poison and Giorgio Beverly Hills .  More recently the vogue for independent perfumeries has seen people search out signature non-mass market scents which communicate individuality and the wearer’s honed sense of style. Launching in the UK this month is the über-elegant Perris Monte Carlo Perfume Collection, a new perfume house which focuses on the authenticity of ingredients and the artistic structure...

If you are planning a bonfire party tonight check out my grilling guide in the current issues of SE Magazine s.  I use a charcoal burning stove by Prakti (distributed by The Charcoal Burner Company Prakti UK ) from the wonderful Rye Books on Upland Road - I like it so much I ordered it for Roullier White.  Do not pack away the barbecue just yet, you can still use it over the winter months and in fact it makes more sense to grill outdoors even during the dark days. Grilled fish is delicious but an olfactory challenge if you are having guests over, especially when it is too cold to open the windows so outside grilling is the answer. I am so taken with my gorgeous red charcoal burner stove by Prakti UK from Rye Books on Upland Road that I cannot wait to show it off. Practical, simple to use and although it fits easily in a kitchen cupboard it is too stylish to be stowed away. Whilst my addiction to my Prakti might entertain my guests, who laugh as I pop on ...