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The Observer Magazine: Beauty Spot: Eva Wiseman: Summer Scented Candles: Cocolux: Fig, Cassis & Punch

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Lovely piece in today's Observer magazine in which Eva Wiseman extols the benefits of burning scented candles in the summer; 'one of summer's greatest luxuries'.  Eva selects six of the 'most lingering, most unusual (and gorgeous) scents' and we are delighted that our exclusive Cocolux Fig, Cassis and Punch is one of them. Sitting alongside some rather fabulous company, including Bella Freud and Guerlain, we are thrilled. Discover the Cocolux range on the Roullier White website here . 

1964: Shirley Ellis: Dancer Bobby Banas Owns The Nitty Gritty

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1962: Screen Test: Marilyn Monroe: Something's Got To Give

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Sun Ra: Space Is The Place

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Flo Morrissey: Pages of Gold

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The Times Magazine: Beauty: Lesley Thomas: Father's Day Grooming Gifts: Pour un Homme de Caron

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We are delighted to see our Pour un Homme de Caron included in Lesley Thomas's great grooming gifts for Father's Day round up.  Caron Pour Un Homme de Caron Your dad probably isn't a fragrance geek, but this is one aficionados love. It was first created in the Thirties and the composition has hardly changed: amber and musk are combined with French lavender. It's quite romantic in a manly way.  Find Pour un Homme de Caron on the Roullier White website here . 

VIP Customer Evening: Eau d'Italie: Sebastián Alvarez Murena

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Dear Lawrence, I am back to Rome, and I would like to thank you very much once again for the absolutely wonderful event last Thursday. As I told you, I knew Roullier White would have been a very nice place, but what I saw was really beyond my expectations, so, really, congratulations for such a beautiful store. And congratulations on such a wonderful event, which was fresh, cool, pleasant, well organised, all those so many things which one should never take for granted, and which when they are there, make for such s wonderful event as that of the other day. A huge thank you to you, and to Mila, Matt, Magda for such a wonderful time spent together. Kind regards, Sebastián. Sebastián Alvarez Murena, of Eau d'Italie, and Mila Tarin, of Roullier White, co-hosts of our VIP Customer evening celebrating the fragrances of the extraordinary perfume house; Eau d'Italie. Sebastián Alvarez Murena was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a family of writers, and lived

The Resident: Last Minute Father's Day Gift Ideas: Uermi: Tweed

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We are loving The Resident's Last Minute Father's Day gift guide especially as it includes our exclusive and wonderful Uermi Tweed fragrance. Find out more about Uermi's Tweed fragrance on the Roullier White website here . See the full Resident guide here .

The Perfume Society: Father's Day Fragrances: Eight and Bob

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We thank the Perfume Society for including our iconic Eight and Bob scent in their fragrant Father's Day gift guide. Find out more about Eight and Bob on the Roullier White website here . Read the full The Perfume Society feature here .

Jaakko Eino Kalevi: Deeper Shadows

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HuffPost Lifestyle: Fancy Father's Day Gift Ideas: Mrs White's & Rasoline

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We are thrilled and delighted to be included in this very glamorous HuffPost Lifestyle Father's Day Gift Guide by Sarah McGiven. Our very own Mrs White's Absolute Gentleman Moisturising Lotion is featured alongside Mr Ford no less! Cult classic Rasoline almond oil shaving cream also looks rather dashing.  See the full HuffPost feature here . 

1969: Les Fléchettes: Je Vends du Rêve

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Mail on Sunday: You Magazine: June 14th: Daddy Cool: Bright New Fragrances: Eight and Bob: Cap d'Antibes

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We are delighted to see our wonderful new Eight and Bob Cap d'Antibes fragrances selected in this round up of fresh scents for Father's Day.  EIGHT & BOB CAP D'ANTIBIES is a revived 1937 French fragrance originally created by Albert Fouquet, an aristocratic perfume enthusiast. Worn by JFK and Hollywood stars of the day, it has been re-created using the original notes. With mint, violet, cedar and sandalwood, it's a fabulous window on old-world elegance. £125, roullierwhite.com  Find out more about Eight and Bob's Cap d'Antibes on the Roullier White website here . 

Etta James: A Sunday Kind Of Love

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Newport Jazz Festival 1958: Anita O'Day: Sweet Georgia Brown: Tea for Two

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MSN: 30 Of The Coolest Gifts To Give Dad This Father's Day ...

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... and TWO are from yours truly! See the full MSN guide here . 

Global Blue: Top 14 Father's Day Gifts

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We are thrilled to have TWO products selected in this handy guide to the Top 14 Father's Day gifts. See the full Global Blue feature here .

Matches Fashion: The Grooming Report: Fragrance Refresh: Spanish Perfumery

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We are thrilled to see our friends Jimmy Boyd and Carner Barcelona featured in this wonderful round up of Spanish scents. Perhaps it’s because it borders France, the country that’s forever been synonymous with scent, that Spain’s olfactory acumen has long been overlooked – in spite of a rich heritage stretching back over a century to the birth of the Puig fragrance empire and the formulation of Alvarez Gómez’s iconic eau de cologne. Yet today, a new batch of niche perfume houses is busy revitalising the industry from the heart of Catalonia by reinterpreting resolutely Spanish ingredients. Here are four of the best in the business. CARNER BARCELONA Sara Carner’s deeply personal quintet of eau de parfums is inspired by evocative memories. Take D600 ( roullierwhite.com ), part reference to the address of her Barcelona headquarters and part homage to her hometown’s olfactory DNA. The vibrant opening salvo of peppery citrus develops into an altogether more outré heart of cardamo

Flaming June: The Evocation of Art

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JIMEK: The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra: The History Of Hip-Hop

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Meet The Maker: Sebastián Alvarez Murena: Eau d'Italie: Thursday 18th June

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We wonder if Sebastián Alvarez Murena might have the most glamorous job imaginable. Married to Marina Sersale, descendant of the founder of Le Sirenuse hotel in Positano, the couple run Eau d’Italie - the perfume house created by Marina and inspired by the hotel and their shared love of Italy. We are offering our valued friends and customers the unique opportunity to meet the charismatic and charming Sebastián, to hear about his and his wife’s fascinating journey and gain an insight into their world of rarefied scents and life in on the Amalfi coast. All Eau d'Italie scents and all items storewide will be available with a special on-the-night discount of 10%. Fizz will flow freely and each guest will leave with a lovely Roullier White goody bag.  Arrive for drinks and mingle between 6 - 7 pm.. Meet ​Sebastián 7 - 8 pm. Shopping 8 - 8.30 pm. The Event Will Finish At 8.30 pm. Limited Tickets £5 Each Please Click Here .

Absolutely Magazine: June: Father's Day Fragrance Gift Guide

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Buying gifts for men is notoriously difficult, fragrance is an obvious choice as it is something they will use and hopefully will not have. But as we all know Fathers can be fussy, so what to buy? If you recognise a character trait in the ten below we think we might well have found him the perfect scent.  The Ozowner:  blustering walks along the seashore in wellies and Aran knits, throwing sticks for the dog and skimming stones on the surf. Samphire (£60) by Laboratory Perfumes, created to conjure images of coastal Britain. The Cultural Curator: a collector of ephemera; framed movie posters and album covers. Sees beauty in a bus ticket and can recognise a font at fifty paces. Design classic 4711 (£10) in the iconic watch bottle. The Sartorial Savant: impeccably elegant; pinstripe suiting and a glimpse of starched white cuff. Buffed brogues and a tailoring buff. Number 89 (£75) by Floris, the royal perfumery, and what James Bond really wore.  The Visionary: a

Marianne Faithful: As Tears Go By

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.Cent Magazine: Bloom: Efflorescence: Jimmy Boyd: Rosas

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We are LOVING this inspired and very beautiful feature from .Cent Magazine, full of fabulous floral finds including our very own Jimmy Boyd's Rosas.  See the full .Cent Magazine feature  here . Find our more about Jimmy Boyd Fragrances on the Roullier White website here . .Bloom: Efflorescence ADMIN  / 09-06-2015 /  .FASHION & BEAUTY Creative Director: Jo Phillips Photographer:  Jason Yates Digital Tech:  Enis Akyuz Fashion Assistant:  Rebecca McNelly-Tilford Jimmy Boyd  -  Rosas Wild Roses Yardley  -  English Rose, Eau de Toilette Miller Harris  -  La Collection Voyage Fleurs  Molton Brown  -  Blossoming Honeysuckle and White Tea  Caron Paris  -  Pour un Homme de Caron  Jo Malone  -  Wild Bluebell

Ta-Ku: Long Time No See

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Daily Mail: Monday June 8th: Bits & Pieces: Summer Scent: Imaginary Authors: Soft Lawn

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Imaginary Authors: The Soft Lawn Our exclusive perfumery Imaginary Authors is in the Daily Mail today in the Life & Style section, with a write up of their The Soft Lawn fragrance. Sophie Haslett's Bits & Pieces column is a guide to products which will make your week and we are thrilled to be included.  With June comes Wimbledon, and with Wimbledon comes strawberries and cream. But this year there's a new tennis favourite, thanks to Roullier White's new perfume, The Soft Lawn. Zingy and fresh like a gin and tonic, with notes including laurel and ivy, this is sure to have you feeling summery - even if the weather isn't playing ball. Find our more about Imaginary Authors on the Roullier White website here . 

The Scented Letter: It Takes Me Right Back

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Lawrence’s fascination with fragrance began at a young age: he’d return from school trips, bags bulging with French Art Deco-designed eaux de Cologne and obscure Italian soaps. After a career devising product ranges for museum and galleries – he still consults for some of the major nationals – almost 10 years ago he decided to curate his own collection of things he loved, using his family name. Roullier White offers a vast selection of niche perfume brands, with Lawrence always looking for the next exciting thing. Lawrence is also published journalist writing about scent and his other passion, independent retailing.  When helping customers in the store one of the first questions we ask them is what smells they like. Invariably it will be a smell from childhood, this may be because, hopefully, childhood memories are good ones. The more likely reason is that it is during these years that our olfactory references are collected and collated, the catalogue of mental files we flick t

The Acid: Creeper

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The Scented Letter: On The Scent Trail

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One slightly off-the-beaten-track perfumery featured on our London Perfume Shopping Guide map is Roullier White, a wondrous emporium of delights curated by Lawrence Roullier-White. This lifestyle store showcases a quite extraordinary selection of hard-to-find fragrances, including the stunning Indian-inspired scents from Neela Vermeire, Mark Buxton, 10 Corso Como, Caron, 4160 Tuesdays, E. Coudray, Ineke, Olfactive Studio, Union, Jovoy – we really could go on and on. (Just be sure not to leave without a bottle of Mrs. White’s Unstung Hero, quite the nicest-smelling anti-mosquito product ever created – you’d wear this simply as a Cologne in its own right!) Worth a pilgrimage (an easy overground jaunt by train from London Bridge), if you don’t happen to be passing East Dulwich.  Roullier White 125 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London SE22 8HU +44 (0) 208 693 5150 www.roullierwhite.com The Scented Letter is published by the Perfume Society for its subscribers. Find out

Abner Jay: I'm So Depressed

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Mark Buxton Perfumes

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We are coming to the end of our stock of Mark Buxton Perfumes and to make way for new scents from emerging fragrance houses sadly we will not be replenishing.  Mark Buxton launched his signature line in the UK at Roullier White and we have been fierce supporters and ambassadors of his brand ever since, so it is hard to say goodbye. Mark's scents are sublime and his creativity is unique and unsurpassed.  We are offering past customers and Roullier White subscribers the unique opportunity to buy a sensational Mark Buxton scent at half price. Do not delay stock is limited and this is a once only offer.  Find out more about Mark Buxton scents on the Roullier White website here .

Daily Mail: June 6th: Weekend Supplement: 5 Of The Best: Plant Scented Candles: Produce Candles: Radish

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We are thrilled to see our Radish Produce Candle featured in the Daily Mail Weekend section. Radish Peppery and sharp, this candle in a jar will spice up your home or patio with the smell of radishes fresh from the vegetable patch. View our entire collection of Produce Candles on the Roullier White website here .

FT: How to Spend It: Van der Postings: Loose Change: Cocolux

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We are delighted to see our exclusive Cocolux candles included in Lucia van der Post's round up of  all things luxe in this weekend's brilliant How to Spend It  magazine. 'From Australia comes something new in scented candles. Cocolux candles are made from organic coconut wax taken from trees grown on sustainable plantations and come in beautifully simple pure copper containers designed to be re-used. The six scents range from the fresh grapefruit and lemongrass (pictured) to the spicier fruits of sweet pomegranate and acai, and island fig, cassis and peach. £55 roullierwhite.com.' -  Lucia Van der Post. View the entire Cocolux range on the Roullier White website here . Check out How to Spend It here . 

South East London Journal: Salt

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All of us here at Roullier White are over the moon to be featured in the latest edition of the beautiful South East London Journal, with a look at some of our luxurious bath products to make your soak extra special. To find out more about our featured range of products here at Roullier White, please click here .

Escapism: Festival Beauty: Mrs White's Take Flight Organic Hand Sanitiser

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Escapism says it cannot help us return from a festival looking better than when we left but the magazine suggests some products which will limit the damage. Here at Roullier White we are thrilled to see that Mrs White's Take Flight was selected as one of those products. High efficacy without destroying the skin's delicate balance is what this all natural organic product with a shot of vodka is all about.  Red more about Mrs White's Take Flight on the Roullier White website here . 

GQ Magazine: July Issue: My Style: Aman Singh: Alvarez Gomez

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Architect by day, music producer by night, Aman Singh tells us about his wardrobe staples and most-anted items. I get my haircut at Huckle The Barber in Shoreditch. They spray on the citrusy Aqua de Colonia Concentrada by Alvarez Gomez. £28 at Roullier White. We are thrilled to see this wonderful brand from Madrid featured in Aman Singh's personal style guide in this month's issue of the marvellous GQ magazine. More information on the Roullier White website  here .

Winq: June Issue: Citrus Scents

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We are thrilled to see two of our fragrances featured alongside those of Harrods, Liberty and Les Senteurs in this exceptionally elegant spread on summer citrus scents in the wonderful Winq magazine.  Velvet by Uermi and Yuzu by Caron are two of our favourite fragrances here are Roullier White.  Velvet by Uermi behaves like the fabric and is ultimately wearable moving from day to night with ease and grace.  Yuzu is a vital modern classic designed to energise and turn heads.  Find out more about the UK's largest selection of rare fragrances here . 

SE Magazines Have Dropped

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It is our favourite time of the month here at Roullier White when the wonderful and very handy SE Magazines drops through our letter boxes and pops up in our most frequented haunts. Packed with useful LOCAL information and full of fascinating features they are the go-to magazines if you need anything from a local service to inspiration for what to do at the weekend. This month top chef Suzanne James shares a salad recipe you can make in minutes and there is a guide to buying Father's Day gifts locally from our wonderful indie shops.  Check out SE Magazines sister site too Around Dulwich .

Living South Resident: June Issue: Made-in-Peckham Denim Table Linen

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We are thrilled to see our wonderful denim table linen in the June issue of Living South Resident Magazine, each item is individually handmade in Peckham by a Savile Row tailor. Available in three sizes with special sizes made to order. More information  here.

Metro: June 2nd: Mrs White's Linen Spray

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Thrilled to see Mrs White's All Natural Laundry Spray included in a round up of fabric fresheners in today's Metro. More information here . 

Living South Resident: June Issue: Wild Roses by Jimmy Boyd

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We are delighted to see our exclusive Wild Roses fragrance by Jimmy Boyd in this month's Living South Resident magazine in their gorgeous Garden Party feature.

Round & About Magazine: June Issue: Sunny Delights: Mrs White's Legs Eleven

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We are thrilled to be included amongst very good company - Pommade Divine we love you - in Round & About Magazine's June beach product round up. All we need now is the holiday! Mrs White’s Legs Eleven (5) has a unique blend of 11 natural ingredients, including a shot of organic vodka for a moisturised sheen £15. More information on Mrs White's Legs Eleven here.