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We are absolutely thrilled that three fragrances that are very close to our hearts here at ROULLIER WHITE have been nominated for awards by the FRAGRANCE FOUNDATION in the BEST INDEPENDENT FRAGRANCE category. It is fantastic to see the fragrance creators' work recognised and remarkable that the amazing Sarah McCartney has had two of her 4160 TUESDAYS scents shortlisted; Maxed Out & Midnight in the Palace Garden. Sincere congratulations to BEAUFORT LONDON too, a new brand that we greatly respect, their Coeur de Noir is also nominated. Not bad going for such a young company. Maxed Out by 4160 Tuesdays Top : Coconut, Vanilla, Rum Middle : Lime, Tobacco, Cannabis Base : Cumin, Musk, Cedar, Coffee B B Find out more here Coeur de Noir by BeauFort London Top : Rum, Ginger, Ink Middle : Paper, Leather, Vanilla Base : Cedarwood, Tobacco, Birch Tar B B Find out more here Midnight...

The snowfall was unexpected and heavy for the time of year. In this remote part of the countryside the roads were treacherous enough in the dark, so he drove extra carefully. He had left in plenty of time but as he looked down at the clock on the dashboard he realised he was cutting it fine. He did not want to be late, he wanted to appear cool and calm as he arrived at the wedding of his childhood sweetheart and the best friend he had considered a brother. He had only been working abroad for a few months when she had ended their relationship and then two weeks later they announced their engagement. That was a year ago and he had not been able to look at another woman since; let alone trust anyone as a friend.  Looking back up he saw the deer in the middle of the road in his headlights, staring directly at the car. Although he was going slowly he did not trust the brakes on the icy road and as he swerved the front wheel went off the road into the ditch at the side. Frantic...

4160 Tuesdays' The Crimes of Passion fragrances are, as Sarah describes, 'dream-come-true perfumes which we make with lavish amounts of extravagant materials - but only because that's what we needed to make them smell just right'. The original fragrance which started the whole project, Inevitable Crimes of Passion, is a rich, deep scent that was inspired by the work of Henry James and on the 100th anniversary of the great man's death - he died in Chelsea, London, on February 28th 1916 - it is pertinent that today we select this scent in our penultimate month of 4160 Tuesdays. Following the lines of a Henry James novel the fragrance opens with an innocent start that makes promises of love, but becomes complicated; passionate, intense and compulsive. Find 4160 Tuesdays'  Inevitable Crimes of Passion on the Roullier White website here .

Since her son and his wife had died she had become increasingly concerned about her grand daughter, Kaoru. The girl was far too spirited for her own good, she was terrified that at any moment she might take off, but just one more day now and she would not have to worry anymore. Tomorrow she would be married and it would be his job, her new husband, the husband she had found for her, to make make sure she never strayed. He would remove all those ridiculous notions she harboured; of travel, discovery, adventure. She just had to hold onto Kaoru for one more day. Kaoru had asked to be taken out, and as today the cherry blossom was at its most bountiful, they would enjoy the hanami together. By themselves; no driver, no servants, just the two of them, as Kaoru had requested. Typically, Kaoru had cast aside the kimono she had laid out for her, eschewing her choice for one of pale pink; sakura-iro.  What was the delay?  Why was she being deliberately so slow? She could ...

Sarah says: 'there's a 'fume fan who's a fragrance friend of mine, Maximilian Heusler, and although I've never met him I'm a looking forward to a trip to New York one day to fix that. We got talking about his ideal fragrance and it was the most amazing idea, inspired by his former wild times. These days his vices are entirely fragrance related. We were talking about the kind of night out in New York that involves cocktails, marijuana cigars, hookers and passing out. I know what cocktails smell like; the rest? I have a good imagination. So this is one intense scent: rum, coconut and lime, tobacco, coffee and cannabis essential oil, a handful of vintage style musks, a generous dash of vanilla, a drop of cumin and my favourite Atlas cedarwood.'

With aching arms extended, she stared into the glare, wobbling slightly on a loose heel. As far as she was concerned they should have packed it in months ago, as soon as he arrived on the scene all swagger and smile. They could never compete with his spectacle, his outlandish outfits, his mane of blond hair, his teeth. Whilst he was cutting through hen parties with chain saws they were pulling a rabbit from a hat, a rabbit that was as arthritic as their act.  The holiday crowd wanted bigger, wanted better, wanted brash. He was Leo the Wild Man of Magic, and they were tame and lame, with rickety props and cheesy moves.  Too late to quit now though with any vestige of dignity, that disappeared ages ago along with the audiences, this whole fiasco was as mortifying as the ladder in her fishnets. She tugged the threadbare tulle skirt of her corset down over the hole on her thigh and wobbled some more. Leo was on the rise and they were on the way out, with nowhere to...

4160 Tuesdays' Pillow Talk: " It's What Goes on When the Lights Go Off!" "Jan Morrow (Doris Day) begrudgingly shares a party line with incompatible playboy Brad Allen (Rock Hudson). When the two accidentally meet, the smitten Brad pretends to be a wealthy Texan, wooing Jan with seductive late-night calls. Their phone line is sizzling until Jan discovers her caller's true identity and calls his bluff. Nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Actress, this is the film that brought Rock Hudson and Doris Day together for the first time."

Sarah says;  'Invisible Ben started as a 40th birthday present for a friend. It’s got his favourite things in it: a base of benzoin and musk, heart notes of sandalwood and fine cognac, with lashings of lemon, lime and orange. It’s called Invisible Ben because it’s designed to blend nicely with the smell of a clean body, fresh from the shower, orange juice in one hand and coffee in the other. He's a very sporty person, and I thought it would be lovely to give him a fragrance that smelled like he does, so he could put himself back on again after he'd showered.  This is a cologne for men (mostly) who don’t really like fragrance, but they do love to look good, stay fit and smell good.' Top: Orange, Lime, Cognac Middle: Sandalwood, Cashmere, Coffee Base: Opoponax, Resins Find 4160 Tuesdays' Invisible Ben on the Roullier White website here . 

When Celia came in from the garden clutching a bunch of cut roses, the Grace Darlings they had planted together, Grace was sitting with her coat on in front of the fire. To anyone else this would have appeared strange, but Celia failed to notice even the most obvious. This was the problem, Grace thought. She had hoped so many times that things could be different before it was too late, but ‘too late’ happened suddenly.  A car’s engine was running outside. This Celia did seem to detect. She paused whilst arranging the flowers in the vase, the crystal one Celia had given Grace on their 15th anniversary, and looked towards the window, past the suitcase by the sofa.  Celia left, where had she gone? Grace wondered. She was probably in the kitchen, typically oblivious to everything.  The aroma of freshly baked biscuits wafted through the door, the orange ones she loved, Grace's favourites. She stood up and stooped to pick up the case, mustering her muscle power...

Sarah says: 'along our street there was a sudden spring blossoming of Mexican mock orange, tiny white flowers that wafted their delightful scent through suburbia for two weeks, then off they went. Mock orange and I have history; when I was two years old I shoved the buds from our garden shrub so far up my nose to get more of the smell that I had to get taken to the doctor's to get them extracted. It was fate. Now I know a bit more about perfume, the blossom smells to me just like dirty honey, so I make myself a version to last all year round. It's a white flower fragrance, made with beeswax and honey absolutes, woods, vanillin and labdanum, jasmine and honeybush extract.' Find 4160 Tuesdays' Dirty Honey on the Roullier White website here . 

Tart's Knicker Drawer is a floral amber fragrance by 4160 Tuesdays. Top citrus notes of bergamot and grapefruit evolve into the sophisticatedly sensual heart notes of sandalwood and tuberose. The base notes of amber, musk, and even tobacco, ensure a long lasting complex scent that will intrigue and intoxicate. Fragrance Notes: Top: Bergamot, Orange, Grapefruit, Pink Peppercorn Middle: Raspberry, Rose, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Violet, Tuberose, Guaiac Wood Base: Amber, Musk, Vanilla, Benzoin, Tobacco Find 4160 Tuesday's Tart Knicker Drawer on the Roullier White website here . 

For 4160 Tuesdays' Rome 1963 Sarah McCartney collaborated with Italian stylist Silvia Bergomi to create a fragrant vision of the perfume Guiletta Masina, Fellini's wife and muse, would wear in his film Giulietta degli Spiriti. Top notes: Bergamot, Chocolate Heart notes: Tuberose, Ylang ylang, Jasmine, Cedarwood Base notes: Tobacco, Patchouli Find 4160 Tuesdays; Rome 1963 on the Roullier White website here .

Sarah McCartney explains the very personal story behind this very lovely scent "The actual lion cupboard is a carved Victorian sideboard with lions’ heads as the door handles. My sister and I used to play with it when we were small, and our late father kept his hats, scarves and gloves in it. His scarves picked up the scent of the wood, and the wood absorbed mint, lavender, grapefruit, coffee - the things he liked most. Our dad died suddenly in 2002 and we were left with things that we wanted to say but had never got around to. When she visited the house, my sister would put her head inside the Lion Cupboard to inhale the scent of a hug from our dad. Then one day our mother washed it with bleach and it was all gone. So when I started to make perfumes to remind people ot happy times, my sister looked me right in the eye and said, "Make me the lion cupboard." It took three goes. Now she has the actual sideboard at her house, and the first thing she did was to ...

Based around a kaleidoscopic marriage of rich fruit notes with precious oud, 4160 Tuesdays' Be Careful What You Wish For is Sarah's unique take on the covetable ingredient. This scent features four distinct oud varieties, including one from Indonesia and another known as white oud, combined with ripe pulp accords. Fragrance Notes Oud, Blackcurrant, Strawberry, Raspberry, Peach, Plum, Orange Find 4160 Tuesdays' Be Careful What You Wish For on the Roullier White website here . 

1982: The RAH Band: Perfumed Garden An unlikely pairing perhaps; a decadent, Eastern-inspired scent and some rare vinyl, a British Jazz Funk 12" from 1982? Besides the possibly pertinent lyrics - referencing in innuendo the 15th century erotic work - it is not as unlikely as you might think; both perfumer, Sarah McCartney, and performer, the RAH Band, hail from Teeside.  _____

Sarah Says: 'It started life as the background for a bespoke fragrance event we did with The Gin Garden. It was specially designed to be smooth, unassuming, quiet, sensual and to stay close to the skin. (We would take this, then add the gin botanicals to make a gin inspired scent.) But then we did a special event for two VIP guests, and one was a journalist. She liked it on its own, as did many of the other visitors, and declared it, “the sexiest scent ever!” and so it came to be named. IMHO stands for in my humble opinion, and it's meant ironically. The Sexiest Scent on the Planet. Ever. (IMHO) - after the first waft of lemon meringue pie-like lickability - has hardly any sillage at all. You have to get up close to smell it. This is a good thing.' Fragrance Notes Top: Bergamot Middle: Wood Notes Base: Vanilla, Ambergris Find 4160 Tuesdays' The Sexiest Scent on the Planet. Ever. (IMHO)  on the Roullier White website here .

Suffolk County, New York - 1992 ‘You do know I know, don’t you Charlie?” Charlie shifted uncomfortably on the hard carpet, the inelegant relief pattern of which was embossed in his forearms, and continued to pretend to be reading the sleeve notes of the old punk album on the floor in front of him.  Alice sighed. ‘What I don’t know is why you care.’ He coughed awkwardly and looked up at her on the bed.   He wanted to reply but he did not have an answer. ‘That's it.’ She said jumping up. ‘Get up, we are going.’  _____ On the deck of the ferry crossing to Fire Island she studied his tense silhouette in silence. They had been high school sweethearts and although they did not date for long they had remained close ever since. She hated seeing her friend looking so uptight, where was the easy going youth she remembered? ‘Here.' She said loosening the top two buttons of his shirt and tying the narrow silk scarf from her hair around his neck. H...

Omara Portuondo: Hermosa Habana (Beautiful Havana) The Dark Heart of Old Havana is an intoxicating fragrance from 4160 Tuesdays. Inspired by the sultry evenings of Old Havana, the fragrance is smoky and sensual. The top fruity notes of orange, peach, and grapefruit merge into the sophisticated heart notes of tobacco and tonka beans in order to reflect the sun setting on a Cuban evening.  Fragrance Notes  Top: Orange, Peach, Grapefruit, Sugar Middle: Tobacco, Bergamot, Tonka, Jasmine Base: Vanilla, Musk, Black Pepper Find 4160 Tuesday's The Dark Heart of Old Havana on the Roullier White website here .

It is Valentine's evening and she has just given the performance of her life. The audience gave her a rapturous standing ovation that seemed to go on for hours. Any concerns her agent had about reviews were unfounded, she can hear the critics now, clamouring at her dressing room door, eager for a few words from the star who had just made the comeback of the century.  She allows her costume, an ivory cocktail dress, to drop to the floor and in stockinged feet and lace-edged silk camisole she steps out of the crumpled circle, leaving it for her dresser to pick up later. She slips into a silk kimono and sits. As she starts to remove her stage make up she catches a glimpse of her lover in the mirror, the play's producer, dosing in the chair by the desk. She sighs as she begins to brush out her hair.  There is a knock and from behind the door, above the chatter of the reporters, the young male lead announces himself. She opens the paint chipped panel not bothe...