We found one, discovered that Schiaparelli was based around the corner on Place Vendôme and went there, too, where we found a bottle of the parfum. We scoured the Rue de Rivoli’s perfume shops for an old bottle. He’d always loved Shocking – whose curvaceous tailor’s dummy bottle (considered the inspiration for Jean Paul Gaultier’s) was designed by Dali for Schiaparelli. My then-boyfriend Craig Sams and I went to Paris to see a Schiaparelli exhibition, as we were both fans. It was more than my wedding fragrance it inspired the whole shocking pink wedding. I still love Opium, though – there’s a reason fragrances become classics, and that is: they’re generally very, very good. I find it inconceivable that I was such a late-night bird when my idea of heaven now is to be in bed at 9.30 with a Green & Black’s Hot Chocolate. I remember wearing Opium with a nightclub-wearing boyfriend to a bunch of London nightclubs ranging from Tramp to Régine’s via Maunkberry’s and Morton’s. I used to wear a lot of YSL Opium back in the day, having been to the very glamorous launch party at San Lorenzo when it came out, as a ‘baby’ journalist. If I was advising a young woman now, I’d suggest something floral and sheer, lightweight and pretty: Coach The Fragrance, or Elie Saab Eau de Toilette, or Philosophy Amazing Grace. But if I look at my scent timeline I would have been wearing YSL Rive Gauche or Dior Eau Sauvage, at that point, when I applied to be a secretary on Woman’s World magazine (and not only got the job, but within a few years was youngest-ever magazine editor, of its sister title Look Now, at 23). I haven’t had a job interview since I was 19! I’ve had amazing opportunities come my way without really looking for them. Some years ago I started a Facebook group called ‘Bring Back Aqua Manda’ – and on the back of it, someone did! It was the fragrance I’d buy with my own allowance, and it came in loads of layering possibilities: soap, bath oil, talc. Goya Aqua Manda (um, that’d be ‘O’ Levels since I left school at 16). Gwyneth Paltrow (via ) heralded this fragrance as 'beachy' and one of her favourites! This floral blend is built around bergamot, rose, jasmine and lily. That's saying something as fragrance is such an intensely personal thing and often takes on very different characters on different skins. It's possibly the most universally-appealing fragrance that I have ever worn. The brilliant Amanda Connock is an outstanding entrepreneur herself, and I am constantly amazed by the adaptability of this clever blend. I think it signifies home and relaxation for all of us. They have exclusively created a large, 3-wick version for MyShowcase this Christmas and I am well and truly in love! This 900g candle is a warm, spicy blend of Valencian orange, cinnamon, red apple and clove, and will burn for at least 90 incredible hours! My teen girls light this candle regularly (or simply lift the candle and inhale its heady scent - lit or not). I fell in love with La Montaña's Winter Oranges when Cassandra and Jonathan created this candle more than a year ago. Hence, my favourite fragrance is not one that I apply to my skin but to my environment. Therefore, a real day off for me is likely to include time at home, with my family, relaxing and taking time out. In fact, I struggle to throw about the outer hard box packaging and have many of these lined up in my bathroom!Īs an entrepreneur and mum, I have a fairly hectic schedule on most days. I am in love with the stunning cobalt blue bottle and packaging. It makes me feel fresh, stylish and confident. It is seriously amazing, built around neroli, bergamot, mandarin, lavender and orange flower. Without a doubt, one of my favourite fragrances since its launch is Tom Ford's Neroli Portofino. Complex and natural, I love that this stunning little fragrance oil contains no alcohol, water or chemicals and looks so gorgeous in its Japanese rice paper packaging! The blend includes black coconut, tobacco and oakmoss, and trails off on a rich base of vanilla, amber and sheer musk. I deeply inhale this intense and opulent fragrance whenever I apply it. It's always an enormous confidence-boost to apply a favourite fragrance to your wrists. Hence, it's what I would reach for just prior to walking into any formal business situation, interview of otherwise. Sage LA's roll-on Onyx fragrance oil is always in my handbag. YSL Rive Gauche, which was a gift from my father that I treasured and wore far too liberally! It’s a woody and aromatic fragrance that to me felt somewhat bohemian, hip and Parisian-chic.
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