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It’s been quite a breathtaking ride so far. Full of gorgeous places and people, evocative smells, sometimes bumpy and steep. Above all it was definitely worth it. Love,Ruta  

I love this time of year! Even though I’m not a kid anymore, there is something very alluring about the idea of playing dress-up for Halloween. I love to stride through the streets of London, kicking over leaves and looking at all the lovely pumpkins glowing in the dark. If there is the scent of chestnuts roasting on the fire somewhere, then even better. Here is a list of my essentials for a great witching hour this Halloween.   The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgarov This is one of my winter favorites! Master and the Margarita is a thinly-veiled satire of life in Communist Russia where artists and writers regularly suffered great censure and persecution. It is scathing, clever,...

We are absolutely DELIGHTED to announce that the Art de Parfum range of fragrances will now be carried by Indigo Perfumery in Cleveland, Ohio, in the USA! Indigo Perfumery, founded in 2013, stocks a beautifully-curated selection of the best niche fragrances on the market and ships everywhere in mainland USA for free on orders over $50! We are proud to be part of Indigo's line up and very excited to be making inroads into the American niche market. Please click here to see the Art de Parfum fragrances on the Indigo Perfumery website, and here to see Ann's blog post introducing the Art de Parfum fragrances.     

Personally, I'm not much of a drinker - but I have always loved the scent of a good Gin & Tonic. Its aroma of bitter quinine and spicy juniper berry is indefinably British - and always spells summer to me. In fact, that's what inspired me to create Gin & Tonic Cologne. It's one of the most popular of the Art de Parfum line, especially in the UK, and it's easy to see why - with the tennis season fast approaching, people are starting to think of the pleasures of watching Wimbledon while quaffing an ice-cold G&T. This fragrance is a time capsule of these classic English traditions. The opening is as refreshing as taking a long sip of that ice-cold G&T – teeming with peppery...