Perfume is Art
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life" (Pablo Picasso) I attribute this motivational quote to art and creativity in...
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One Important Gift Sorted
"Good manners and good cologne is what transforms a man into a gentleman" Oh how I love a sweeping generalisation, but I did rather like...
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Sustainable Gifts
"The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most" (anonymous) On this basis, whoever designed this beautiful...
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The Gift of Time
"The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, by giving to them a portion of your life that you can never get back" (anonymous)...
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Every Bottle Tells a Story
"Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself" (Coco Chanel) These beautiful bottles are very precious to me as, along with many...
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Autumn Glow
"It is better to light one candle than to promise a million light bulbs" (Stephen Harper) Autumn is here, and the fires are lit and,...
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Burn Baby Burn!
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and happiness never decreases by being shared - Gautama Buddha The first burn of...
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Don't bin your bottles refills are available!
Regardless of how many people I am allowed to mix with - either inside or outside - with or without a face covering on, and in which...
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Labelled up and landing!
Have you noticed how quickly the temperature and resulting scent in the air has changed? This time two weeks ago, I was keeping my sun...
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Safety isn't expensive, it is priceless!
I'm writing a quick update, in response to enquiries asking when my new hand sanitising cologne will be ready. The first 100 bottles...
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Zoe Brown's e.notes No 10
On one of the hottest week's of this glorious Summer, its hard to imagine the Autumn light, but it was the early inspiration behind my...
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"Just like the Lotus we too have the ability to rise...
"Just like the Lotus we too have the ability to rise from the mud, bloom out of the darkness and radiate into the world" During the past...
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"THERE'S A TRICK TO THE 'GRACEFUL EXIT".
"THERE'S A TRICK TO THE 'GRACEFUL EXIT'. It begins with the vision to recognise when a job, or a life stage is over - and the ability to...
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"I NEVER FACE THE DAY WITHOUT PERFUME" Elizabeth Taylor
My Mother still shares Liz T's view, as do I! Another piece of her gold star mother/daughter advice was "when ever you go out, always...
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Ignore your instinct at your peril!
"Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in your mind" David G Allen This...
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Earl Grey is my favourite tea blend, and I drink it throughout the day
either with a slice of lemon or four drops of milk! Apparently it was developed for Charles Grey who was the British Prime Minister...
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I was fascinated to read about an Italian barber, who created one of the original eau de colognes...
While browsing a perfumery book earlier today, I was fascinated to read about an Italian barber, who in 1709 created one of the original...
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I was intrigued to read that one of Winston Churchill's favourite aftershaves...
... was by historical London based perfumer, Floris No 127. This scent was originally launched as a unisex scent and was later marketed...
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How intrigued I was to read that research has shown that a baby's sense of smell is fully developed
I am often asked why, and how I became involved in perfume, after such a fragrantly unrelated career! ZB's Perfume Notes is my journal,...
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