Fragrance Profile - 'Marilyn'

Well, the inspiration for this fragrance speaks for itself.

I created this artwork especially for my mum, turning the epitome of Hollywood icons into a Bollywood empress. When transforming her initially I had her with a brown hair but it just didn’t sit right! So, she remains the blonde bombshell but with a decidedly ethnic persona.

“I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle.” - Marilyn Monroe

TOP: Bergamot, Orange Flower, Star Anise
MID: White Jasmine, Peach, Pink Pepper, Nutmeg
BASE: Musk, Coffee, Vanilla, Cedarwood

An enchanting combination of white jasmine, sweet orange flower and pink pepper creates an aroma of soft, honeyed nectar.

This is an intoxicatingly feminine fragrance. You can almost envision a flirty, powdery pink mist in the air as it is burning. Like walking into a room wearing rose-tinted glasses, it will instantly indulge and set an aura of romance and delight before you.

Fragrance Profile - 'Lulu'

When going through the fragrance selection and development process, this one actually surprised me. Usually a huge fan of sweet, heady, oriental fragrances I was taken aback by how much I loved this scent even though it was incredibly fresh and floral. It has a real verdant quality and the Moroccan mint overtones add a hint of sophistication as well as a suggestion of the exotic.

My ‘Lulu’ artwork is based on an old hollywood image of the silent movie star Louise Brooks - the instigator of the ‘bob’ haircut and arguably the original “flapper girl”.

The fragrance inspired from this artwork reflects the luxuriant rose background and cool tone, together with the wonderful air of sophistication exuding from that 1920s/30s glamour. 

TOP NOTES: Orange, Freesia, Green Leaf, Mint

MIDDLE NOTES: Tuberose, Peony, Lily, Spices

BASE NOTES: Musk, Vanilla, Vetiver, Amber, Wood

"I never gave anything away without wishing I had kept it; nor kept it without wishing I had given it away." - Louise Brooks

It is a beautiful bouquet of blossoming freesia and tuberose, with a wonderfully airy accent of leafy mint. I can think of no better way to describe it other than how I imagine Nick Caraway’s flower-filled cottage to smell in that scene from Baz Luhrman’s Great Gatsby…

Honestly the scent will have you sitting right in the middle of that room - together with the mysterious millionaire amongst a plethora of lavish floral adornments, listening to the misty backdrop of pouring rain outside the window.