A Life With Scent
How to layer fragrances to transition to a new season
Certain scents – warm, radiant, with an effervescent splash of citrus – will forever conjure summer’s brightest days. Others – rich, opulent, a li...
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A Life With Scent
3 significant moments in the history of perfume
Perfumed products – balms, oils, waters – have beguiled humans for millennia, elevating sacred rituals and bringing moments of delight to the ever...
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A Life With Scent
In Celebration Of Women
It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. This saying has been attributed to various prominent world leaders and thinkers but its o...
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A Life With Scent
LUMIRA Travels: Australia
To celebrate the launch of our newest scent, Terra Australis, we explore some of our favourite destinations across Australia. From the coast to the...
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A Life With Scent
How to match your perfume to your colour palette
What do colours smell like? For many people with synaesthesia, the idea that a particular colour would be associated with a specific scent is as na...
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The art of keeping a journal
Frida Kahlo kept one. So did Susan Sontag, Virginia Woolf and Oscar Wilde. Anaïs Nin diligently wrote in hers from the age of 11 until her death a...
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A Life With Scent
The Best Ideas For New Year’s Eve 2020
No matter where in the world you find yourself, it’s likely this New Year’s Eve will be unlike any you’ve ever experienced. One thing that won’t...
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A Life With Scent
Celebrate the season with a luxury gin cocktail
As this unforgettable year draws to a close, we’re ready to start winding down. It’s time to gather our dearest family and friends around us – whe...
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Decorating your house with flowers this Christmas
The festive season takes on extra significance this year, as we look forward to coming together with family and friends from all over the country....
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A breathwork ritual to try at home
Whether it’s through choice, enforced social distancing or out of sheer convenience, many of us are looking for simple and effective ways to bring...
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A Life With Scent
5 podcasts to inform and inspire
The beauty of a podcast is that it can be enjoyed almost anywhere. We may have once lined up a selection to listen to on a long-haul flight, but t...
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A Life With Scent
A simple candle meditation
Regular meditation can promote a feeling of calm and counter some of the mental load we’re feeling due to COVID-19. Whether you’re in full lockdow...
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