Journal

How to use perfume to complement your spring wardrobe

We’ve always maintained that perfume is the ultimate accessory and finishing point to a well-constructed outfit. With sunnier days ahead in the southern hemisphere, we asked Nardine Ataera – the co...

Four fragrances for your next outdoor event

There’s no doubt this will be the season of the great outdoors, so give your alfresco lifestyle a glamorous spin with the right fragrance. The following four perfumes will see you through every oc...

A spring scent ritual with mindset coach Claire Aristides

Claire Aristides is a mindset speaker, clinical hypnotherapist and founder of Mindology.App to help calm and empower your mindset. She’s also a jewellery designer and creative director of luxury f...

LUMIRA in my space

Days spent at home are more enjoyable when we’re surrounded by beautiful objects, sentimental pieces and the right scent. But even much-loved details can benefit from a fresh eye occasionally. We ...

Staying home survival guide

With much of Australia now in lockdown, we went in search of fresh inspiration for interesting ways to spend our hours at home. And who better to share it than some of the chic and interesting wome...

Celebrating Sydney

Global travel is an eternal inspiration for us at LUMIRA, but with Sydney and other parts of NSW impacted by the pandemic once again, we’re staying close to home. Like millions of Sydneysiders, we...

4 scents to uplift your mood

Of all the senses, smell remains the least understood by science, creating a tantalising void for magic and mystery, supposition and speculation. One theory gaining gravitas in scientific circles ...

A dream escape for mum

There’s a magical quality to fragrance that makes it an unrivalled gift idea. It begins with the immediate beauty of the scent itself but what makes it truly special is the experience that a fragra...

An Earth Day meditation ritual to try at home

First celebrated on 22 April 1970, Earth Day marks an annual coming together of people globally to show support for environmental protection. The theme of this year’s event is Restore Our Earth and...

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 little mysterious – seem to create warmth from withi...

At Home with Amethy Huang

In Guangzhou, China, Amethy Huang is as well-connected as they come. Known for her innate sense of style, she and her husband Andrew are also co-owners of some of the city’s hottest nightspots, inc...

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 everyday. In honour of the upcoming National Fragrance...