Journal

My Scent Story / Vinny Chen, Simple Blanc

Vinny Chen has a singular talent for making everything look incredibly chic. Through her platform Simple Blanc, she shares her vision for fashion, beauty and style, always with an air of quiet ref...

My Life in Scent: Helen-Jayne Driscoll

Our new series, My Life in Scent, opens a window on the lives of some of our most stylish friends, as we invite them to share the ways in which they use fragrance to complement and enhance their d...

GQ March 2022 / Cuban Tobacco Best Men's Scented Candle

Lumira Cuban Tobacco candle Scent profile: tobacco, floral, musky For many years, Tom Ford’s take on tobacco was peerless. Australian brand Lumira takes the fight to NY with a deep, rich version s...

Behind the notes: understanding oud

It’s only fitting that the scent of oud is a complex one – it carries millennia of history and culture in its wake. In the Middle East, where its wood chips and fragrance oils have been used for c...

Love notes – pairing fragrance and music

Scent and sound share a common language, one of notes and compositions, harmonies and accords. It’s little surprise, really, as both artforms tap directly into the parts of our brain responsible fo...

The Perfect Valentine’s Gift for Every Affair

Fragrance is the language of love, an ephemeral wisp of emotion that carries memories and tugs at the heart. Synonymous with romance, it makes the perfect Valentine’s gift. And yet, no two relation...

A scent to match your beach style

The rhythmic crashing of the waves, the undulating rise of the tides, the mist of seaspray… There’s something quite special about time spent at the beach. And yet, no two coastal destinations are a...

The Gift of Scent

This holiday season is all about seeking meaningful connections. Whether you’re coming together with loved ones or sharing celebrations from afar, the right scent acts as a powerful force to elevat...

Introducing Botanica

Over the past three years, we’ve been proud to collaborate with the incredible Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney on the creation of several scents for the home. Fittingly, our third and final scent i...

The making of Bois D’Épices

In early 2020, as the whole world was plunged into pandemic-induced stillness, LUMIRA founder Almira Armstrong began working on her newest scent. For Armstrong, a lifelong traveller, the need to o...

Lumira Travels / Zanzibar

Zanzibar. The name itself seems conjured from a dream but the reality is even more compelling. This fragment of an island off the east coast of Tanzania has been a trading hub for centuries and it...

At home with Kate Jones

When Kate Jones moved to Shanghai earlier this year, she rented her apartment sight unseen while sitting out her mandatory hotel quarantine. “Due to ever-changing COVID rules, I had to find a plac...