Journal

LUMIRA Travels / The Gardens That Inspired Il Giardino

“If we love flowers, are we not ‘born again’ every day?” wrote the poet and ardent gardener Emily Dickinson in a letter to a friend. As Dickinson and millions like her know, gardens are where fresh...

Pure Wow October 2023 / Cuban Tobacco Candle Voted Best Tobacco Scent

PureWow has named the Lumira Cuban Tobacco Candle as Best Tobacco Scent in their story The 36 Best Fall Candles That Will Make You Want to Snuggle Up by the Fire. What We Like Vegan and cruelty...

The Making of Il Giardino by LUMIRA

When did travel become an exercise in competitive list-making, the desire to experience a destination distilled into a checklist of sights to take in, views to savour, meals to relish? We adore th...

Introducing Il Giardino Home Fragrance Collection

An ode to the lush beauty of a secret garden, Il Giardino is an enchanting new home fragrance collection for a fresh, clean and sophisticated atmosphere. Available in a Luxury Candle, Scented Draw...

Grazia September 2023 / Arabian Oud Parfum

Grazia features LUMIRA Arabian Oud Eau de Parfum in their Most Wanted List.  

Retail Beauty / Lumira Flagship Opening

In a noteworthy development, Lumira, the independent Australian luxury fragrance brand, has recently unveiled its inaugural boutique in the heart of Sydney’s fragrance and fashion district, locate...

The Australian Travel + Luxury September 2023 / Soleil du Maroc

Notes from Afar. Exotic travel-inspired scents just a spritz away.  Soleil du Maroc Eau de Parfum featured under Moroccan Muse.

Celebrating 10 Years

LUMIRA was founded in 2013 as a niche luxury candle brand lovingly handmade in the Sydney kitchen of our founder Almira Armstrong. In the decade since, we’ve slowly and deliberately expanded our r...

Inside Retail September 2023 / Lumira Flagship Opening

The opening of the boutique coincides with the brand’s 10th-anniversary celebrations. The store will feature the brand’s complete range of perfumes, body care and home fragrance products along with...

Welcome to Our Flagship Sydney Boutique

LUMIRA founder and creative director Almira Armstrong is delighted to announce the opening of our new flagship boutique in the heart of Sydney’s fragrance and fashion precinct at 74 Oxford Street,...

How to Layer Your Perfume for a New Season

There’s magic to be found in the in-between times, those transitional moments that don’t fall neatly into one category or another. We’re in the midst of such a moment right now, as the seasons begi...

Travel + Leisure August 2023 / Parfum Discovery Set

Travel+Leisure has named the Lumira Parfum Discovery Set as Best Set in their story The 9 Best Travel Perfumes of 2023, Tested and Reviewed Read more