Journal

Three Fragrance Trends For Summer 2024

A new season welcomes new opportunities for creative expression. As summer approaches, you might explore lighter, fresher scents that feel refreshing on a hot and humid day. Or perhaps you’ll take ...

The Right Fragrance for Every Summer Event

It doesn’t matter how many events are on your calendar this season, the opportunity to dress up and dazzle is always thrilling. Your choice of scent plays an integral part in setting your image. J...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Scented Ceramics – Better For You and Better For the Planet

Surrounding yourself with scent provides a powerful means of sensory escape, but it should never come at a cost to the planet. At LUMIRA, we continue to explore new options for fragrance that prom...

Wardrobe Accessories – Nostalgic Charm with Contemporary Updates

Whether you have a penchant for bohemian 1970s YSL or prefer the normcore charm of 1990s The Gap, a distinct sense of nostalgia is permeating our wardrobes right now. So it feels only right to ext...

Three winter fragrance trends to add to your collection

There is, of course, nothing to say the same fragrance can’t be worn and loved all year round. Or that a lightweight citrus scent should only be spritzed in warm weather. However there’s something ...

Introducing Scented Drawer Liners

When creating our new Scented Drawer Liners, I wanted to offer a small but meaningful way to enrich your day through fragrance. I imagined the surprise of opening a drawer and encountering the sof...

In the Name of the Rose

As one of the oldest species of rose in the world, the Damascena has captivated people for centuries. Like floral detectives, enthusiasts have poured over manuscripts and examined paintings to char...