Brand new at Fragrance Mad is Nina Ricci’s latest scent, L’Air du Printemps. Take a look at our Perfume Profile on the Nina Ricci brand here.  The fragrance is a seasonal variation on Ricci’s classic L’Air du Temps, evoking slightly more youthful and bright sensations to those of the original.

The sunny floral fragrance contains top notes of citron tree and pear; heart notes of rose, carnation, indian jasmine, and orange blossom; and base notes of sandalwood, cedar, musk, and frangipani blossom. It’s available from us for the wonderful price of £25.99 (over half off the RRP!), including our customary free postage of course. Now that the days are just beginning to get that crisp, Autumn feel, you’ll need something like this to keep you bright and cheerful!

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Kate Moss is one of the world’s most recognisable fashion models, all the more remarkable since she doesn’t conform to the usual height stereotype of the profession. She shot to fame in 1993 as the poster-girl for Calvin Klein, ushering in a short-lived heroin chic trend in the fashion world, signified by jutting bones, dark circles under the eyes, and pale skin. Moss has since diversified into designing clothes for Top Shop, going out with Pete Doherty, and having a life-sized 18 carat gold statue made of her and displayed at the British Museum. Numerous photoshoots, and plenty of scandals later, Moss has remained in the public’s eye and affections.

Vintage Muse is the latest perfume designed by Kate Moss, and is a companion fragrance to last year’s best-selling Vintage. Vintage Muse is a floral musk fragrance, containing top notes of plum, rhubarb, and blackcurrant; a heart of peony, orchid, and purple violet; and ambergris, white musk, and chocolate at the base of the perfume. We have it available as both 30ml and 50ml Eau de Toilettes.

If the world of fragrance has you scratching your head in a mass of confusion, or if you need the perfect present but have no idea what you’re looking for, Fragrance Mad has just the feature for you. Brand new to our site is the Clueless About Fragrance section, featuring everything you need to turn yourself from a perfume novice into an expert. Features include a Beginner’s Guide to Fragrance, giving you information on how to distinguish notes and styles of fragrance; our Scent Room, where you can browse fragrances according to the different styles available; guides to buying for both men and women: ideal if you’re looking for that perfect present and need some help; our bestselling fragrances for men and women to let you know what’s hot in the world of fragrance; and Summer and Winter advice guides, which will soon be filled with information on how to look after yourself, whatever the weather. We’re hoping that this section will make buying fragrance and cosmetics a thousand times easier, and if you have any ideas for other guides that you’d like to see, please let us know.

Aftershave is used to close the pores after shaving and protect the face against dirt and bacteria, and is a relatively modern solution to an age-old problem. It is documented that the removal of beard hair first began with trapping hair between two shells and plucking it out, the modern style of shaving became possible with the invention of copper tools around 3000BC. In the fourth century BC Alexander the Great encouraged his subjects to shave in order to avoid “dangerous beard-grabbing in combat”.

With the Gilette Mach 3 Turbo not being around, the problem of blunt razors leaving open wounds on faces, which could then become infected, was a pertinent one. Roman barbers formulated plasters soaked in oil and vinegar to stick to the faces of their cut customers, the theory being that skin treated as such would be protected from infection. Aftershave lotions, often containing alcohol, became popular to close the pores and sanitise the skin, and, as male grooming became increasingly en vogue in the eighteenth century and onwards, perfumers added fragrance to the lotions. Today, splash-on aftershave lotion is used to clean the skin and give it a short-term scent, whereas Eau de Toilettes for Men give a longer lasting, more pungent fragrance.

We were very sorry to see in the local news that a British warhero who lost three limbs while serving in Afghanistan, paratrooper Tom Neathway, recently had a quad bike stolen from his home. Tom bought the bike to bring his life back to a semblance of normality after being injured by a roadside bomb, and we were disgusted that somebody had robbed him of this. Unfortunately the quad bike was not insured, so we decided to step in and replace Tom’s bike. Read the full story at the Worcester News website.