Perfume Review: Le Mâle Le Parfum by Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier’s iconic and mischievous little sailor, Le Mâle, is 25 this year. If that doesn’t make […]
View ArticleFive Fragrance Brands That are Killing it on Instagram
Love it or loathe it, the power of instagram cannot be denied. The platform has become a massive […]
View ArticlePerfume Icon: Classique by Jean Paul Gaultier
The success of Jean Paul Gaultier’s iconic masculine fragrance Le Mâle somewhat overshadows the greatness of anything else the […]
View ArticlePerfume Review: Classique Cabaret by Jean Paul Gaultier
The great thing about packaging your flagship fragrance in the shape of a couture-clad torso is that you […]
View ArticleOn Escentual: Scandal by Night by Jean Paul Gaultier
Click here to read. Disclaimer Sample and image via Escentual. I write for Escentual as their Fragrance Expert. […]
View ArticleOn Escentual: Scandal by Jean Paul Gaultier
Scandal – the brand new fragrance from the one and only Jean Paul Gaultier (‘The Notorious JPG’). Reviewed. On Escentual. Clicky here to read. There is also an epic giveaway on the Escentual site…...
View ArticleOn Escentual: Jean Paul Gaultier Le Mâle Superman and Classique Wonder Woman...
The super new limited edition Eau Fraiche editions of Le Mâle & Classique by Jean Paul Gaultier. Reviewed on Escentual. Clicky here to read. Disclaimer Samples and image via Escentual. I write for...
View ArticleNew Escentual Post: Jean Paul Gaultier Classique & Le Mâle Essence de Parfum
It’s hard to think of a ‘his ‘n’ hers’ perfume duo more iconic than Jean Paul Gaultier’s flagship masculine and feminine fragrances, Le Mâle and Classique. Together they capture the cheeky,...
View ArticleNew Escentual Post: Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Mâle Review
What do you get when to you take Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Mâle to the gym and tell him to avoid manscaping for a few weeks? Well, you get Ultra Mâle, that’s what. Ultra Mâle is the latest incarnation of...
View ArticleThe Candy Perfume Boy’s Hitlist – Q1 2015
In this new series, I put together a quarterly overview of five of my favourite fragrant subjects that have been piquing my interest over the last three months. These items can be individual perfumes,...
View ArticleLegendary Lovers – Iconic Perfume Pairings
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner (five days away to be exact) and if you’re attached to a significant other you are likely to be thinking about what treats you may have in store for them. Now,...
View ArticleSmelly News: Jean Paul Gaultier to Launch Le Mâle & Classique Pirate Editions
Two of my favourite things in the world have finally joined forces – perfume and pirates. Can you tell that this makes me happy?! The man to link these two excellent forces is none other than the...
View ArticleThe Candy Perfume Boy’s Guide to Vanilla
The Candy Perfume Boy’s ‘Guide to…‘ series is an award winning fragrant exploration of the individual notes that make up the vast and multi-dimensional spectrum that is the world of perfume. In each...
View ArticleNew Escentual Post: Jean Paul Gaultier Classique Intense Review
I’m still alive! Due to being away for work this week, I haven’t been able to turn my attention to The Candy Perfume Boy. I assure you that normal service will resume next week, with more reviews and...
View ArticleNew Escentual Post: A Guide to Fougère
In a continuation of my bite size fragrance family guides on Escentual, my column this week takes a look at the dapper, debonair and definitely manly world of the fern-esque Fougère. Despite my love...
View ArticleThe Candy Perfume Boy’s Guide to Chocolate
OM NOM NOM Perfume can be used to evoke a variety of emotions; joy, lust, sadness and love but perhaps the strongest emotion perfume can instil is a sense of comfort. At times when the weather or life...
View ArticlePret-a-Porter Perfume – Maison Francis Kurkdjian Amyris Femme & Amyris Homme...
“I dress men and women with my perfume, wrap them with my art and my love.” – Francis Kurkdjian [1]Despite coming to the Maison Francis Kurkdjian party a little later than mostI can safely say that I...
View ArticleLe ‘Cool’ Mâle – Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau Mâle Perfume Review
Burt Reynolds on Bear Skin Rug 2013 – Very ‘Beau’ Indeed It would be hard to argue that Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Mâle released in 1995, isn’t one of the most popular modern masculines on the market...
View ArticleThe Candy Perfume Boy’s Guide to Orange Blossom
Orange Blossoms in Watercolour via Watercolours With Life I don’t know about you but I am most definitely suffering from the January blues. Christmas and New Year have gone meaning two things; 1) the...
View ArticleThe Candy Perfume Boy’s Movember Barbershop Quartet
The Candy Perfume Boy’s Movember Barbershop Quartet Movember Madness has struck me this month and as well as attempting to cultivate a handsome portion of facial hair upon my top lip things have been a...
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