Fig perfumes, sweet & savoury
By Deborah Fulsang Ever the innovator, Thierry Mugler launched his Womanity perfume as a sweet and savoury homage to the fig back in 2010. That…
Chanel Chance Eau Vive perfume review
By Deborah Fulsang Gabrielle Coco Chanel would have loved rapini. I feel it in my bones. That bitter green, laced with garlic, olive oil, a…
Superhero bamboo inspires perfume and beauty
By Alexandra Donaldson Gucci recently announced it would release a new fragrance this fall entitled Bamboo. But what, I wondered, did bamboo smell like. I set…
Interview with blogger Jane Daly of DalyBeauty.ca
"I would rather leave the house with no makeup than leave without perfume," declares style blogger Jane Daly. "Perfume is everything!" We asked the self-described "perfume…
Natural perfume from Saje Natural Wellness
By Alexandra Donaldson Great packaging always catches my eye. So when two all-natural perfumes came across my desk, each in a faux-silk, tasseled bag I…
Ginger perfumes spice things up
By Deborah Fulsang For all of you perfume lovers out there, can you guess what this quintet of terrific spritzes has in common: Jean-Paul Gaultier…
Lancôme turns 80 years old
On July 7, 2015 Lancôme held a start-studded party during this month's Paris Haute Couture week to celebrate its 80th birthday. "Life is beautiful," the motto…
Perfume illustrations by E.C.A.T.
By Alexandra Donaldson Here at The Whale & The Rose we’re visual people as well as olfactive, which is why we find it hard to resist…
The power of green tea in perfume and beauty
By Alexandra Donaldson At The Whale & The Rose we focus on fragrance, but generally speaking, we are lovers of beauty and wellness. Often we…
Iris perfumes
By Deborah Fulsang A flowerbed of irises lined the western-facing wall of my home growing up. It was hot dry terrain. Clay made the soil…
Floral perfumes for non-floral types
By Alexandra Donaldson “A perfume shouldn’t smell like flowers. A woman should not smell like another substance in nature," said the ever-opinionated Coco Chanel. "She…