De-stress with a steamy, scented bath
For many of us, September marks the mental start of a new year. Work, family and social commitments fill the calendar, leaving us worn out…
Tom Ford Jardin Noir Collection
By Deborah Fulsang Perversity and chastity were the inspirations behind the Tom Ford Spring 2013 ready-to-wear collection. Where these two worlds collide just as readily…
Find your fall fragrance now!
A new season calls for new beginnings, new fashions, new food. And a new fragrance of course. The fall edition of our Fragrance Buying Guide…
UNDER-$50 FRIDAY: Bath & Body Works Brown Sugar and Fig
Close your eyes and imagine a decadent Martha Stewart-style Thanksgiving dessert buffet. Now smell. Apple crisp warm from the oven with a bubbling brown-sugar topping;…
Just Cavalli and Georgia May Jagger
Georgia May Jagger was born to be in front of the camera. The gorgeous gap-toothed beauty, daughter to rock and roll legend Mick Jagger of…
Dahlia Noir Givenchy Paris
The Black Dahlia was the name given to actress Elizabeth Short, a young American actress who was brutally murdered and mutilated in 1947. The crime…
HIGH-STYLE PUBLISHER LISA TANT
QUESTION: What is your favourite fragrance? LISA TANT: I don’t have one favourite—that would be like choosing my favourite pair of shoes! I have a…
Under-$50 Friday: Aromatics Elixir
Our Under-$50 Friday special feature aims to showcase value-minded fragrance indulgences. And because The Whale & The Rose takes an all-inclusive approach to fragrance, we…
Katy Perry: of pop stars & perfume
Katy Perry: pop princess who kissed a girl and apparently really liked it. Her documentary-style movie, Katy Perry, The Movie: Part of Me, was a decent success…
Home scents of the fab & fashionable
Ever wonder about the wonderful and welcoming scents that perfume the homes of your most fashionable friends? Us too. So, as we move back indoors…
Ellena’s homage to the olfactory art
“Pleasures, small pleasures: I like the pleasures we pilfer from everyday life, they brighten the day,” writes Jean-Claude Ellena in The Diary of a Nose:…