by The Top Note | Sep 27, 2024 | Blog, Fragrance General
July is one of the coldest months for Brisbane, and I expected to be wearing some of my heaviest, most wintery, cozy perfumes. I did get to wear some, but to be honest I was still very much craving lighter scent profiles. The weather wasn’t really playing nicely... 
by The Top Note | Sep 18, 2024 | Blog, Fragrance General
June was a fun month for me for perfume. Even though June – being winter in Australia – is one of our cooler months, we did have a week in Bali for a friend’s birthday. So, I got to throw a few “fun, tropical island holiday” fragrances... 
by The Top Note | Jul 30, 2024 | Blog, Fragrance General
This is my first blog post in this series of trying to understand what I am really wearing. May was a limited month – we were still away for the first couple of weeks after attending a conference in Madrid in late April. So, this isn’t fully comprehensive... 
by The Top Note | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog, Fragrance General
You might be on the hunt for a summer perfume if you are headed to the beach and want to smell great. However, perhaps you are seeking something a little more interesting than the usual coconut suntan lotion, or clean musk fare that typically abound when the warm... 
by The Top Note | Jan 10, 2021 | Blog, Fragrance General, Top Note Lifestyle
In short, yes you can use perfume to sanitise. When it comes to efficacy against the COVID-19 virus FDA recommends that if you are unable to use soap and water, then you should use a hand sanitiser with more than 60% alcohol. More specifically they recommend... 
by The Top Note | Dec 26, 2020 | Blog, Fragrance General, Perfume Reviews
For most of my perfume shopping existence, I tended to stick with department stores and consequently, the more mainstream designer and celebrity-type fragrances. Until I discovered a boutique parfumerie that was a mere 10 minute drive from my house that stocked such...
