Taking note | by Amie Elizabeth White

Barnes Fragrance Fair, 2026

Bigger, busier, better? Highlights from this year's fragrance event

May 31 • Amie Elizabeth White

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April 2026

Monday menu: from seed to Sicily

Things of note for the week ahead

Apr 6 • Amie Elizabeth White

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March 2026

February five: fragrance edition

Reviewing five new, and very good, scents sent my way last month

Mar 15 • Amie Elizabeth White

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Who is Elijah? Fragrance edition

Diary of a discovery set

Mar 1 • Amie Elizabeth White

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January 2026

Diaries: January 1-10

A rambling recap of the start of 2026

Jan 17 • Amie Elizabeth White

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December 2025

Do you want to smell like Jane Birkin? Sample sessions: November

Some new, some unexpected, and Jane Birkin's Miller Harris commission (it's better than the Birkin bag)

Dec 10, 2025 • Amie Elizabeth White

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November 2025

The luxury of a long coat

Five reasons why, and it's not to do with trends

Nov 30, 2025 • Amie Elizabeth White

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Diaries: November 3-7, 2025

Is this self-indulgent? Work, shoes, food and a wishlist

Nov 9, 2025 • Amie Elizabeth White

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October 2025

Marie Antoinette: fragrance edition

Style and substance

Oct 26, 2025 • Amie Elizabeth White

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August 2025

Mandarin and more: fragrance edition

Orange-laced scents the magazines aren't talking about

Aug 20, 2025 • Amie Elizabeth White

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July 2025

Sample sessions: July

What has been worn, and what I am reaching for next

Jul 31, 2025 • Amie Elizabeth White

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Elsa Schiaparelli: fragrance edition

Shocked but not surprised

Jul 18, 2025 • Amie Elizabeth White

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