Naomi Lake continues her 30-day fragrance experiment, discovering how unfamiliar perfumes shape her mood, memories and sense of self. From juicy florals and sun-warmed musk to salty woods and creamy coconut, Part Two of The Discomfort of Discovery explores the unexpected scents that made the summer heat more bearable.

Wellness doesn't need an app, a tracking device or a ten-step morning routine. From Norwegian sauna sanctuaries and historic Budapest bathhouses to floating Arctic spas and coastal Croatian retreats, these European wellness escapes prove that the best way to relax is often the simplest.

What happens when you stop reaching for the perfume you know and let fate take the wheel? For 30 days, Co-Editor Naomi Lake wears a different unknown fragrance each day, exploring scent, memory, identity and emotion. From Creed and Miller Harris to Ffern and Thameen, discover part one of her olfactory experiment.

What happens when a beauty treatment feels more like being temporarily removed from real life? We visit Pelegrims’ Canterbury flagship to experience Winemakers Rest, a 90-minute ritual of therapeutic massage, fragrance, breathwork and vinotherapy designed to make taking pause feel positively transcendent.

Surviving higher-than-high summer in style requires a sharp strategy. The best men's fragrances for hot weather don't just attempt to cool you down, but rather thrive in the humidity. Here are the seven heatwave-proof men’s perfumes that earn their place in your summer rotation.

As English Wine Week arrives, Pelegrims continues to champion the synergy between English viticulture and skincare innovation. Since it’s launch in 2021, the Kent-based brand transforms vineyard by-products into polyphenol-rich skincare, through small-batch production and a hyper-local supply chain.

When it comes to the true scent of Rock and Roll, an accoutrement to Ozzy Osbourne’s armoire, known only to his inner circle, was found on Jermyn Street, London, in the late 1980’s. Now, with the honoured Czech & Speake No. 88 Prince of Darkness limited-edition fragrance, this esoteric detail of music history is celebrated.

A few years ago, the idea of spending an evening moving between breathwork, sauna and ice baths with a room full of strangers might have felt unlikely at best. London in 2026 is proving that saunas are no longer the preserve of wellness hotels and spas, but very much a part of everyday city living. Here’s the best of the bunch.

The Last Concierge has scoured the world of new scent releases and rediscovered old favourites, here once again to bring you the men’s fragrances sure to mark this spring as one to remember.

Bouquet From the Back Bar is a sensory menu where iconic cocktails are reimagined as modern fragrances. Guided not by memory nor just by notes on a page, scent unfolds as a drink ordered in a softly lit bar—amber, citrus, smoke and skin entwined, inviting the imagination to lead before the glass is ever raised.

It’s time to rework skincare and up the ante when soothing wind-burned, frost-nibbled and dehydrated skin. More than just a self-care moment, these sheet masks contain high concentrations of reparative ingredients and intense hydration — perfect for beauty rituals through the colder season.

After having spent a glorious afternoon in the warm embrace of Banya No. 1 in Hoxton –  London’s first (and best) Russian bathhouse and spa – I’m a thorough convert to its vigorous and intense interpretation of relaxation and wellness, and I’m already planning my return. 

I’ve read and written countless articles on Beauty Must-haves. Whilst digging around my partner's ever-expanding skincare stash I realised I’ve never seen an article on Skincare I Gave To My partner and Always Steal Back.

As an elder millennial, I vividly remember the heavy-handed smudged eyeliner, the back-combed hair, the heavy fringes. As with many trends, it appears the time has come for my adolescence to have become nostalgic zeitgeist de jour.

Ffern began as a quiet mutiny against the mass-produced and the manufactured. Conceived in the Somerset hills and mirroring the shiftings of each season, the brand set out to revive an era when scent was not static, but cyclical, evolving with time and the land around them.

Let’s dive into a realm of wintry fragrance, and highlight the scents - some time-honoured favourites, some brand new discoveries - that never fail to turn up the heat when there’s frost creeping at the windows. 

Switzerland has always been associated with a refined approach to craftsmanship. La Prairie, with its bold and audacious approach to beauty and rejuvenation, has ensured that the country is also now synonymous with excellence in skincare, too.

Every now and then, you come across a business which begs the question: why has nobody thought of this before? Frankly, it’s the kind of question that suggests the business idea is a very good one… and Dripdash is, without doubt, a very good business idea indeed.