Perfume. It is a topic which I hold very, very close to my heart. We could say that it is an addiction, and lucky for me, I have a husband who feeds that addiction with extra TLC. Well - why so serious? Because it all started when I was a young teenager and I had bought my first Cacharel: Amor Amor from Duty Free on the way to a family summer holiday. I never forget going back to school that September, and feeling like quite possibly, the coolest Year 9 any school has seen. It was that day when I realised how much 3 words could mean to me: You. Smell. Amazing. Since then I have made it my mission to train my senses because to smell amazing is to feel amazing; and here I am today with a perfume collection of around 40 bottles and counting. Oud: Its not for everyone but it is my most favourite ingredient in fragrances. It is a type of wood which comes through a fungal infection produced on tropical trees which eventually causes it to rot. The infected tree