Are you ever surprised and confused when you pick a face cream up in a shop and turn it over to check what might be in it? I know I am often a bit dismayed at the number of ingredients listed that I don't recognize. What are they? What do they do? Are all those really necessary? Do they do anything? ... continued

Our special offer last Christmas was our most popular yet. Everyone seems to like candles and essential oils, so we're repeating it this year. A free Organic Lavender Essential Oil with every order over €40 and we will add a free Fennel and Mint Candle if the order is over €100.

Tea brack is pretty hard to beat as a winter cake. It's dead easy to make, rich and tasty, lasts for ages and freezes well. In Ireland it is usually served buttered like bread with a strong cup of tea. continued

If you know the Perfumery you're probably familiar with the Burren, Clare and Galway, but you may not have found your way north to County Mayo. If you haven't yet visited this desolate western outpost then perhaps this article will encourage you to drive its empty roads In two parts: part 1 and part 2.

These little sequences were mostly shot over an hour, at one frame per minute, and have been made into Windows or Quicktime movies. I hope they amuse you. If not, it may amuse you to know that I inadvertently walked off the roof of the Perfumery while making the time lapse of the night sky.

In Ireland we spend a lot of time thinking about water. Or at least, we spend a lot of time having it falling out of the sky onto our heads, and this in turn means that we think (and talk!) a lot about water. As part of a long term project to reduce our resource usage and waste output this winter the Perfumery will upgrade its waste water treatment. Read on to learn what we're doing and why.