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12 January 2023
Craving Vanilla Fragrances? Here's why - Vanilla Perfumes in Focus
Craving Vanilla Fragrances? Here's why. Firstly, Vanilla is nothing new and has often suffered from the mantel of being perceived as boring. Often used to describe the mundane and average, Vanilla Perfumes have been getting a bad rap for a long time. Back in the 90's everything smelt of vanilla....
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29 September 2022
Sustainable Cleaning & Laundry Products are Big Business
Sustainable cleaning products and eco-friendly washing fragrances have fast become the new must-have fashion items. But this wasn't always the case. Previously, the big brands didn’t have to work hard for our money and washing and cleaning products were anything but cool or trendy! Cleaning and washing products were utilitarian...
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15 August 2022
Synthetic Fragrances or Natural Fragrances, which is best?
Fragrance selection can be a confusing and complex world especially when we start to look at the debate between natural and synthetic fragrance. There is a common misconception that synthetic fragrances are worse than natural fragrances. This confusion occurs because people believe that materials from nature are better.  There is...
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18 July 2022
Fragrance in Focus - What does a Patchouli Fragrance smell like?
To celebrate the launch of Carvansons Patchouli Fragrance Collection, we decided to take a look at the delightful fragrance of Patchouli. In this week's blog, we take a look at the perfumes packed with Patchouli and what is making this earthy but sweet aroma such a popular scent right now....
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6 July 2022
What does a Chocolate Fragrance Smell like? | Fragrance in Focus
Thursday 7th July is World Chocolate Day 🌎 🍫 🥰 so we decided to celebrate the intoxicating smell of chocolate and the chocolate fragrance notes that make us go mmmmmm ...Chocolaaaate!!! The History of Chocolate Fragrance notes in Perfumery Cocoa was first developed as a crop in South America, with...
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9 May 2022
Why we’re Nuts for Coconut Fragrance Oil this Summer!
Coconut Fragrance Oil is very literally Summer in a Nutshell, isn't it? Spring and Summer are here again and even if you don’t have far-flung exotic travels booked right now, we can’t help but want to indulge in some of the sunny and exotic scents that remind us of summer,...
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23 March 2022
Positively Fruity – Why Citrus Fragrances are big for Summer
Now I don’t need to tell you that summer and citrus fragrances go together like sunshine and good times. But when the need for positivity has never been more vital, we are once again seeing sparkling fruit fragrances bringing freshness and light to a wide range of products. We take...
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15 March 2022
Memories of Mum | Classic Perfumes loved by Mums on Mother’s Day
Mother's Day is here again We have often talked in our blogs about the memories that can be stirred up by aroma. So with Mother's Day on the horizon, we decided to take a look at some of the classic perfumes that remind us of the special people in our...
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28 February 2022
Functional Fragrance: The new thing in Self-Care & Wellbeing
Functional Fragrance is a hot topic right now; Fragrance that not only smells good but does good! But, what is Functional Fragrance? Perfume has long been associated with self-care. The use of aromas to enhance mood and improve health and wellbeing dates back to 3500 years BC.  Religious rituals and...
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2 February 2022
Heaven Scent | Our Guide to Buying Perfume for Valentine's Day
We've all heard about love at first sight, but is love at first smell a thing? Perfume for Valentine's Day has always had a strong connection. But how important is scent and smell when we talk about love and relationships? Perfume and Valentine's Day have always been inextricably linked. We...
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4 January 2022
What does a Leather Fragrance smell like? – Fragrance in Focus
Leather fragrance notes in perfumery have been around for thousands of years. This ancient and much-loved scent is once again being reinvented. The last few years have seen a re-emergence of leather notes within fragrance creation, which looks set to continue into the new year and beyond. So, let’s take...
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25 November 2021
What does a Cedarwood fragrance smell like? - Fragrance in Focus
We love Autumn here at Carvansons. And nothing says Autumn like a woody Cedarwood fragrance. Cold nights curled up in front of a fire in a cosy jumper, frosty but bright days and the splendour of the changing tree colours. Autumn can be spectacular. So, we decided in today’s blog,...
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