Shay and Blue - boutique perfumery

I think they sell these in M&S. I've definitely tried Framboise Noir from somewhere and I wasn't keen. Not tried anything else.

I've always thought buying perfume online to be a bit odd but actually it's easy with Q because if you don't like it you can just send it back!

Meant to say, I had to send these back.*

"Headache inducing fly killer" is how I would describe the way these scents developed over the course of a day - not a patch on Jo Malone. What was I thinking!

*Only got round to returning them last Monday and I received an e-mail from Q yesterday telling me I'd had the money refunded. That must be a record.

I'm definitely still a Jo Malone fan but I do like Jane Packer perfume I'm wearing today. Introduced to it by Nellie. Sadly it's no longer available so I have to keep my eye on eBay. Red Roses, Black Violet and Cyclamen. It's lovely.

Lime, Basil and Mandarin (not Tangerine as above!), Tinks. It used to be lovely and the smell would linger for about 8 months but not any more. I was interested to read on the Jo Malone Facebook page that I'm not the only person to think that.

They are extortionately expensive and I've never spent my own money on them - have either received them as gifts or used a gift token - but never again.

I always used to use the Ginger and Lemongrass reed diffuser from the Linea range in House of Fraser, always bought at half price in the sales, and the beauty of those is that you can get a large refill for about £6. Anyway, I'm hoping the Aldi ones will be nice for £3.99.