Valentino Valentina Oud Assoluto

Inspired by the richness of the Orient, Valentino presents the newest "black" edition of the Valentino Valentina collection, decorated with one black leathery flower. The name of the new edition promises an intensive perfume trace, while the announced notes of the composition will give a more mature and seductive Valentina.

 Valetina Oud Assoluto combines the delicacy of orange blossom and spicy nuances of carmadom, leading to the precious oud wood enriched with leathery notes and seductive Bulgarian rose in the heart. Strong saffron accords, soft vanilla and dry woods in the base of the composition allow a specific "desert theme," dry and warm at the same time.

 Oud notes and orange blossom are the key notes in the composition, as announced by femina.ch. The new composition is signed by pefumer Olivier Cresp who carefully chose all the notes to unite Italian tradition with the richness and warmth of the Orient

Montegrappa St. Moritz Limited Edition Fountain Pens

Montegrappa has introduced a new series of four pens honoring the spirit of St. Moritz in the Swiss Alps. Inspiration comes from classic advertising images of the 1910's and 20's, with each pen hand-painted by Italian artist Lorena Straffi. The pen bodies are fashioned from luxurious cotton fiber celluloid which is then mixed with natural pigments and mother-of-pearl. Each of the four pens is available in either sterling silver or 18K gold trim.

Four classic period posters serve as the inspiration for these pens:

• Automobile Week 1929, by Baumberger.

• Grosses Ski Rennen der Schweiz (Big Swiss Ski Race) 1911, by Kupfer.

• Woman in a Red Jacket 1925, by Daester.

• Tea Time by the Engadin Lake 1920, by Stiefel

Each of the four  St. Moritz Limited Edition pens is available in an edition of 300 fountain pens and 300 rollerballs in sterling silver trim, as well as a special limited edition of eight fountain pens and eight roller balls with solid 18K gold trim per design.

Invictus Paco Rabanne

Paco Rabanne launches Invictus, its new fragrance for men, which represents fresh and sporty creation in relation to the other perfumes of the house. The fragrance comes out in July 2013. Invictus, which is Latin for "invincible," represents power, dynamism and energy. The fragrance opens with fresh grapefruit and a marine accord that lead to the heart of aromatic bay leaf and Hedione jasmine and a woody base of guaiac wood, patchouli, oak moss and ambergris. The bottle is designed in the form of a trophy. The fragrance is available as 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette with an accompanying collection. Invictus was created by Veronique Nyberg, Anne Flipo, Olivier Polge and Dominique Ropion.

Fountain Pen Wish List- Visconti Salvador Dalí The Dance of Time

Visconti pays tribute to Salvador Dali with the launch of the Surrealist Collection integrating some of Dali's most iconic symbols and prevailing colors. Dali's originality and unique character were accompanied by an admiration for tradition and a will for continuity. 

For example Dali consistently added his melting pocket watch imagery to many of his works; for this reason Visconti has integrated the melting watch onto the Visconti clip. 

Dali's signature is engraved on the pen ring and also printed in gold onto the pen box. This special edition maintains in full the charm of Dali's surreal creativity. 

It is made of plant resin and is available in brown or green with gold trim and blue with silver trim blue, the colors of the great master's sculptures. Visconti has meticulously recreated the "Dance of Time I"  melting watch in lacquered silver micro-fusion on the Visconti iconic bridge clip. 

Dali's time is perpetual, it moves forward in a dance without ever stopping either for man or for history, indeed not even for the cosmos. The signature of the artist is delicately engraved on the pen's ring, "Dali style". 

The pen itself utilizes Visconti's 18 -faceted design, the many edges enhancing the vivid colors of the pen"s resin. The fountain pen fills by cartridge or the included converter and is enhanced with a steel nib available in M, F and B widths.

Honey by Marc Jacobs

Honey by Marc Jacobs is a Floral Fruity fragrance for women. This is a new fragrance. Honey was launched in 2013. Honey was created by Annie Buzantian and Ann Gottlieb. Top notes are pear, mandarin orange and punch; middle notes are honeysuckle, orange blossom and peach; base notes are honey, vanilla and woodsy notes.

Delightful  fresh-fruity-sweet, joyfully warm-sunny-honey mix on my skin. Delicious peachy fruit punch swirling with fresh pears and mandarin oranges, lush honeysuckle and smooth orange blossom dancing on a restrained vanilla and very subdued anchoring wood.

 Carefree and fun! No powdery notes or dirty musk to interfere with the yummy juicy-fruit vibes on this one. As casual, fresh fruits for summer go, I like it!

Educating Yorkshire- New Channel 4 Series

A documentary series set in a school in one of the most deprived, ethnically divided areas of Britain restores the faith in our education system and the future of our multicultural society.

Educating Yorkshire has been filmed at Thornhill Community Academy near Dewsbury. The 8-part series looks at every day life in the school, following new head teacher Jonny Mitchell as he seeks to improve standards and the school’s reputation.

“I’d walked into this school not long before the approach was made for schools to be involved in this and I thought the school had an awful lot to shout about – and that it was on an upward trajectory,” he explained.“I thought we could present ourselves as a really positive role model for others in education and others outside. The other main reason was our location. Dewsbury has suffered quite a lot in the last ten or 15 years with some adverse press. I thought this was an opportunity for us to show the positive side of the town as well. And the third reason is – I think the kids are brilliant – I think they deserve to experience something a little bit different.

Jonny Mitchell added that he had watched the Educating Essex series “twice” and felt it was “funny, pretty honest, quite raw on occasions” and that he had spoken to their head teacher before agreeing to the filming.

He revealed there were some “niggling concerns” about the documentary, particularly when it came to some of the more vulnerable pupils and whether it may harm his career:“You can think of all the positives that might come out of it, but you’ve always got to keep in the back of your head, “I might come out of this looking like a complete and utter wazzock.” But it was made very clear at the outset by the production company that they weren’t interested in selling us down the river for ratings.”

The series begins at 9pm on Thursday 5th September.

Flower In The Air Kenzo Review

Kenzo Flower In The Air is coming out in August 2013 as a new interpretation of the original fragrance Flower by Kenzo from 2000. Its commercial press release tells how Kenzo dreamed of complete freedom for his iconic flower and how the poppy rises into the air with this new exquisite scent.

 The fragrance is a modern and light floral, created by Alberto Morillas. The top notes include fresh accords of raspberry and pink pepper. The heart includes dazzling rose, magnolia and gardenia, placed on the elegant white musk base.The fragrance is available as 30, 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.

Debenhams had this out already .It's less sweeter than the original Flower and less powdery. I can smell the raspberry and rose notes which stayed most prominant on my skin. It's still sweet but lighter, I can still smell it around 4 hours after spraying. Not something I would rush to buy but an ok pleasant day time scent in a nice shaped bottle!

Moleskine Hobbit Notebooks

Moleskine relested a set of notebooks based on the Hobbit theme. The notebooks come in two sizes, with in plain or ruled paper, and the designs feature Mirkwood and the Lonely Mountain.

Beautiful  journal. It is simple with the decoration mainly on the cover, which is nicely understated. Under the back flap, there's a pocket with a map. Very nice for the Hobbit fan!

Classic and elegant yet  unique and made with attention to details. 

My Personal Malden in Black

I love the antique leather and in last month I bought two new Malden filo.

I already  have  A5 size Malden in grey but I find really difficult to carry around with me as is just too large, so I bought personal size Malden filo in black and pocket zip Malden in purple with I’m planning to use as my wallet and part of my organizational system. 

In my personal Malden  use day planer 2 pages per day and personal size academic dodo pad.

Sisley Eau du Soir 2013

Sisley offers a new color variation on the beautiful bottle of fragrance Eau du Soir every year. Following the tradition, Sisley launches the twelfth variation of the bottle Eau du Soir 2013. The composition of the legendary fragrance remains unchanged and the fragrance comes in 100 ml EDP as a limited edition for 2013.

The compound, complex, and very rich, timeless composition offers a charismatic balance of contrast of citrus, flowers and chypre notes. The top notes are juicy and sparkling mandarin and grapefruit juices, while the heart offers a harmony of flavors and intertwines chords of carnation, iris, jasmine, labdanum, ylang-ylang, rose, patchouli, moss, lily of the valley, juniper berries, peppercorns and syringa. The base includes musk and amber. The creators of Eau du Soir are: Jeannine Mongin, Hubert d'Ornano and Isabelle d'Ornano.

Jan Constantine Map Shopper

I love those fabulous Jan Constantine shopper with the British Isles printed in cream onto a dark blue faux leather. The bottom of the shopper is finished in brown to match the adjustable handles.

Jan Constantine, the creator of the most amazing hand-embroidered designs for textiles and home accessories.

The Jan Constantine Collection includes original, hand embroidered designs that feature on exquisite textiles and home accessories. Her collection is designed for today, and reflects great attention to style.

From the same collection:

STICKY NOTES FOR MY FILOFAX

Whilist in town I discovered these sticky notes in Clifton Cards.I think they look really useful and colours of them are really bright.

They are perfect for highlighting things in your diary or using as a titles for pages,like deal with this is amazing at the top of to-do list.I am so in love with these!

MY SCRAPBOOK-MY LIFE STORY BY SUCK UK

I'm a keen scrapbooker and about year ago I brought myself  My Life Story by Suck Uk.

It's a 100 year diary for you to record events of a life time.It's helping me remember the very special moments.I got lots of photos,post cards,maps and tickets from my travels as I use this book as my travel journal.I also keep my favorite quotes and all things I love.

180 pages includes a map of the world,map of your body,about me,awards and achivents,jobs,things to do before you die and homes and the people you made them with.I brought mine from Amazon for £26

Few photos of my scrapbook