There are few actresses that deserve the title of “The Queen of the West End” more than Gay Soper. With an incredible career that has spanned more than fifty-five years, including a definitive performance as Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables, Gay is a welcome fixture of London’s theatre scene. A member of the original London production of Godspell, and the iconic voice of BBC Television’s The Flumps, I thought it was time to find out her scented secrets during “Stephan's Six.”
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Monday, 31 August 2020
STEPHAN'S SIX - GAY SOPER
There are few actresses that deserve the title of “The Queen of the West End” more than Gay Soper. With an incredible career that has spanned more than fifty-five years, including a definitive performance as Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables, Gay is a welcome fixture of London’s theatre scene. A member of the original London production of Godspell, and the iconic voice of BBC Television’s The Flumps, I thought it was time to find out her scented secrets during “Stephan's Six.”
Labels:
4711,
April Violets,
Aqua Velva,
Christmas,
Coffee,
Didonie Lancesseur,
Dior,
English Lavender,
Gay Soper,
Godspell,
Les Misérables,
Lumiere Blanche,
Olfactive Studio,
Poison,
Stephan's Six,
The Flumps,
Yardley
Monday, 30 May 2016
STEPHAN'S SIX - MARK MANLEY
He started by doodling on a post-it note and went on to become a published artist with his book @3MinuteDoodle. Mark Manley has managed to do something different in the world of art and he's sketched theatre to film, and everything in between. With a career based around speed his answers to "Stephan's Six" are short, sharp and perfectly drawn.
Thursday, 18 February 2016
BLUEBELL by Penhaligon's and Jo Malone
There are certain flowers which perfectly embody a country or region, but surely none so much as the quintessentially British Bluebell. This tranquil bloom appears at the end of April in the United Kingdom and can usually be found carpeting woodlands in a stunningly fragrant watery blue. Unfortunately it is one of the florals which refuses to give up its essential oil and so always has to be created artificially, in the same way as lily of the valley, using other essences. There are still only two interpretations which truly vie for the top spot, so let's look forward to warmer months and rediscover the Bluebell.
Monday, 21 December 2015
STEPHAN'S SIX - CAROL DRINKWATER
Forever associated with the character of Helen Alderson, James Herriot's wife in the BBC series All Creatures Great And Small, Carol Drinkwater set pulses racing as the sexy wife of the Yorkshire vet. She left the programme after three series and two Christmas specials, because of other work commitments, and was replaced by Lynda Bellingham. Carol's television and film career is extensive, but a love of writing revealed itself when she bought an old olive farm in France's Le Cannet. Now a successful author of the Olive Farm Series of books, amongst others, what would she make of "Stephan's Six"?
Labels:
A Simple Act Of Kindness,
All Creatures Great And Small,
Allure,
BBC,
Burning,
Carol Drinkwater,
Chanel,
Lavender Water,
No.5,
Old Spice,
Olive Farm,
Opium,
Vervain,
Yardley,
Yves Saint Laurent
Thursday, 28 May 2015
CHIQUE Chypre
The chypre fragrance was to the seventies what the Floral Oriental would be to the eighties, and there were lots to choose from. With a complete contrast to the emerging "youth" scents, that were full of bouncy freshness, and even the gloriously "simple" Penhaligon's florals, which were actually far from simple, the chypre provided a scent full of maturity and elegance. The most famous chypre of the Seventies was surely Charlie by Revlon, although it was marketed as an Aldehydic Floral, but Yardley wanted a piece of the action. Their release was the powerful CHIQUE, and this oakmoss overdose is still in production.
Labels:
Aldehyde,
Beecham Group,
Bergamot,
Chique,
Chypre,
Citrus,
Floral Chypre,
Jasmine,
Milton-Lloyd,
Oakmoss,
Oriental Woody,
Rose,
Seventies,
Taylor Of London,
Vintage,
Violet,
Yardley
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