Journal

An Earth Day meditation ritual to try at home

First celebrated on 22 April 1970, Earth Day marks an annual coming together of people globally to show support for environmental protection. The theme of this year’s event is Restore Our Earth and...

6 interior experts who inspire us

Thanks to social media, there’s no shortage of fresh interior inspiration from all corners of the world. But these six keep us enthralled for their precise eye and unique sense of style. Athena Ca...

How to layer fragrances to transition to a new season

Certain scents – warm, radiant, with an effervescent splash of citrus – will forever conjure summer’s brightest days. Others – rich, opulent, a little mysterious – seem to create warmth from withi...

3 significant moments in the history of perfume

Perfumed products – balms, oils, waters – have beguiled humans for millennia, elevating sacred rituals and bringing moments of delight to the everyday. In honour of the upcoming National Fragrance...

In Celebration Of Women

It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. This saying has been attributed to various prominent world leaders and thinkers but its origin is less important than its sentiment. At a t...

LUMIRA Travels: Australia

To celebrate the launch of our newest scent, Terra Australis, we explore some of our favourite destinations across Australia. From the coast to the bush, here’s where to stay and what to do. Weste...

How to match your perfume to your colour palette

What do colours smell like? For many people with synaesthesia, the idea that a particular colour would be associated with a specific scent is as natural as breathing. Any time they see blue, for ex...

The art of keeping a journal

Frida Kahlo kept one. So did Susan Sontag, Virginia Woolf and Oscar Wilde. Anaïs Nin diligently wrote in hers from the age of 11 until her death at 74. For many artists, writers and poets, keeping...

Celebrate the season with a luxury gin cocktail

As this unforgettable year draws to a close, we’re ready to start winding down. It’s time to gather our dearest family and friends around us – whether face-to-face or in one of the virtual interac...

Decorating your house with flowers this Christmas

The festive season takes on extra significance this year, as we look forward to coming together with family and friends from all over the country. In preparation, we spoke to two of our florist fr...

A breathwork ritual to try at home

Whether it’s through choice, enforced social distancing or out of sheer convenience, many of us are looking for simple and effective ways to bring our exercise and wellbeing rituals into our own h...

5 podcasts to inform and inspire

The beauty of a podcast is that it can be enjoyed almost anywhere. We may have once lined up a selection to listen to on a long-haul flight, but these days we’re more likely to plug-and-play as we...