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How to choose a fragrance for your loved one

Is there any gift more personal than perfume, which is quite literally worn close to the heart? Selecting the right fragrance as a gift demonstrates care and insight into the tastes of your recipi...

How to choose a candle as a gift

From hostess gifts to treasures under the tree, a candle is just the kind of small luxury that makes the perfect present. To elevate this kind of gift-giving to an art form, however, it pays to ta...

The Making of Nuit de Noel

How does one begin to distil the essence of Christmas into a fragrance? There are some obvious starting points: the tree, of course, the centrepiece of any festive celebration, and the spices – ci...

Inspired Christmas gifts for everyone on your list

With Christmas only weeks away, now’s the time to start working through your list to ensure that deliveries are made before the big day arrives. “The perfect gift acknowledges the tastes and inter...

The Making of Florescence

One of the most important botanic gardens in the world, Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden occupies a sprawling 30 hectares (74 acres), and boasts enviable views sweeping from the Domain all the way to...

Florescence - A collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

We are so excited to have literally poured the heart of Sydney into our new limited edition scented candle FLORESCENCE – a botanical collaboration with Australia’s iconic Royal Botanic Garden Sydn...

How to find the right scent for your personality

With literally thousands of individual fragrance notes to choose from, the process of selecting a new scent can sometimes seem daunting. There are various ways to approach this olfactory challenge:...

Introducing Nuit de Noel

With Christmas being one of the most magical times of year, there’s no better way to elevate the Christmas spirit than a limited edition festive fragrance.  Nuit de Noël by LUMIRA is an evocative ...

Lumira Stays | Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley

Nestled in the foothills of the Wolgan Valley in the Greater Blue Mountain area of NSW, Australia, the Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley is proof that sustainability and luxury can coexist in th...

How to match scent to your setting

Have you ever noticed that certain scents seem to trigger a flood of feel-good endorphins? Proust had his legendary madeleines, but the trigger itself is completely unique to each of us – an orang...

A weekend with Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley

Join LUMIRA founder, Almira Armstrong, the weekend of September 21-23 where she will host a unique perfume and candle-making masterclass at Australia’s ultra-luxury resort, Emirates One&Only W...

5 reasons to try a perfume oil

The original form of fragrance, perfume oils are an ancient art that also happen to be perfectly suited for our modern times. From greater convenience to better longevity, here are five very good ...