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Finding out a ring size secretly: how to pull off the surprise

How can you find out a ring size without giving away the surprise? We explain how ring sizes are measured, which tricks work and which rings can be resized.

Casamorati: Bologna's perfume house, a queen and Mefisto

Who Claudio Casamorati was, what the old labels from Bologna reveal, how Xerjoff brought the brand back in 2009 and which fragrance from Mefisto to Italica suits you.

Mario is back: Fellini pizza in a new place – and we have already been

Four Falstaff wins, two generations, a farewell in summer. Now Mario is starting over. Where? That stays our secret for a little while longer.

Pantheon Roma: Raphael, the Fornarina and scents from Rome

Who is behind Pantheon Roma, which legend about Raphael and the baker’s daughter Margherita the brand tells, what R.O.M.A. means and which fragrance from Trastevere to Annone suits you.

Chain length: Which necklace suits you?

Which necklace lengths there are, which suits you and your neckline, how a collier differs from a chain, which chain type carries a pendant and how to combine several necklaces.

Rose in perfume: The queen of fragrance materials

Which roses go into perfume, why one kilo of rose oil takes 3.5 tonnes of flowers, which tiny molecule carries the scent of rose and which rose fragrances in our shop suit you, from fresh to dark.

Agatho Parfum: Pompeii in a bottle, porcelain on top

Who is behind Agatho Parfum, why an ancient perfumer from Pompeii gave the brand its name, what the hand-painted porcelain stoppers are about and which of the nine Pompei fragrances suits you.

Gemstone hardness: Which stone can handle everyday life?

What the Mohs scale really measures, why a diamond can still split, which gemstone suits your everyday life and how to care for and store gemstone jewellery properly.

Vanilla in perfume: From orchid to favourite scent

Where vanilla comes from, why fresh pods hardly smell, what vanillin has to do with wood and even cow dung, and which vanilla fragrances in our shop suit you, from resinous to creamy.

Iggywoo: Pistachios, ponies and a perfumer with imagination

Who is behind Iggywoo, how Richard Saint-Ford invents his scents starting from the name, and which of the six Iggywoo scents we carry – from Lost in Vanillatopia to Bohemian Water – suits you.