Miller's Market at Fashion's Night Out

All the hard work paid off last night when Miller's Market took over our Bruton Street shop. Lyn had invited all of her favourite designers and shops to have stalls in the market, so we had Clements Ribeiro selling their utterly beautiful cashmere sweaters that they had customised with antique trimmings, beads and lace.

Astier de Villatte brought a vast array of their divine ceramics and beautiful notebooks, several of which are sitting on all the staff's desks here! Astier are not stocked in many places in the UK, so we have decided to continue selling their stuff after Miller's Market.

Melrose and Morgan brought some of their delicious chutneys and cordials, all branded with their super stylish logo and labels, for a very chic foodie stall. There were definitely several fashionistas with some new Miller Harris jam, which Melrose and Morgan made for us, tucked into their handbags!

Finally, making the outside of the shop look spectacular was florist Scarlet & Violet. The flowers, the violets in teacups, the turquoise ladder, it was almost too many beautiful things to take in.

We had 'Fragrant Pick n' Mix', specially made ice cream from Cocorino flavoured with rose and geranium, herby popcorn in MH wrapping paper cones and Framboise flavoured wine!

We were also honoured to have Lyn's friend and creator of her own Miller Harris fragrance, the iconic Jane Birkin, who was photographer by Vogue, chatted to customers and even signed one young mans Birkin Bag!

If you came along we do hope you managed to squeeze into the shop and got some Miller Harris popcorn or ice cream, and if you didn't make it, do come along to the shop, have a relaxing cup of tea and feast your eyes on all the wonderful things we have in the shop!

Melrose & Morgan come to Bruton Street

Lyn's favourite deli and grocer from Primrose Hill is going to be serving delicious lunches in our Bruton Street store between Tuesday 14th September and Friday 17th September.

The menu is mouth wateringly tempting and will use lots of our Olive Oils in the salads and you can wash it all down with a cup of our fragrant tea or of course a cheeky glass of Ruinart Champagne!

Do join us, but you will need to book...020 7629 7750

Fashion's Night Out with Vogue and Miller Harris

For the second fabulous Fashion's Night Out which all the Vogue magazines across the globe organise Lyn is turning our newly fantastic Bruton Street store into 'Miller's Market' for one night only.

We are planning to have fragance pick-n-mix and serve our tea and 'special punch' from a stall outside, plus inside the store we have some amazing 'stall-holders' - Clements Ribeiro will be selling custom made sweaters, Astier de Villate will have a stall full of their beautiful and unique china and home wares, uber-florist Scarlet & Violet will be selling small posies and bunches of seasonal flowers and Melrose & Morgan, a renowned grocer and deli from Primrose Hill will be selling some of their delicious jams and chutneys.

If you are in London on the evening of September 8th, do come and find us on Bruton Street and join in the fun.

Miller Harris in the London Evening Standard

This week's highlight has been a huge feature on Lyn in the Evening Standard. This is a follow on story from the previous post and our candles being given as a gift to the Obama's.

It is so exciting to see Lyn on the front cover of such a widely read newspaper, and  the article inside is utterly fantastic. To get a real insight to the creative force behind our brand it is a 'must read'.

Candles fit for a First Lady

We are all super excited here as David & Samantha Cameron have given the Obama's Miller Harris candles as a gift! It is such an honour to have something that you love so much and put so much care into making being given as a very British gift to the President and First Lady.

The candles that were given were from our core, Classics range. Two each of Fleur Oriental (fresh orange flower, spicy carnation, Turkish rose, musk, amber and vanilla) Citron Citron (all the citrus notes plus mint leaf, basil, marjoram and spices such as cardamom and cedar wood) Terre de Bois (fresh notes of verbena, juniper and clary sage combine with spices, vetiver, moss and patchouli) and Coeur de Fleur ( mimosa, sweet pea and raspberry leaves).

Just amazing!

Flower Harvest

We have these wonderful calenders from our fragrance house in Grasse that show what flowers and materials they are harvesting throughout the year. There is something so wonderful about looking at them and thinking about the people all over the world who are this month collecting and carefully picking the most fragrant flowers for us to use in out fragrances. One of my favourite daydreams!

In France this month, amongst many other flowers they are harvesting lavender. As the fields change to the perfect shade of purple and the bees are gorging themselves, the flowers are picked at their prime. During the distillation process you are left with 'waste' flower water, which can be used on linen or as a facial spritz!

Tuberose is often thought to be from the rose family, but no, it is a highly fragrant white flower that is grown in Grasse, France and in India. This rare flower packs a powerful punch, you can find it in our super popular Noix de Tubereuse fragrance.

On the other side of the world, pickers in India are harvesting one of my favourite flowers, Jasmin Grandiflora and Jasmin Sambac. This heady flower is in my summer evening fragrance of choice, Jasmin Vert. Again, like the tuberose, the size of the flower belies it's power.

Fragrant Olive Oils

Our Olive Oils are proving to be a big hit in our stores and Fortnum & Mason, where they are stocked. Lyn and her sister went out to Spain earlier this year to see the olive harvest for themselves at the farm where our olives come from. They use nets to catch the olives so they don't get bruised.

The Marques de Valdueza family, one of the oldest aristocratic families in Spain, has been producing olive oils for more than 600 years. Their premium cold press extra virgin oil forms the base of Lyn’s blends, to which she has added gentle fragrant accents of citrus, herbs and spices.

There is so much history in the olive harvest, coupled with the beautiful light on the fields, which I'm sure adds something special to the final oils?