Bonkers About Perfume

Vanessa Musson has written Bonkers About Perfume since 2008, which makes it one of the longest-running independent fragrance blogs in the UK, and the back-catalogue is the point. A self-described perfume anorak, she writes long, digressive, funny posts that will happily detour into books or a high-street bargain most critics ignore. She was a 2015 Jasmine Award finalist (the Fragrance Foundation UK's awards) for a piece on Library of Fragrance focus groups, and the trust here comes from consistency and disclosure: she says plainly when a scent did not work for her, and flags any personal connection to a brand rather than burying it. The range is broad, taking in designer, niche and vintage alongside the sort of Lidl-and-supermarket finds the glossier blogs skip. Still posting into 2026. Best for readers who want a real voice and a deep archive over quick-hit reviews.