Close to my Heart Eau de Parfum

Bella Freud fragrances are what you might call soulful scents – and Close To My Heart is no exception. Created in collaboration with her long-time friend and perfumer extraordinaire Azzi Glasser, it’s slightly softer than Freud’s previous outings – yet equally beguiling and romantic (think Kirsten Dunst as Lux Lisbon in Sophia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides…). With tuberose, patchouli and moss, this has a hazy, 'faded polaroid' nostalgia – the olfactory equivalent of love letters passed in the playground, cassette mix tapes and tattooed hearts drawn with a biro.