The Ambiance Blog

Luxury Gift Guide For The Holidays: Christmas will soon be upon us, so we’ve put together an edit of our favourite Ancienne Ambiance luxury christmas gifts. From accessories to jewellery and exclusive special edition buys, look…

Jewellery At Ambiance – Meet The Designers: Brand new to Ancienne Ambiance are beautiful collections from incredibly talented jewellery designers, Maximos Zachariadis and Claire van Holthe. Extremely proud to offer their breath-taking designs for sale within our Chelsea…

Five Luxury Ladies Gift Sets For The Holidays: The festive season can be so hectic, so we made sure our founder hand-picked these five signature sets (which include award-winning products) that are top of our list…

Autumn Winter at Ancienne Ambiance: Here at Ancienne Ambiance we have several exciting launches and events ahead for Autumn/Winter 2018. Spanning across gorgeous new colourful Limited Edition Candles, stunning accessories and in-store events, September through to December will…

How Mindfulness Improves Wellbeing & Health: Interview with Mindfulness Teacher & Therapist Karen Asprey… A prominent wellbeing buzzword, the notion of mindfulness seems to be everywhere. Lifestyle brands are awash with mindfulness talk and we are…

Nailing It at Coco Nail Bar London: Ancienne Ambiance’s favourite mani pedi place has to be Coco Nail Bar. A stylish award-winning Notting Hill destination – recently crowned ‘UK Nail Salon Of The Year‘ in both the Scratch…

An Introduction To Exclusive Ancienne Ambiance In-Store Events Over the coming months Ancienne Ambiance in Chelsea Green will introduce exciting in-store events and product launches with a difference. Unique exhibitions of ancient artefacts ranging from 1000…

Summer 2018 Make-up & Beauty Trends: With Summer just around the corner, a few different beauty trends are emerging. Following in the footsteps of SS18 catwalk shows, the latest makeup looks making a buzz cover lips,…

Wellbeing and Positivity: In my personal opinion, you can spot a positive person a mile off. They radiate empowerment and offer strength without zapping your energy. Something my friends and I discuss when talking about encountering…

Ancienne Ambiance and Chelsea in Bloom Ancienne Ambiance, in the heart of Chelsea, is celebrating Chelsea in Bloom with its beautiful Summer floral window display. During the iconic Chelsea Flower Show in May, local retailers transform…

The Signature Perfume Wardrobe: Do you have a favourite signature perfume or can’t decide between a couple of fragrance blends? Your tastes may differ between seasons or times in your life and some scents seem more…

Spring Style, Layering Love: Spring brings hope and sunshine, flowers and longer days; but also if you ask me, a sartorial challenge. Not yet warm enough for Summer clothes, and the entire country thoroughly fed up…

Beauty Shortlist Awards Scented Candle Winner: As if National Fragrance Week wasn’t already enough for us to get excited about, we found ourselves celebrating a few days earlier on Friday 2nd March.  This was due to…

Luxurious Bathing Rituals and Stylish Scented Soaps: The simplest route to soaking up a slice of luxury is running yourself a bath, before sinking into the bubbles. An ancient ritual which goes back several centuries, bathing…

Mother’s Day Ideas: Mother’s Day, Sunday 11th March, is an occasion to spoil your very special mum role model. Whether this means treating the mama of your babies, your own mother or a maternal figure who…

Embracing a February Boost: With January behind us and Spring still a little way off, February is the month to re-group. Grab precious opportunities for a little extra energy fix and wellbeing, revitalising yourself ahead of…

Five Luxury Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas For Her: From helpful hints for your significant other to something special your best friends will fall in love with… even if you plan on treating yourself (the Goddess you…

It’s Autumn… So we’ve turned over a new leaf:   Since founding in 2004 we have taken the old (ancient) and blended it with the new. So it’s only natural for our new logo to encompass…

Interview with Claire van Holthe: We had the pleasure of catching up with Claire van Holthe, London based Dutch jewellery designer, to find out what she is currently working on and more. Claire, whose jewellery has…

Beauty Shortlist Awards Best Perfume Winner: March 2nd was a very exciting day for Ancienne Ambiance, with our Colonia VIII Eau de Parfum scooping the ‘Best Perfume’ Editor’s Choice Award in the international Beauty Shortlist Awards 2017….

Learn To Burn Your Candles Like A Pro: A gift for you or someone else, candles are one of the most enjoyable and affordable luxury items available to us all. They are beautiful, evocative and infuse…