When I was six years old, my mother gave me a little monster-shaped bar of soap. I can't picture its face, but I know exactly what the box named as its scent: lily of the valley.
Perhaps no material conveys importance as immediately as leather. Is it any wonder that we love its smell? Leather and suede have been markers of elegance for centuries, and so our appreciation of their scent is ingrained in us. Lucky for us, perfumers know all about that.
Remember when you were a kid and the summer seemed to last forever? Here’s an incontrovertible truth of adulthood: Just when summer seems to have begun, we look up and realize that it’s nearly gone. But fleeting time is also precious time. This is your scent-track for August.
This month, we really have gone a little flower crazy, and our featured artists indulge our madness with a lovely red wildflower from the hills of California; a sparkling, white, gardenia bouquet; and an explosion of flowers with a bit of a twist. Now this is what May should smell like.
In this interview with Jeffrey Dame, we talk about the vibe he's communicating with Dame Perfumery Scottsdale, why he wants to people to enjoy and not over-analyze scent, the olfactory playground he's creating for a concept store in Scottsdale, and how you can get your hands on his upcoming unisex release of the gorgeous Black Flower Mexican Vanilla.