Every year that this time, we get nostalgic for the bounty of summer—missing it before it's even gone. Blame it on the impending autumn and the back-to-school sales, but we're breathing in every bit of summer before Mother Nature begins her slow descent into slumber. That's why we're celebrating a symbol of the season: flowers.
Scent is like a portal through time and space, delivering you to a world beyond your own. This month, we're featuring three such olfactory postcards from the wet cobblestone streets of Florence, Italy, a storied village in the French Alps, and the American West. Read more.
In autumn, two seasons sit in perfect equilibrium. On one side, warm, welcoming summer, when the weather practically begs you to stay outdoors. On the other side, winter, which is basically nature’s version of kicking us out so it can be left alone.
In between, we have October—that month of perfection. Read more...
Is there anything more perfect than a perfect spring day? The air smells of nature that has come back to life, the light is warm, and your field of vision is saturated with every shade of green. All you need is a scent track—and here it is.
One of the most remarkable things about fragrance is its ability to instantly affect mood. Just a spray of the right scent can make us feel cool, calm, and confident. These three fragrances offer exactly that type of pick-me-up.
One of our favorite aspects of American perfumery is that there's no one path to becoming a perfumer. You can attend school in Grasse. You can follow a deep curiosity and start experimenting in your basement. Or you can take the path of Danielle Fleming of Note Fragrances.
We so love travel because it exposes us to other . To people whose circumstances are different from our own and to places rooted in histories that we've only read about. Travel puts us face to face with our interconnectedness and makes us more humane.