April is our birthday! But we've saved the real gifts for you. Sign up for an Olfactif subscription by April 25, and we'll send out your April collection plus a code for $18 off any full bottle in the store. Better yet? Use your code as many times as you like.
This famous review of L'Air du Desert Marocain from The Little Book of Perfumes: The Hundred Classics by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez may open up for you a new perspective on this instant classic. And good writing is like good perfume: It takes you elsewhere, even if for only a moment, and shows you the things right in front of you that you hadn't seen before.
Even in the world of niche perfume—which is filled with unique characters and stories—Swiss perfumer Andy Tauer stands out. And his entire perfumery career might never have existed had it not been for a quirk of an Amazon.com algorithm. We spoke with Andy about his life and career, his unusual start, and how his fans keep him grounded.
When we launched Olfactif in April 2013, we had a hunch that there were people out there just like us: people who loved perfume. And guess what? You were out there.
We found you, or you found us. Either way, we found each other. And we've had a blast of a year together.
Have we ever been so ready to say goodbye winter? The ice, the snow, the polar vortex! Au revoir, winter—the April 2014 collection is breaking up with you and diving head first into the warmth of spring.