The latest on scents, houses and aromas
In so many cultures, December is a festive month. And if you're in the northern hemisphere, it's also a comparatively chilly month, so your festivities likely incorporate the warmth of fire and candles and spices. This month, we're imagining how we would like to scent our December days with heat, smoke, and spices.
It's getting cooler outside, but if that means we get to wear scents like these, we don't mind one bit. This month, we're getting away from it all and heading to the mountains of California.
This month, we're doing something a little different: We're giving our men's subscribers the chance to choose their own scents. Want to choose from eight bestsellers? Sign up for the men's subscription by October 15!
We have a thousand reasons to love autumn, but here’s our favorite: Those rich, deep notes that might have been too heavy in the humid summer air suddenly become elegant and lithe in the coolness of fall. Read more...
It's September and everybody's back to school, but not us -- we're back to Old School. This month's selections all incorporate an old-school vibe that suddenly seems fresh and new again.
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.
This month, we’ve paired our men’s scents with the world we see around us. We’re not imitating nature; we’re complementing it with various shades of green.
In the heat of summer, nothing refreshes like an ice-cold drink. Can't you imagine the chill of it in your hand and the perspiration running down the side of the glass? This month, we're taking our inspiration from these refreshments. Read more...
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.
Blame it on summer fever, but we can't get enough of golden, orange tones everywhere. They're the perfect colors for just about everything this season: clothes, fresh-squeezed juices, swoon-worthy sunsets -- and, of course, perfumes. Our selections this month all feature inspiration from this vibrant part of the color spectrum, so how could we resist?
One of the best things about becoming a fragrance connoisseur is the fun of exploring scent combinations that you'd rarely find in mass-market scents. This month, we're featuring three scents that juxtapose notes in unusual ways.
Modern perfumery was born in Europe, so it’s no surprise that the continent still produces such magnificent olfactory art. This month, we’re taking a tour of Western Europe via three of its finest houses.
