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Continue reading →: Get to Know the Perfumer: Interview with Nathalie FeisthauerThere is something disarming about speaking with Nathalie Feisthauer. She does not perform the role of a perfumer in the way the industry often expects. There is no mythology, no effort to elevate the story beyond what it is. She speaks directly, sometimes bluntly, with a clarity that feels grounded…
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Continue reading →: Dave Kern is Betting on the American PerfumersThere is something unexpected about Dave Kern. He did not come up through the fragrance industry. He is not a trained perfumer. His days are spent working in refugee resettlement in Kentucky, helping families find housing and stability in a system that has become increasingly difficult to navigate. Perfumery, for…
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Continue reading →: The Zoologist Fragrance That Invites a Closer LookZoologist Perfumes, founded in Toronto in 2013 by Victor Wong, is a radical house built on interpretation rather than imitation. Each fragrance draws from the animal world not as a literal reconstruction, but as a study of behavior, habitat, and emotional tone. The brand’s collaborations with independent perfumers have produced…
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Continue reading →: The New Shape of Amber: Above Us, Steorra by AesopCardamom comes through first in Above Us, Steorra, dry and slightly cool, carrying a faint brightness from bergamot that lingers only for a moment before it recedes. Elemi follows closely, soft and resinous, giving the opening a quiet density without turning sharp or heavy, something that settles into place rather…
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Continue reading →: Acqua di Parma Buongiorno and My Obsession ExplainedAcqua di Parma was founded in 1916 in Parma by Italian aristocrat Carlo Magnani, who had spent time between Paris, London, and New York before returning home with a different perspective on fragrance. At the time, European perfumery leaned heavily on density, rich florals, animalic structures, compositions that carried weight…
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Continue reading →: A Deep Dive into the World of Jan Ewoud VosWhite I didn’t think of White as a perfume at first. I knew I was opening a perfume box, but what it felt like was something else entirely. More like lifting the lid on a vintage Dior gown. Ivory satin, ribbons, everything placed with care. The kind of object you…
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