Rare Notes

How Do I Blind Buy a Fragrance Without Regret?

How Do I Blind Buy a Fragrance Without Regret?

Anthology Beauty

Know your fragrance families, read the heart and base notes, trust patterns over hype and keep the stakes low – here is how to blind buy a fragrance you will...

How Do I Blind Buy a Fragrance Without Regret?

Anthology Beauty

Know your fragrance families, read the heart and base notes, trust patterns over hype and keep the stakes low – here is how to blind buy a fragrance you will...

Note Deep Dive: Lavender — From Barbershop to Haute Parfumerie

Note Deep Dive: Lavender — From Barbershop to H...

Vandana Magnani

From Provençal hillsides and Roman bathhouses to the birth of the fougère, discover why lavender is one of perfumery's most versatile and quietly sophisticated notes.

Note Deep Dive: Lavender — From Barbershop to H...

Vandana Magnani

From Provençal hillsides and Roman bathhouses to the birth of the fougère, discover why lavender is one of perfumery's most versatile and quietly sophisticated notes.

Zoologist: The Niche House That Bottles the Animal Kingdom

Zoologist: The Niche House That Bottles the Ani...

Vandana Magnani

How a Toronto hobby project became Zoologist, the niche house that asks independent perfumers to imagine what the animal kingdom smells like.

Zoologist: The Niche House That Bottles the Ani...

Vandana Magnani

How a Toronto hobby project became Zoologist, the niche house that asks independent perfumers to imagine what the animal kingdom smells like.

Note Deep Dive: Cedarwood — The Backbone of Modern Perfumery

Note Deep Dive: Cedarwood — The Backbone of Mod...

Vandana Magnani

From the cedars of Lebanon to the humble pencil, discover how cedarwood became the dry, clean backbone that holds modern perfumery together.

Note Deep Dive: Cedarwood — The Backbone of Mod...

Vandana Magnani

From the cedars of Lebanon to the humble pencil, discover how cedarwood became the dry, clean backbone that holds modern perfumery together.

Le Labo Santal 33: The Scent That Defined a Generation

Le Labo Santal 33: The Scent That Defined a Gen...

Vandana Magnani

How a smoky, leathery sandalwood from a small New York laboratory became the unofficial scent of the 2010s, and how to capture its mood with Anthology perfume oils.

Le Labo Santal 33: The Scent That Defined a Gen...

Vandana Magnani

How a smoky, leathery sandalwood from a small New York laboratory became the unofficial scent of the 2010s, and how to capture its mood with Anthology perfume oils.

Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille: A Gentleman's Club in a Bottle

Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille: A Gentleman's Club in...

Vandana Magnani

How Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille turned pipe tobacco, vanilla, tonka and cacao into the defining scent of fireside luxury, and how to capture its mood with Anthology perfume oils.

Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille: A Gentleman's Club in...

Vandana Magnani

How Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille turned pipe tobacco, vanilla, tonka and cacao into the defining scent of fireside luxury, and how to capture its mood with Anthology perfume oils.