Playful Sensuality: The Pink Bedroom
The Pink Bedroom was created by Marissa Zappas for Portia Munson’s The Pink Bedroom, an art exhibition currently on view at the Museum of Sex in New York City. ...
Sustainable Luxury: Carlotha Ray Fragrances
A union of luxury and sustainability, Carlotha Ray was founded by Mariela Schwarz Montiel, a footwear and porcelain designer, and named after her grandmother, C...
A Timeless Opulent Amber: Krazy Krizia
“The Handbook of Great Italian Perfumery” by Marika Vecchiattini has revived my interest in fragrances I had long forgotten. One of these creations is Krazy Kri...
A Dark Romance: Parfums Quartana
My first experience with Parfums Quartana was in 2018 when I visited the Twisted Lily in Brooklyn, NY for the first time. I tried Bloodflower, a unique and haun...
Esxence 2023 – IRIDESCENT: Releases from Favorite Brands, A Launch Party, and L’Osmothèque
In my first article about Esxence 2023, I talked about navigating the event and the fragrances from brands I hadn’t tried before. In this feature, I focus on ne...
Esxence 2023 – IRIDESCENT: First Impressions and Newly Discovered Brands
With the beautiful backdrop of Milan in springtime, sun shining and cherry blossoms blooming, my first Esxence event was a whirlwind of olfactory experiences, i...
Springtime Fragrant Flowers: Hyacinth
Hyacinths are my favorite spring flowers along with daffodils. I have many visual and scented memories of both flowers from my childhood. My parents grew them i...
A Week of Indie Roses
As spring nears, I am looking back to the past few months and sharing my thoughts about some of the rose fragrances I wore. Most of these were my picks for Vale...
An Ethereal Love: Chanel No. 19
I like many different types of fragrances, but classics like Chanel No. 19 – so polished and evergreen – hold a special place in my olfactory taste and always t...
Darren Alan Perfumes
My first blog article of 2023 is about a fragrance house founded by a talented independent nose, Darren Alan, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. If you are drawn to i...