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How to Support your Skin this Winter

How to Support your Skin this Winter

The Winter Solstice, on the 21st of December, marked the shortest day and longest night of the year. On this day, the sun appears to be standing st...

It’s all About the Base

The essential component of a fragrance’s base note is its ability to last. These notes are known as fixatives, they literally fix the scent to your...

The Gift of Fragrance: Be Intentional

The gift of fragrance is as old as Christmas itself. With so many perfumes from which to choose, how can we give a scent that communicates somethin...

A Rich History of Scent

The heart notes of STORIES Nº. 02 are some of the fragrance world’s most ancient ingredients. The Tobacco plant reached Europe in the 15th Century....

A Christmas Composition

For many of us, harnessing the smell of Christmas is an act of nostalgia. We sniff the boughs of the fir trees to find the one with the most piney ...

A Bold, Spiced Introduction to STORIES Nº. 02

In the 10th Century AD a philosopher named Ibn Sina, or Avicenna as he is more commonly known, was born. He was one of the most brilliant minds of ...

The Heart and Depth of Fragrance No.01

The cedar trees that grow in West Virginia have rust-coloured bark that peels off in strips. The male of the species produces clouds of pollen in e...

The Heart of STORIES Nº. 01

According to Greek Legend, a water nymph named Clytie loved Helios, the God of the Sun. When his love for her grew cold and he abandoned her for so...

STORIES Nº. 01 : A Hesperidic Introduction

One of the proposed sites for the ancient Greek mythological Garden of Hesperides is in the city of Lixus, Morocco. Legend has it that golden apple...

SHOW YOURSELF SOME LOVE

Singles’ Day is celebrated on the 11th of November. It began in 1993 when a group of Chinese university students had a party to mark their singledo...

STORIES Nº. 01 : A Narrative of Shade and Light

My early days as a fragrance designer were spent under the tutelage of a professional perfumer, or nose, in the French Riviera. I was determined to...

The Science behind STORIES

We’ve all been there: the smell of freshly cut grass takes us back to the long days of Summer; an open fire triggers a recollection of colder days;...

The Story Behind Fragrance Nº. 01

I was the youngest of four children born at the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. It was not until I was old enough to understand the imp...