THE JOURNAL

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. Tonka Bean dates back to the 1700s when the cumar...

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 scent; we mull wine for the aroma in our house as ...

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 Islamic Golden Age. When he was 10-years-old h...

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 early Spring for seed cones that grow on the female...

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 someone else, she was overcome with grief. She remov...

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 apples of knowledge and immortality grew there under th...

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 singledom. It might sound like nothing more than an excuse...

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 find the notes of that divine aroma I smelt years...

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; boiled sweets on someone’s breath brings reminisc...

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 impact of those years that I acknowledged the scars. ...