Scents — Stories — INVISIBLE STORIES

The garden of chiaroscuro: Mexico City's Xinú Perfumes

A visit to Mexico City and the secret garden that is Xinú—a niche perfume brand that documents and pay homages to the visual and olfactory richness of the American continent’s botanical species.

Smelling Is Feeling: Using Scent to Change Your Mood

Scents can have a powerful and positive effect on our mental health and sense of well-being. Here a few readily available smells to leverage to your advantage.

ScentsT WJanuary 27, 2018depression, anti-depressant, aromatherapy, therapeutic, mood, mental health, insomnia, sleep, focus, concentration

The Expectations vs. Reality of Perfume Hunting

I got recommendations from a scent retailer, asked friends to smell them, and noticed the difference between perfume writing and how we tend to talk about our impressions.

ScentsT WOctober 6, 2017fragrance fitting, luckyscent, ds and durga, dusita, lartisan parfumeur, anat fritz, sauf, boudicca, naomi goodsir, vocabulary

What Some Of My Favourite Voices Smell Like

Some people see colours when they hear certain sounds. I think of smells. I don't expect you to get what I'm talking about, but here are a few examples.

ScentsT WAugust 21, 2017etat libre d'orange, diptyque, comme des garcons, le labo, imaginary authors

So You Want To Smell Like Summer By The Sea

Four ways to smell like a seaside vacation without having to book a plane ticket—and only one of them involves sunscreen.

ScentsT WJuly 16, 2017so you want to smell like, beach, ds and durga, parfumerie generale, cb i hate perfume, heeley, sea, summer

So You Want To Smell Like... The Moon?

From ashy gunpowder to night-blooming florals, these are scents that remind us of the moon.

ScentsT WJune 18, 2017perfume, so you want to smell like, moon