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Zernell Gillie
Smells like a smooth pour of brandy and a calming melody
from $12.00
Inspired by the blues music that shaped generations in Gillie's native Chicago. Gillie calls it "the heart, the struggle, and the beauty of the Blues," and describes it simply as "sweater season in a bottle."
Peosym
Smells like a mossy, seaside escape
from $8.00
The name means "the detached one" in Hindi, a state of mind long celebrated by Indian sages, referring to the practice of letting go of burdens and unhealthy attachments.
BORNTOSTANDOUT
Smells like [REDACTED]
from $10.00
Patchouli-forward!
Baruti
Smells like a chai latte by candlelight
from $7.00
Not your typical gourmand chai, this is dark and resinous.
Fugazzi
Smells like velvet rose and peppery musk
from $8.00
Built around rose paired with an unusually warm, gourmand-leaning base. Fugazzi frames it as the scent of "success and allure."
Björk and Berries
Smells like the changing seasons
from $9.00
If Santal 33 is too heavy for you, try this one!
Pearfat
Smells like old church pews and incense
from $10.00
A specific Catholic-school childhood memory. Sleeping in wooden pews, leaving offerings for the church cat, nuns singing hymns that were "equal parts gentle and defiant."
Theodoros Kalotinis
Smells like a fire-lit room and warm resin
from $12.00
Named for the ancient Greek symposium; private gatherings of wine, philosophy, and entertainment, historically the only social events women (specifically hetaerae, highly educated courtesans) were permitted to attend...
D'Orsay
Smells like strawberry milk for grownups
from $9.00
The initial spray is SO different from the dry-down. Let it do its thing!
Giardini di Toscana
Smells like powdery almond and fresh sheets
from $9.00
almond | powder | floral fluff This is the one you wear when you want to feel held. Blu Indaco is soft and still, like clean skin and fresh sheets. Powdery almond takes the lead, with a creamy blend of vanilla and a whisper of florals rounding it...
Jorum Studio
Smells like a soft, nutty haze
from $9.00
Born from an unusual research project. Perfumer Euan McCall was asked to analytically recreate the scent of live koji (fermented rice) for a scientific publication, and became so moved by its fragility that he built a perfume around it.
D'Orsay
Smells like warm Palo Santo and smoke-touched sandalwood
Woody
D'Orsay
Smells like warm Palo Santo and smoke-touched sandalwood
from $9.00
Dry and peppery, and turns kind of green depending on your skin chem.
Pearfat
Smells like worn suede and foggy violet
from $10.00
Named for the 1964 Shangri-Las song, built around a fictional man remembering a lost first love after hearing a motorcycle-crash report on the radio. A genuine collaboration with perfumer Michael Nordstrand of Mythologist.
État Libre d'Orange
from $8.00
Etat Libre d'Orange's first tea-inspired fragrance, created by perfumer Mathieu Nardin as a tribute to Mazu, the Taiwanese goddess who protects sailors, inspired by the real annual pilgrimage to her, which winds through over 170 temples across Taichung, Yunlin, and Chiayi. Built around three distinct tea varieties (Ceylon...
D'Orsay
Smells like a low light cowboy bar
from $9.00
Very bold and resinous.
BORNTOSTANDOUT
Smells like sweet mango after dark
from $10.00
A very complicated mango.
Le Persona
from $12.00
romantic | velvety | spellbound Mystic Rose is more than a rose perfume. White peony and centifolia rose bloom at the surface, brushed with a whisper of black pepper to give the florals edge. As it settles, a gentle warmth rises, vanilla-steeped black tea and amber casting a...
Pearfat
Smells like a teenage date night
from $10.00
Written as a love letter to the arcade, almost like a sacred ritual around a pinball machine, spilled off-brand cola on waxy floorboards.
BORNTOSTANDOUT
Smells like rich, smoky indulgence
from $10.00
For those who enjoy gourmands but are craving a deeper connection.
Astrophil & Stella
Smells like citrus and orange blossom drifting over rooty iris
Fresh
Astrophil & Stella
Smells like citrus and orange blossom drifting over rooty iris
from $7.00
Smells how making a wish on a dandelion feels.
Björk and Berries
Smells like an afternoon swim
from $9.00
It's sweet AND savory!
Pearfat
Smells like toasted coconut and salty skin
from $10.00
Set on a specific late-90s/early-2000s night. Sitting in a dark-purple-lit bedroom, waiting for an AOL Instant Message reply that never comes.
Marlou
Smells like sunscreen and salty skin
from $8.00
Centers on an indolic white flower that's naturally animalic on its own, without much perfumer intervention needed.
BORNTOSTANDOUT
Smells like cool composure
from $10.00
One of the simplest compositions from BORNTOSTANDOUT, so easy to wear!
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