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Theodoros Kalotinis
Smells like something bright and comforting
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Lemon juice and zest open into butter and vanilla cream, settling into a genuine tart crust and sugar base. One of the house's most photorealistic citrus-gourmand creations.
Pearfat
Smells like worn suede and foggy violet
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
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.
Giardini di Toscana
Smells like powdery almond and fresh sheets
from $9.00
L'Epoque
Smells like an everything shower
from $12.00
the bit you might not know
The brand describes it as "the quiet luxury of being completely alone and starting fresh," meant to smell like you before performance or expectation sets in. Clean linen and bergamot open into freesia and vanilla, deliberately understated rather than statement-making.
Essential Parfums
Smells like a woody, anti-gourmand vanilla
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
An EARTHY vanilla.
Indult
Smells like a vanilla bean pod steeped in warm sugar cane
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
Created by Francis Kurkdjian, the same perfumer behind Baccarat Rouge 540, one of the best-selling fragrances in the world. The name is Tahitian for "sugar," inspired by the perfumer's time on Taha'a, Polynesia's "Vanilla Island." It's built with almost nothing but pure Tahitian vanilla and has developed a...
d'Annam
Smells like chewy sweet rice dusted with strawberry
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
More starchy than fruity!
Theodoros Kalotinis
Smells like ooey gooey goodness
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Leans into the house's signature gourmand character!
ānti
Smells like a pharaoh's temple at dusk
from $9.00
the bit you might not know
Bast was created as a reinterpretation of "ânti," humanity's first documented perfume, an ancient Egyptian blend worn by pharaohs' favorites in sacred desert ceremonies around 2000 BC. It carries a feline, mystical edge that gives the whole brand its name.
Pearfat
Smells like a teenage date night
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
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 sweet mango after dark
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
A very complicated mango.
D.S. & DURGA
Smells like your dad set up the sprinkler on a hot day
Fresh
D.S. & DURGA
Smells like your dad set up the sprinkler on a hot day
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
An ambitious formal exercise. David used one fragrance material for each color of the actual rainbow (red mandarin, orange, yellow elemi, green cedar, blue almond blossom, indigo grass, violet), inspired by Terry Riley's ambient album A Rainbow in Curved Air.
D.S. & DURGA
Smells like ripe fig, coconut milk, and tonka on an August afternoon
Green
D.S. & DURGA
Smells like ripe fig, coconut milk, and tonka on an August afternoon
from $10.00
Theodoros Kalotinis
Smells like chocolate syrup
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Melts on skin the way chocolate melts in the mouth.
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
the bit you might not know
Smells how making a wish on a dandelion feels.
27 87
Smells like bare skin under silver light
from $11.00
the bit you might not know
Named after the German word for tinsel, built entirely from refined musk molecules in a linear composition that doesn't evolve or shift over time. A quiet, shimmering base note in a bottle. Solvi's owner Maya loves wearing this on its own!
Andrea Maack
Smells like fresh linens in a sun-filled Nordic spa
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
The name is a nod to Iceland's spa culture. Perfumer Alienor Massenet centers it on freesia and musk, and that "clean but not boring" quality is why it's one of Andrea Maack's bestsellers.
Essential Parfums
Smells like iris with its powder puff put away
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Type A iris.
d'Annam
Smells like snow melting into spring
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
Feather-soft, perfect for those who get irritated by scents.
Theodoros Kalotinis
Smells like sugary jasmine in the sun
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Centers on jasmine absolute and tiaré blossom with a soft, powdery vanilla undertone, meant to evoke a moonlit Athenian garden in full bloom.
Federico Cantelli
Smells like warm rice milk and oats
from $5.00
Maison Mataha
Smells like the perfect floral gourmand
from $9.00
the bit you might not know
Another creation by Vincent Ricord, built as a bright counterpoint to the house's deeper gourmands. Grapefruit and orange blossom open into jasmine sambac and white tea before settling into vanilla and sandalwood. This is our owner Maya's favorite floral gourmand (along with Celeste by Giardini di Toscana!)
Fugazzi
Smells like richly aromatic spicy fruits
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
Described by Fugazzi as "unapologetic" and "a statement that only the real ones can fully understand."
d'Annam
Smells like aged whiskey resting in mizunara oak
from $12.00
the bit you might not know
Truly on-the-nose, whiskey-lovers rejoice.
time to find something good
Let’s find something worth sniffing.
