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Smoke, spice, woods and a little trouble. For when pretty isn’t quite enough.
House of Cosmo
Smells like a black cherry nightcap
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Described as "the glow of a sun suspended in the cosmos," Crimson Aura leans warm and boozy. It's less about freshness and more about radiating heat from the inside out.
Federico Cantelli
Smells like vanilla grounded by spices and patchouli
Amber
Federico Cantelli
Smells like vanilla grounded by spices and patchouli
from $5.00
STORA SKUGGAN
Smells like wormwood and belladonna rubbed into a (witchy) broomstick
Aromatic
STORA SKUGGAN
Smells like wormwood and belladonna rubbed into a (witchy) broomstick
from $12.00
the bit you might not know
Named for the medieval witches' "flying ointment." A poisonous hallucinogenic salve historically rubbed onto skin (often via a broomstick) that produced sensations of flight and is thought to be the real origin of the witch-on-a-broomstick myth. Wormwood, belladonna, and black hemlock nod directly to the salve's toxic ingredients.
ānti
Smells like rain dripping onto a hinoki forest floor in Japan
from $9.00
the bit you might not know
Nashi Toro references a 1947 excavation in Shizuoka, Japan, where nashi pear seeds dating back to the Yayoi period were unearthed in the ancient ruins of Toro. The scent pairs crisp pear with Hinoki wood and rice bran, built to feel meditative.
Day Three
Smells like juniper and sage just before rain breaks over the desert
Woody
Day Three
Smells like juniper and sage just before rain breaks over the desert
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
A collaboration with singer-songwriter and American Idol alum Colton Dixon, inspired by his song "Build a Boat." The two spent months brainstorming to capture that specific moment when desert stillness breaks into rain. The petrichor accord alone went through many trial rounds before it "felt real enough to...
Ghost Stories
Smells like raspberry and smoke drifting through forest fog
Earthy
Ghost Stories
Smells like raspberry and smoke drifting through forest fog
from $9.00
the bit you might not know
Built around the eerie thrill of an open road at night. A mysterious traveler, deep forest fog, and the sweet-dark pull of raspberry against cedarwood and oud.
Scent Control
Smells like dry wood and night air
from $7.70
the bit you might not know
Set on a specific late-night walk through New York's Lower East Side, built around that electric moment when strangers become friends at the hour when the city feels most alive.
d'Annam
Smells like a caravan of spice and suede
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
Spicy tobacco done amazingly well.
Baruti
Smells like a dessert at a jazz bar
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
Beast mode, as they say!
D'Orsay
Smells like a vintage boutique hotel
from $6.30
the bit you might not know
A truly elegant take on leather.
Marissa Zappas
Smells like rain on dry earth
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
The specific scent of rain hitting dry earth.
Giardini di Toscana
Smells like elevated spices, patchouli, and warm woods
Woody
Giardini di Toscana
Smells like elevated spices, patchouli, and warm woods
from $9.00
the bit you might not know
A citrus-forward woody fragrance that opens with bergamot, lemon, and orange before shifting into rose, wild berries, cacao, and cinnamon, an unusual semigourmand-meets-citrus pairing.
STORA SKUGGAN
Smells like the way moonlight on your skin feels
from $12.00
the bit you might not know
Named after a 16th-century account by naturalist Conrad Gessner, who described moonlight filling Alpine caves so brightly it seemed to turn liquid, dripping from limestone stalactites as a strange white mineral deposit called "moonmilk." Black tea and cardamom keep it grounded and mineral rather than sweet.
STORA SKUGGAN
Smells like a witch who prefers very sugary tea
from $12.00
the bit you might not know
Named for a real unexplained phenomenon; mysterious booming sounds that emerge from fog over lakes and rivers worldwide, recorded for centuries with no confirmed scientific explanation. The brand spent four years trying to capture that elusiveness in scent form.
House of BŌ
Smells like a sun-warmed temple nestled in a coastal fig grove
Woody
House of BŌ
Smells like a sun-warmed temple nestled in a coastal fig grove
from $12.00
the bit you might not know
Built by perfumer Frank Voelkl around a coastal Mediterranean fig-tree concept; creamy minerals and white tea meet smoky fig and white oud. The bottle's cap is white howlite, chosen specifically because the stone is traditionally said to promote wisdom and patience.
Marlou
Smells like an old library
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
Takes its cue from horses and stables; dry straw, worked leather, and warm animal presence give it what the house calls an "equestrian sensuality."
Andrea Maack
Smells like a rain-soaked enchanted forest
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
Witchy fragheads rise up!
Essential Parfums
Smells like black pepper meets rose smoke
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Manly rose!
Theodoros Kalotinis
Smells like creamy sandalwood and warm rum
Woody
Theodoros Kalotinis
Smells like creamy sandalwood and warm rum
from $12.00
the bit you might not know
Sandalwood takes the lead here, layered with oud wood and patchouli, then folded into the world's most luxurious rum. A shimmering, boozy wood elixir.
House of Brandt
Smells like mist over an ancient pine forest
from $11.00
the bit you might not know
Built around an alpine mist over an ancient coniferous forest. Less story-driven than mood-driven, it's meant to capture that specific hush of high-altitude forest air.
Dos Mundos
Smells like a wooden bar while the bass hums through the floor
Woody
Dos Mundos
Smells like a wooden bar while the bass hums through the floor
from $10.00
Pineward
Smells like dew clinging to moss
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
A recreation of the brand's very first fragrance, rebuilt after a key original ingredient became unavailable. It won Basenotes' "Best Artisanal Perfume" award in the North America category for 2021! Perfumer Nicholas Nilsson built the whole house around wanting raw, unsoftened conifer materials that most fine fragrance tends...
House of Cosmo
Smells like menthol and coconut colliding with warm tobacco
Woody
House of Cosmo
Smells like menthol and coconut colliding with warm tobacco
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Element Delta is the most "out there" of the whole House of Cosmo line, and the opening proves it. It's an unusual pairing that shouldn't work but does, which is exactly the point: House of Cosmo describes it as "never fixed, always becoming."
Atwood
Smells like where pine meets sea
from $9.00
the bit you might not know
Named for the actual Beech Forest trail in Provincetown's Cape Cod National Seashore; a dry, sandy pine-and-scrub landscape that's a world away from what most people picture as "New England woods."
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