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The Most Enticing Man Smells, According to Romance Novels
4 minute read
Cut grass
Here’s What Freshly Cut Grass Is Saying With Its Scent
2 minute read
The book cover of The Essence, depicting a woman donning perfume.
This New Book Unpacks the World of Fragrance
2 minute read
A bundle of vetiver on a white background.
Why Vetiver Is Our Favorite Botanical Right Now
1 minute read
Two bottles of perfume in a darkly lit tangle of grass.
The Japanese Company Applying Elements of the Slow Food Movement to Perfume
2 minute read
Byredo's Olfactive Stéréophonique
These Scent Diffusers Enhance a Room in More Ways Than One
3 minute read
Bottles of the "I'm Outside" Mist
This Body Mist Captures the Benefits of Forest Bathing in a Bottle
2 minute read
Perfumer Yosh Han
A San Francisco Perfumer’s Campaign to Decolonize Scent
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A glass bottle of perfume on a beach
How Louis Vuitton Bottles the Scent of California’s Shoreline
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Catherine Haley Epstein stands with her hand on her hip in front of several drawings.
This Olfactory Expert Is Amassing a Vocabulary for Smells
4 minute read
Maison/Made's Extrait de Maison
Aromatic Face Oils, Made by Regenerative Farms in France
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A bottle of Floris Bespoke on a white background.
Book a Scent Consultation With This 300-Year-Old Fragrance House
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Cecilia Bembibre in a blue shirt, leaning over a table with a book.
Cecilia Bembibre Is On a Mission to Save the Scents of History
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Installation view of “RE_________” at the ICA Philadelphia. (Courtesy the ICA)
At the ICA Philadelphia, Sissel Tolaas Presents Smell as a Poetic Provocation
7 minute read
A closeup of two green leaves.
Renowned Perfumer Jean-Marc Chaillan’s Patchouli Obsession
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An Aesop book leaning in a windowframe.
How Aesop Grew Into an “Anti-Salon” Beauty Empire
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The blurry outline of a nose.
Why You Need to Know About Anosmia
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Author and professor Hsuan L. Hsu on a yellow background.
In Literature and Art, Smell Is a Powerful Means to Convey Risk
2 minute read
Courtesy Acqua di Parma
A New Magnolia-Scented Fragrance Invites the Promise of Springtime Year-Round
3 minute read
Ford's Mustang Mach-E GT perfume bottle
Ford’s New Mach-Eau Cologne Delivers the Scent of Gasoline to E.V. Drivers
2 minute read
An assortment of colorful Claus Porto soaps on their white box.
Take a Vacation With These Soaps
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Marc J. Gian's book Aromatherapy: Essential Oils and the Power of Scent for Healing, Relaxation, and Vitality
How to Use Essential Oils to Improve Your Mind, Body, and Mood
2 minute read
A forest of pine trees in the snow on a mountain.
How to Bring the Scent of Pine Home Without Uprooting a Tree
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A bottle of Loewe perfume on a straw chair
This Perfume Bottles the Free-Spirited Scent of Spain’s Balearic Islands
2 minute read
Colorful candles and boxes on a red and orange backdrop.
These Evocative Fragrances Will Transport You Home
2 minute read
Courtesy Lara Call Gastinger
Botanical Artist Lara Call Gastinger on Seeing Scents
7 minute read
A stick of incense balanced with four pieces of stone
How Folie à Plusieurs Uses Scent to Amplify Emotional Encounters with Art
3 minute read
Echinopsis oxygona. (Photo: Rouibi Dhia Eddine Nadjm)
These Fragrant Cacti and Succulents Spice Up Their Surroundings
3 minute read
A Storm Products bowling ball
These Scented Bowling Balls Help Players Reach Their Flow States
5 minute read
Filmmaker Grace Boyle tracking sensory data in the Amazon. (Photo: Fábio Nascimento. Courtesy Greenpeace)
This London Studio Draws on Smell-O-Vision as a Tool for Promoting Social and Environmental Advocacy
4 minute read
Votary’s Lavender and Chamomile Pillow Spray
Pillow Mists, an Aromatherapeutic Cure for Sleepless Nights
2 minute read
An “Olfactory Labyrinth” by Maki Ueda
“Olfactory Labyrinths” That Zero In on the Remarkable Act of Smelling
4 minute read
Papier d’Arménie burning papers
These Scented Strips of Paper From France Are the Ultimate Deodorizers
5 minute read
A tin of 4ever mints in peppermint flavor.
Fix Your Bad Breath With These Minty Solutions
1 minute read
Fouteen Le Labo City Scents perfume bottles above an assortment of natural objects and their city names.
Le Labo’s City Exclusives Scents Offer an Olfactory Tour Around the World
1 minute read
A diffuser from Fueguia 1833’s new collection of home fragrances.
Imaginative Home Fragrances, Created by a Former Musician
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Laurent Pouppeville, director of the Musée International de la Parfumerie. (Courtesy Communauté d’Agglomération du Pays de Grasse)
How Grasse, France, Went From a Smelly City to the Perfume Capital of the World
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From left: Courtesy Krystal. Courtesy Jewlieah.
The TikTok “Vabbing” Trend, Explained
6 minute read
A vial of perfume among rosemary and slices of lemon.
Three Perfume Brands Transforming Trash into Sweet-Smelling Treasures
1 minute read
A dew-covered white and pink rose.
Author and Curator Peter Kukielski on the Wonders of Roses in Bloom
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Courtesy Salt & Straw
An Edible Perfume Made to Enhance Ice Cream’s Savor
3 minute read
A man's silhouette sniffs perfume near a bright window.
A New Documentary Traces the Life and Work of Dior’s Master Perfumer
2 minute read
Meet NASA’s “Nasalnaut”
2 minute read
The black D.S. & Durga perfume truck.
A Perfume Truck Brings D.S. & Durga’s Scents to the Street
2 minute read
A wooden wick from Wooden Wick Co.
The Key to Maximizing a Candle’s Aroma? A Wooden Wick
3 minute read
Space of Time’s Balance Fragrance Set. (Courtesy Space of Time)
Simple Sets for Carving Out Daily Moments of Calm
2 minute read
Two bundles of palo santo sticks in a gold tray.
The Cleansing Craze Around Palo Santo
2 minute read
Three clear perfume vials with insects encased in their glass stand on a white backdrop.
Artist Anicka Yi Mines Biology and Technology to Craft a Line of Perfumes
5 minute read
NASA's Eau de Luna perfume next to a pile of moon rocks.
NASA’s “Eau de Space” Fragrance Recreates the Smell of Outer Space
2 minute read
Neanderthal perfume in a white case.
Lonneke Gordijn of Studio Drift’s Favorite Perfume
2 minute read
A lineup of four Humankind deodorants in multicolored applicators.
The Best All-Natural Deodorants on the Market
2 minute read
Eleven bottles of perfume with a box and card on a white background.
Made During the Pandemic, These Perfumes Signal the Suspension of Time
2 minute read
A bottle of Hermés's H24 in futuristic lighting.
How Hermès’s New H24 Fragrance Defines Modern Masculinity
2 minute read
A red Powell's by Powell's book on a wooden table.
A Unisex Fragrance That Smells Like Old Books, Created by a Portland Bookstore
2 minute read
Rodrigo Bravo's pink marble vessels in various shapes.
Where We’re Turning for Our Gifts This Holiday Season
1 minute read
Breau on fire on a white stone.
This Amazonian Sap Will Ease Your Mind
1 minute read
A bottle of The Nue. Co.’s Functional Fragrance perfume.
The Science Behind The Nue Co.’s Stress-Relieving Fragrances
2 minute read
Perfumer Yann Vasnier
Yann Vasnier on the Fragrance World’s Renewed Interest in the Outdoors
4 minute read
Tubes of sunscreen and a perfume shot in front of palm leaf branches
This ’80s Summer–Inspired Fragrance Line Evokes the Era’s Popsicles, Pool Toys, and Speedos
2 minute read
Professor John Crimaldi using lasers to render odor plumes visible. (Courtesy John Crimaldi)
The Fascinating Significance of Understanding How Animals Detect Odors
12 minute read
An orange and blue candle on a wood surface.
A Designer Pays Homage to His Grandfather With a Line of Evocative Candles
1 minute read
Ormaie perfumes
This Natural Fragrance Brand Forgoes Synthetic Ingredients in Favor of Candor and Nostalgia
2 minute read
Four bottles of perfume next to a large quill feather.
This Perfume Brand Makes Scents That Evoke Los Angeles’s Rich Music History
2 minute read
A hinoki bathtub in a concrete room with a small tree.
Hinoki Is the World’s Absolutely Best-Smelling Wood
2 minute read
Tumi Continuum
Tumi’s Latest Fragrance Conjures Up the Curiosity of Contemporary Explorers
3 minute read
Courtesy Parfum d’Empire
How a Spidery Weed Spawned This Sweet-Smelling Perfume
3 minute read
Rain soaked soil seen through a tangle of grass and plants.
That New Rain Smell, Explained
1 minute read
Perfume samples at The Institute for Art and Olfaction. (Courtesy The Institute for Art and Olfaction)
Nuri McBride Paves the Way for Broader Understandings of the Crafts and Cultures of Scent
6 minute read
Perfumer Mackenzie Reilly
Up-and-Coming Perfumer Mackenzie Reilly on the Architecture of Fragrance
3 minute read
A bottle of perfume on a white background.
A Rose Perfume That Smells Like a Man
3 minute read
Incense burning on a pack of sticks on a red background.
The Best Japanese Incense Sticks Around
1 minute read
"Five Echoes" installation by Es Devlin
Es Devlin Is Planting a Forest in the Miami Design District
3 minute read
Five bottles of perfume on an ombre table
Old Family Photographs Are This Self-Taught Perfumer’s Muse
2 minute read
Yellow air freshener on car dashboard
This Car Diffuser Transforms Any Road Trip Into an Opulent Olfactory Experience
2 minute read
Courtesy Aedes de Venustas
A New Perfume Translates the Greek Island of Corfu Through Kumquat
3 minute read
Courtesy Inara
The Neuroscience-Based Fragrance Brand Pairing Scent With Soundscapes to Create Calm
3 minute read
The interior of a fragrance boutique, with many bottles lined up on shelves.
Parisian Fragrance Boutique Nose Offers an “Olfactory Diagnosis”
1 minute read
Bundle of incense sticks by Baba Watermill.
A Storied Japanese Watermill Produces the Primary Ingredient in This All-Natural Incense
2 minute read
Air Eau de Parfum by Air Company
A Carbon-Negative Perfume That Evokes the Earth’s Natural Elements
2 minute read
A visitor at the Van Abbemuseum’s “Delinking and Relinking” exhibition. (Photo: Joep Jacobs)
When Scent Meets the Museum, Do We See Art Differently?
4 minute read
A woman and a man smelling bottles of fragrances.
This Olfactory Design Studio in Berlin Makes Scents That Stimulate the Soul
2 minute read
Olivia Jezler gazing into the camera on a gray background.
The Stealthy World of Olfactory Branding, Explained by Olivia Jezler
2 minute read
Aryballe’s “universal odor sensor" device on a white background.
This “Digital Nose” Could Help Your Fridge Detect Spoiled Food
2 minute read
A trigeminal-based temperature illusion device developed by Jas Brooks, Steven Nagels, and Pedro Lopes. (Courtesy Jas Brooks)
What Will the Metaverse Smell Like?
13 minute read
Stacked wood and glass orbs with a leaf growing out of the top
This Mexican Fragrance Brand Borrows Its Notes From Local Vegetation
3 minute read
A bottle of Byredo Mixed Emotions perfume on a white background.
Byredo’s New Perfume Captures the Experience of a Roller-Coaster Year
2 minute read
The Perfume Companion book
A Definitive Guide to Finding Your Signature Scent
2 minute read
A brown and gold bottle of perfume next to a box reading "Old Faithful."
Caswell-Massey Bottles the Smell of Yellowstone Park, Literally
2 minute read
Brad Golden's Drip sculpture
This Spare Sculpture Creates a Subtle Background Scent for Your Home
2 minute read
A sculptural bottle of perfume is balancing between two pieces of carved stone.
Maison d’Etto Applies a Gender-Neutral Mindset to Scent
2 minute read
Neil Chapman. (Courtesy Neil Chapman)
What Makes a Perfume a Masterpiece, According to a Veteran Scent Blogger
9 minute read
Útilykt fragrance by 66° North and Fischersund
This Unisex Fragrance Captures Iceland’s Natural Splendor
2 minute read
Nepalese dhup. (Courtesy Tao Crafts UK)
The Perfumed History of Dhup, Nepal’s Traditional Hand-Rolled Rope Incense
4 minute read
White and red flowers with green leaves on a solid black background.
Horticulturist Ken Druse on Exploring the World of Botanical Fragrance
2 minute read
Various scented objects archived in trays.
Mandy Aftel’s Willy Wonka–Like Wonderland of Curious Scents
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