Ripe, generous, flourishing, lush, and verdant – nature in the city is defiant and all the more intoxicating for it. Morning dew adorns the cool green ivy on the sun-soaked balcony, and the marsh marigolds dance to the hum of the bees overhead. The generous magnolia, honeyed and citrus, contrasting with patchouli's proud musky earthiness, jointly tremor as they release their scent into the warm still air. Fruity green geranium, lush grassy vetiver, resinous yet aromatic cardamon, and sensual oakmoss sing in perfect harmony.

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Reminiscent of white noise and warm skin – both gently familiar but distinctly other. Powdery iris, gentle musk, warm skin, and chalky concrete enfold the other with delicacy. A touch of saltiness from the matcha creates the perfect counter to the sparkling ginger and kinetic cellophane. Creamy sandalwood, earthy moss, and just the gentlest whisper of mushroom and steamed rice complete this ode to the human experience, both domestic and shared.

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This perfume is inspired by a woman who carried her numerous accolades and characteristics with all the breeziness that French women are famous for. The first black film star, world renowned dancer, bi-sexual, wartime spy and American expat living in Paris - Josephine Baker is still the epitome of timeless, glamorous cool. This scent transports you to her dressing room where she’s just cooly countered her many different facets all at once. As soon as the coast is clear she indulges in a dramatic moment, just for her own pleasure, hurling her powder puff across the room. It creates a plume of scent - from the bowl of berries, untouched champagne coupe and the countless bouquets of roses around her. Even the coolest cat deserves a melodramatic moment.

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This scent is an ode to all-consuming feeling, a momentary olfactory glimpse into the whirring thoughts of a lovelorn teenager driven to obsession by their teacher. In their usual hiding spot laying on the grass daydreaming, only the scent of pear and ginger crumble wafting from kitchens can break their train of thought. Unconsciously chewing on the rubber ended pencil, they wonder what their teacher’s thinking about right now, what their lips taste like, if they noticed that their fingers nearly touched today...

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Inspired by the ancient Buddhist incense ceremonies in Japan. This scent story follows a monk’s journey up a mountain and captures his enlightened spirit as the moon slips away giving rise to morning. Exploring the olfactory passage from cold night to daybreak and the effect it has on the smell of the crisp mountain air, forest trees, and the few belongings he’s brought with him - including a yuzu and his incense for prayer.

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This scent invites you to pull back the heavy silk curtain and take a seat for a night at the circus. Where the extraordinary, inexplicable, and the dazzling are to be expected. The smell of syrupy caramel bubbling, ready to enrobe the candy red apples lined up like soldiers. Traipsing in the crisp autumn dusk past the circus camps, the heat, and greasepaint rising from the performers bonfire and warming the nearby scent of soft hay from the animal pens. Intermingled with the mountain of bouquets sent to Tedi Clausen, the legendary unicorn tamer.

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This scent story is set in a palazzo in Venice, home to Cassanova - the most famous libertine of all time. Lacking in moral principles, a sense of responsibility or sexual restraint - dare you be in his presence?
You can smell his favourite tipple of cordial orgeat - the bitter almond, orange flower and brandy tickle your lips and nose, as well as your other senses. There’s an intoxicating smell of gunpowder from the duelling pistols wistfully intermingling with the beeswax candles. With one hand you might pass him a single rose, with the other remove your mask and dash it into the canals below.

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As Dante once said "Beauty awakens the soul to act" and this virtuous scent is beautiful and stirring in equal measure. Transporting your soul to the bucolic Tuscan countryside where you will follow in the shadow of a Carthusian monk. Breathing in the scent of the aromatic herb garden, cold stone walls, leather bound books and lingering incense. What a curious calm.

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This scent is as sincere as a mother's love or the first burning flush of giving your heart to love another. Peach fuzz draws you closer, to rest your head atop the cosseting condensed milk and almond sweetness set against skin. Grounded by the warm notes of ambrette and saffron and the purity of white flowers intermingled with gentle creamy resinous qualities of sandalwood. This is a lulling scent that encourages you to nuzzle and caress.

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Inspired by the sour edge of one’s mind, an odoriferous delve into the forbidden thoughts that whirr silently without sensor. A drunken, drowsily lulling scent capturing the stirring but poisonous effect you can have on your own mind when over indulging in dark, devious thoughts.

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