A visit to the International Rose Test Garden in Portland
Featuring more than 10,000 rose bushes, this rose garden is a must-visit given the chance. Continue reading A visit to the International Rose Test Garden in Portland
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My variegated sniffing tour of Portland
Involving bikes, books, ice cream, wine, and… yes, perfume. Continue reading My variegated sniffing tour of Portland
Fragrant exhibits at the MIT Museum
Discovering the scent of an extinct flower and a radiation-bred variety of peppermint. Continue reading Fragrant exhibits at the MIT Museum
Clothes that aren’t boring (and, tangentially related, By the Fireplace by Maison Margiela)
A perfume to pair with a maple creemee… or not. Continue reading Clothes that aren’t boring (and, tangentially related, By the Fireplace by Maison Margiela)
Is change the catalyst or the result?
Do you remember the first perfumes down in your rabbit hole? How do you feel about them now? Continue reading Is change the catalyst or the result?
Puerto Rico sights and other senses
A tropical gallivant on an island with poetic architecture. Continue reading Puerto Rico sights and other senses
ROSEOVERDOSE Rose Retreat 2023: Part 2
Exploring the town of Kazanlak and the intricacies of working with Rosa damascena in fragrant camaraderie. Continue reading ROSEOVERDOSE Rose Retreat 2023: Part 2
ROSEOVERDOSE Rose Retreat 2023: Part 1
Immersion in the beauty of Rosa damascena in the heart of the Rose Valley in Bulgaria. Continue reading ROSEOVERDOSE Rose Retreat 2023: Part 1
My surface sniffing tour in Sofia
The city is fragrant in many ways. Continue reading My surface sniffing tour in Sofia
Fragrance for a social-first demographic (Melrose Place by OUAI)
It’s made for lots of people out there who are not me. Continue reading Fragrance for a social-first demographic (Melrose Place by OUAI)
What makes for good conversation?
It can involve perfume, but it doesn’t have to! Continue reading What makes for good conversation?
Show and tell with slinky jewelry
Revive the good things from the past; leave the rest behind. Continue reading Show and tell with slinky jewelry
Eau de writer’s block
When even perfume becomes hard to describe. Continue reading Eau de writer’s block
Do you care who wears it better?
…that is, if it might not be you? Continue reading Do you care who wears it better?
Who’s Got the Power?
Or, who would, if the way to power were through the nose? Continue reading Who’s Got the Power?
Revisiting an old perfume love: Amorito by The Body Shop
An important chapter in my olfactory autobiography. Continue reading Revisiting an old perfume love: Amorito by The Body Shop
Verse jumping
Each universe had better have perfume. Continue reading Verse jumping
#smellfie for International Fragrance Day 2023
How do you interpret “finding the new you” through fragrance? Continue reading #smellfie for International Fragrance Day 2023
What color is the scent of a red bird?
Cameos by some old and some new perfumes. Continue reading What color is the scent of a red bird?
Hide and seek (I_Ristretto by Maison Tahité)
Not quite what it says on the tin. Continue reading Hide and seek (I_Ristretto by Maison Tahité)
Nose Prose 