Why concentration is not the same as strength
Extrait at 30% can sit closer to the skin than an eau de parfum at 15%. The variable is the base, not the percentage.
Journal
Notes from the composition room
May 2026
Sourcing benzoin in Laos: forty growers, one resin
Two seasons spent standing under styrax trees to understand why the second tapping smells of leather and the first does not.
Wearing oud in a monsoon climate
Humidity amplifies base notes by up to forty percent. Three adjustments that make heavy compositions wearable in Mumbai in July.
What we learned from a thousand private commissions
Most people ask for something distinctive and then choose the familiar. The consultation exists to bridge that gap.