GOTHIC PERFUME GUIDES

WHAT IS GOTHIC PERFUME? Gothic-inspired imagery features candlelit black iron, a flowing ivory sleeve, wilted roses and a stone arch.

WHAT IS GOTHIC PERFUME?

Arina Franzén

Gothic perfume is less a fragrance family than a mood: incense and candle smoke, dark roses, old leather, damp earth and deep resins, built around a story. Here is what...

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WHAT IS GOTHIC PERFUME?

Arina Franzén

Gothic perfume is less a fragrance family than a mood: incense and candle smoke, dark roses, old leather, damp earth and deep resins, built around a story. Here is what...

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THE HALLOWEEN PERFUME GUIDE: WHAT TO WEAR ON THE SPOOKIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR features carved orange pumpkins, candles, a spider and a skull.

THE HALLOWEEN PERFUME GUIDE: WHAT TO WEAR ON TH...

Arina Franzén

Your costume is ready. Your perfume should be too. Where Halloween came from, what it smells like, and our Halloween perfume guide by mood and costume, from All Hallows' Eve...

THE HALLOWEEN PERFUME GUIDE: WHAT TO WEAR ON TH...

Arina Franzén

Your costume is ready. Your perfume should be too. Where Halloween came from, what it smells like, and our Halloween perfume guide by mood and costume, from All Hallows' Eve...

DARK GOURMAND PERFUMES: COCOA, COFFEE AND SWEETNESS WITH A SHADOW appears as stacked dark chocolate pieces with cocoa shavings.

DARK GOURMAND PERFUMES: COCOA, COFFEE AND SWEET...

Arina Franzén

Not every gourmand perfume has to smell like a cupcake. Dark gourmands mix cocoa, coffee, licorice, caramel and tobacco with earth, smoke and woods. Where gourmands came from, how they're...

DARK GOURMAND PERFUMES: COCOA, COFFEE AND SWEET...

Arina Franzén

Not every gourmand perfume has to smell like a cupcake. Dark gourmands mix cocoa, coffee, licorice, caramel and tobacco with earth, smoke and woods. Where gourmands came from, how they're...

Perfume bottle and box, black and silver packaging with witch-themed typography; WHERE TO START WITH DARK, ALTERNATIVE PERFUME

WHERE TO START WITH DARK, ALTERNATIVE PERFUME

Arina Franzén

New to dark, alternative perfume? Start with samples, choose a direction by mood, and give each scent time to reach its base notes. A short guide to finding your first...

WHERE TO START WITH DARK, ALTERNATIVE PERFUME

Arina Franzén

New to dark, alternative perfume? Start with samples, choose a direction by mood, and give each scent time to reach its base notes. A short guide to finding your first...

DARK MARINE PERFUMES: SUNKEN SHIPS, STORMY SEAS AND THE SMELL OF THE DEEP featuring churning dark blue ocean waves and white foam

DARK MARINE PERFUMES: SUNKEN SHIPS, STORMY SEAS...

Arina Franzén

Forget the blue sports cologne. Dark marine perfumes smell like storm clouds, salt, seaweed, wet rope and ghost ships. Why the sea smells the way it does, how perfumers capture...

DARK MARINE PERFUMES: SUNKEN SHIPS, STORMY SEAS...

Arina Franzén

Forget the blue sports cologne. Dark marine perfumes smell like storm clouds, salt, seaweed, wet rope and ghost ships. Why the sea smells the way it does, how perfumers capture...

WITCH PERFUMES: FOLKLORE, HERBS AND FOREST MAGIC book cover with witch hat, herbs, potion bottles, and cauldron

WITCH PERFUMES: FOLKLORE, HERBS AND FOREST MAGIC

Arina Franzén

What does a witch smell like? Herbs, smoke, forest earth and a little trouble. Witches in folklore from Baba Yaga to the Swedish flight to Blåkulla, the herbs of witchcraft,...

WITCH PERFUMES: FOLKLORE, HERBS AND FOREST MAGIC

Arina Franzén

What does a witch smell like? Herbs, smoke, forest earth and a little trouble. Witches in folklore from Baba Yaga to the Swedish flight to Blåkulla, the herbs of witchcraft,...