We offer two sizes currently: 6mL baubles and 2.8mL trinkets.

(Monthly moths are not offered in 2.8mL trinkets due to their limited timeframe.)

You may notice that these are not priced equivalently - the 2.8mL trinkets are $8 and the 6mL baubles are $30. This is because we’ve received reports that perfumes in our trinket vials may experience increased rates of evaporation, so we wanted to be mindful of this when we priced them. We are current sourcing new trinket vials. 

2.8mL trinkets are limited to one trinket per fragrance per order.

Yes, our perfumes are Eau de Parfum (EdP) sprays and contain a perfumer’s alcohol base.

Our perfumer’s alcohol base is a blend of denatured ethyl alcohol and a blend of skin conditioning agents and antioxidants such as 1,3 Propanediol, Cremophor RH 40®, Glucam™ P-20, dipropylene glycol (DPG), and isopropyl myristate (IPM). These will result in a tactile feeling similar to a light dry oil spray.

Solgard, a UV protectant, is added to perfumes with citruses to prevent harmful byproducts caused by photooxidation.

We use professional grade perfumery materials to make our perfumes. Professional perfumery materials fall into one of two categories: aromachemicals and natural extracts.

Aromachemical is the industry standard term for a single molecule that’s sold specifically for use in fragrance (and sometimes flavor) development.

The natural extracts we choose range from sCO2 extracts (supercritical carbon dioxide extraction), fractional distillations, absolutes, resinoids, and high-quality essential oils.

We use a high amount of naturals in our perfumes so sediment is normal. We currently do not filter our perfumes.

The “allergen and sensitivities” section on each perfume’s product page contains more information about allergens. We are still working on completely filling this out, so please feel free to reach out to us if you would like to check on a specific allergen. We are unable to refund perfumes due to reactions. 

For tree mosses, we specify directly below the notes list whether the perfume contains real tree moss extracts. Not all of our moss notes contain real tree moss.

If you have generally been experiencing an increase in dermal sensitization or have been experiencing an atopic reaction to any product, we recommend to avoid applying our fragrances - or any fragrances - until the issue is resolved. Atopic reactions are an immune system response and can be unpredictable, like causing reactions to materials or products that haven’t been a problem for you in the past.

Most of the time, yes. We review IFRA’s safe usage recommendations for all molecules.

Our oakmoss and tree moss extracts are pure and have not had their chloratranol or atranol removed, so our perfumes containing real moss are not IFRA compliant.

Safety is something we take very seriously. For example, we tend to stick well below IFRA’S recommendations for anything that can break down into cinnamaldehyde and we will boost these notes with skin-safe alternatives instead.

We also take precautions with things like citrus oils that can photooxidize into harmful byproducts by adding Solgard, an anti-UV agent. 

(For background information, the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) is a trade organization whose members are required to produce products that comply with their recommendations for safe usage levels of different fragrance components in their products. Their members are manufacturers - indie perfumers are not eligible for IFRA membership, so IFRA compliance is not typically required.)

Our perfumes (and indie perfumes in general, really) are not tested on animals.

Materials used in perfumery are not typically “actively” tested on animals as they are produced, but many were tested on animals at one time as part of safety evaluations. IFRA’s research arm, Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM), conducted many of these studies. For example, here is their evaluation for cinnamaldehyde, which was conducted in 2004.

Our materials are also vegan. Any material that could be animal-derived like musks, ambergris, beeswax, etc., use vegan accords. We specify below the notes list or within the notes list that these are vegan as well.

If we do use a perfume in the future that has an animal-derived ingredient, we will make that clear in and below the notes list. However, we generally prefer to avoid these.

We do not use fragrance oils.

We occasionally use professional perfume bases in small amounts as part of our own house accords or house bases - these are an industry standard in perfumery, and they are different from fragrance oils.

Both fragrance oils and perfume bases use professional perfumery materials, but they are developed for different purposes and different markets, so we’ve delved into some of these differences below.

This section is not intended to cast aspersions on brands who do use fragrance oils or to gatekeep what makes a “real” perfume - it’s simply to provide information and explain why we choose not to use them.

About perfumery bases

Perfume bases are professional perfumery materials that can be thought of as material replacers within a formula. Their purpose is to replace materials that are uneconomical or unsustainable (e.g., black currant bud, rose), have safety issues that prevent them from being used in large amounts (e.g., rose, jasmine, oakmoss, bergamot), or to represent notes that do not have equivalent natural extracts (e.g., leather or fruits). 

Because they are designed for use in fine fragrances, perfume bases are extremely concentrated and they are formulated with a high degree of precision and specificity. Careful attention is paid to things like the evaporation curve of each material to ensure the base maintains its intended scent when blended with other components and through the life of the perfume. They are not intended to smell like a finished product, only the material they are replacing, and they are also not necessarily formulated to be extremely economical or inexpensive - just less expensive or safer to use in higher amounts than whatever they’re replacing.

Perfume bases are traditionally produced by the large fragrance houses like Givaudan, Robertet, Firmenich, Synarome and IFF.

Due to their widespread adoption by other large fragrance manufacturers, perfume bases have a lot of market stability, and they remain on the market for very long periods of time, typically only being pulled when a reformulation is required to comply with IFRA regulations. They are also often manufactured using captive molecules (molecules manufactured and trademarked in-house by the manufacturer) or molecules that are very hard to find.

Manufacturers don't market their bases directly to smaller companies like indie perfumers because they require a high MOQ (minimum order quantity). Instead, they are typically distributed through supplier networks. However, some independent perfumers and suppliers have also started offering their own bases, like Jamie Frater of Fraterworks and Paul Kiler of PK Perfumes, whose bases can be found at PSH. 

About fragrance oils

Fragrance oils are designed to be used as the main fragrance component in finished products like candles, lotions, and soaps, so the materials are selected based on their ability to be used in cosmetic formulation to minimize discoloration, to ensure miscibility and safety in wax, or to prevent ricing in soaps. They are also typically designed to be fairly economical and inexpensive to use in large quantities.

Because fragrance oils are intended to be used as the main fragrance component of a product, they also smell like finished products, meaning their ratio of materials is often closer to what you would see for a finished perfume. However, a finished perfume formula is intended to be used on skin, so they are formulated to evolve over time with top, middle, and base notes. 

Fragrance oil formulas aren’t necessarily designed to evolve in this way - the ratio of materials is designed so that the advertised notes are often present simultaneously, although there are exceptions to this.

For example, even a single note fragrance oil that aims for photorealism like "Green Apple" will contain additions that make it smell like a finished fragrance, such as muguet materials for general floralization and Galaxolide for longevity and softness.

Additionally, fragrance oils are often (but not always) diluted with high amounts of Galaxolide (listed as Hexamethylindanopyran on SDS documents) and Benzyl Benzoate. Dessert-based fragrance oils often contain high amounts of ethyl vanillin, which can smell plasticky in high amounts. As a result of this, fragrance oils can smell a little flat, artificial, or laundry-esque, and blending multiple fragrance oils together can result in overdoses of materials that create unexpected accords or off-notes. 

Fragrance oils are manufactured by smaller companies like Crafter’s Choice and Wellington and are sold directly to hobbyists or small business owners for inclusion in products. They sell directly to this market alongside other ingredients for candle and body product formulations. While some fragrance oils have been around for a very long time (e.g., Sands of Morocco, an extremely popular fragrance oil that has been around since the 2000s), availability and turnover is often driven by seasonal demand and consumer trends, so discontinuations can be very sudden.