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On loving a city so many love to hate
An essay that has nothing to do with perfume.
 • Christina Loff
Every perfume I wore in April
What's a good moving scent? Also a decant giveaway for everyone this time!
 • Christina Loff
Dear Perfumer, how do you train your nose?
Michael Nordstrand on hyposmia, oak moss alternatives, and making the most of smelling sessions.
 • Christina Loff
Inside the Collection: Jensen McRae
The bottles a singer-songwriter wears onstage and off
Finding the joy in this obsession
On why I started and what keeps me going
 • Christina Loff
Mandy Aftel’s Magical Musuem
Plus birthday aftermath, vintage finds, and more
 • Christina Loff
Every perfume I wore in March
And the best pink cake in California.
 • Christina Loff
Sunday dispatch
Recommendations, thoughts on taste, and inspiration for merch!?
 • Christina Loff
Dear Perfumer, what scents do you live with?
Michael Nordstrand on daily rituals and the pull of unfinished ideas.
 • Christina Loff
The Dry Down Diaries
The Dry Down Diaries
Perfume reviews and recs from a fraghead obsessed with everything olfactory—plus an insider’s look at the fragrance world through interviews with perfumers and collectors. Guaranteed to make you smell better.
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Noise 13
Noise 13
Dava Guthmiller
From Somewhere with Anna Sale
From Somewhere with Anna Sale
Anna Sale
Bad Influen¢e
Bad Influen¢e
Sara Spruch-Feiner
Girls of a Certain Age
Girls of a Certain Age
Kim France
How Not to F*ck Up Your Face
How Not to F*ck Up Your Face
Valerie Monroe
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