GENERAL CATALOG
FALL/WINTER
AND LIFE AND THE FIELDS
A summer field abuzz with the sounds and smells of life: tonka beans and timothy hay drying in the sunlight, warm amber, bees zooming away from the orange blossoms back to their honeycomb hives, juicy apricots ripening in the heat, and dusty fields of of wild oats and wheat waiting to be harvested. [Nonvegan.]
TOP/WET: apricot musk ✦ orange blossom
MID/HEART: honeycomb ✦ wild oats ✦ wheat fields
BASE/DRYDOWN: sandalwood ✦ warm amber ✦ tonka bean ✦ timothy hay
APRIL SHOWERS
Swirls of pink magnolia blossoms and red champaca petals in the breeze, tart pink grapefruit, a drizzle of rain, clear spring water, and patches of oakmoss peeking through wet branches. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: red champaca ✦ pink grapefruit
MID/HEART: pink magnolias ✦ spring water
BASE/DRYDOWN: rain ✦ oakmoss ✦ wet branches
CABIN
An early morning in the cabin, surrounded by Minnesotan evergreens: herbacious lavender, fresh rain, a cup of black coffee with a splash of vanilla extract, towering white cedar trees, red pine bark, and spindly black spruce needles. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: lavender ✦ black spruce
MID/HEART: red pine ✦ coffee ✦ vanilla
BASE/DRYDOWN: white cedar ✦ rain ✦ coffee grounds
DREAM BEAN
Italian coffee beans, decadent cocoa beans, warm vanilla beans, and seductive tonka beans, with patchouli leaves, ribbons of caramel, and wafts of sandalwood incense. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: coffee beans ✦ cocoa bean
MID/HEART: tonka bean ✦ vanilla bean
BASE/DRYDOWN: caramel ✦ patchouli ✦ sandalwood incense
GOOD MORNING, DISASTER
A gingerbread house eagerly yanked onto the floor, smears of vanilla icing, strewn branches of balsam fir, the satisfied sighs of milky puppy dog breath, and a hefty pot of coffee. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: coffee ✦ almond
MID/HEART: gingerbread ✦ milk
BASE/DRYDOWN: vanilla ✦ balsam fir ✦ tonka bean
HEARTWOOD
Smoky Indonesian vetiver, resinous white oud, agarwood chips, white grapefruit peel, and hints of deer musk accord. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: white grapefruit
MID/HEART: agarwood chips ✦ deer musk accord
BASE/DRYDOWN: oud ✦ vetiver ✦ smoke
I AND THOU
A tree stands before you in the dappled sunlight. Fluttering birch tree leaves, forest green grass, and pine needles provide the greenness of the forest, while pine, iso e super, cedar, and sandalwood depict the weathered wood, and clary sage, clearwood, and vetiver ground the tree roots. Inspired by Martin Buber's philosophical contemplation of I-Thou relations. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: birch tree leaves ✦ pine needles ✦ forest green grass
MID/HEART: pine wood ✦ clary sage ✦ iso e super ✦ sunshine
BASE/DRYDOWN: sandalwood ✦ vetiver ✦ clearwood ✦ cedar ✦ tree roots
LOVERS LEAVING HELL
Woodsmoke from a dying bonfire, a pair of lit cigarettes under a starry sky, two warm bowls of vanilla rice pudding, and sweet, yearning kisses of cardamom. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: woodsmoke ✦ cardamom ✦ custard
MID/HEART: smoked tobacco ✦ rice pudding
BASE/DRYDOWN: vanilla ✦ caramelized sugar
MEDIA NARANJA
Twelve green grapes for twelve sweet wishes, blackberry stained fingers counting the minutes, electric kisses peppered on glowing cheeks, the intimate musk of a body so near, and two halves of one whole orange. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: green grape ✦ black pepper
MID/HEART: sweet orange ✦ blackberry ✦ neroli
BASE/DRYDOWN: sandalwood ✦ skin musk ✦ ambergris
SELENICEREUS
A pair of selenicereus cactus vines, one in bloom and one with fruit. Wafts of red dragonfruit and white dragonfruit, large white blossoms of cactus moonflower, humidity in the air, and sturdy cactus and fig leaves. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: red dragonfruit ✦ cactus leaves
MID/HEART: white dragonfruit ✦ moonflower ✦ humidity
BASE/DRYDOWN: fig leaves ✦ cactus vines ✦ rose
SOLARIO
Golden sunlit amber: de Laire's renowned smooth amber 83 base built on accords of sandalwood, oud, and hinoki cedarwood. A pinch of saffron threads for warmth, hints of rose and spice, and a soft ambrette musk oil. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: saffron ✦ hinoki cedarwood
MID/HEART: rose ✦ oud ✦ ambrette musk
BASE/DRYDOWN: amber ✦ sandalwood
SUMMER SIGH
A breath of June air: sweet honeysuckle, bright yuzu, Turkish roses, vanilla bean, beeswax, and a slight drizzle of summer honey. [Nonvegan.]
TOP/WET: yuzu ✦ honeysuckle ✦ summer breeze
MID/HEART: honey ✦ sunshine
BASE/DRYDOWN: vanilla bean ✦ beeswax ✦ Turkish roses
SUNGROWN
A summer day in our small forest town: fresh cut grass, wild blueberries, dandelions, mimosas, patchouli, and distant bonfire smoke. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: grass ✦ wild blueberries
MID/HEART: mimosa flowers ✦ dandelions
BASE/DRYDOWN: violet leaf ✦ patchouli ✦ smoke
THE PHILOSOPHER'S GARDEN
A verdant, peaceful garden, lovingly tended and rich with life: dewy lily of the valley, sweet and herbal lavenders, English cucumbers, clusters of dainty sweet peas, winding vines of ivy, damp oakmoss, and freshest white musk. [Vegan.]
TOP: Bulgarian lavender ✦ lily of the valley
MID: sweet pea ✦ lavender absolute ✦ cucumber
BASE: oakmoss ✦ white musk ✦ ivy
WAXING CRESCENT
A crescent moon that grows larger & brighter in the night sky. Night-blooming tuberose and gardenia flowers opening in cool night air, three varieties of lavender oils in a snuggly white musk, and wafts of warm spices with chilled vanilla bean. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: gardenia ✦ cold night air ✦ mint
MID/HEART: tuberose ✦ Bulgarian lavender ✦ lavender maillette ✦ lavender absolute
BASE/DRYDOWN: white musk ✦ vanilla bean ✦ spice
SINGLE NOTES
** FALL/WINTER ONLY
BLACK WALNUT**
Squished black walnut husks and crushed walnuts, fallen straight off the tree and onto the path. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: bergamot ✦ cardamom
MID/HEART: black walnut husks
BASE/DRYDOWN: walnuts ✦ dead leaves
GEOSMIN
Petrichor, or the scent of earth after a fresh, clean rain. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: wet aldehydes ✦ ozone
MID/HEART: geosmin ✦ fresh water
BASE/DRYDOWN: petrichor ✦ soil
GINGERBREAD**
Gingerbread cookies, fresh and warm from the oven, not yet iced. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: ginger ✦ clove ✦ cinnamon
MID/HEART: molasses ✦ sugar
BASE/DRYDOWN: cookies ✦ butter
ISO E SUPER
Iso E Super smells woody, velvety, cashmere, and cedar-like, with nuances of dry ambergris and cozy fabrics. This is a perfume based around a single molecule, so it doesn't have traditional top/middle/base notes. But as the perfume sinks into your skin and blends with your skin chemistry, the smell of iso e super can shift and make a scent that's unique to you! [Vegan.]
LILAS
Wet spring dew, purple lilacs, and velvet musk. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: dew
MID/HEART: purple lilac
BASE/DRYDOWN: velvet musk
MARSHMALLOW
Fluffy puffy marshmallows, fresh and soft, reminiscent of sugar cubes, vanilla bean, orris root powder, heliotrope, and fluffy, powdery musks. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: sugar cubes
MID/HEART: powdery musk ✦ bakery air
BASE/DRYDOWN: vanilla bean ✦ heliotrope ✦ orris root powder
MATCHA
Nutty, seaweedy, grassy, powdery, and green. A non-milky, non-sugared matcha single note. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: grass ✦ hay
MID/HEART: matcha powder ✦ seaweed
BASE/DRYDOWN: usucha ✦ baby vegetables ✦ roasted nuts
SANTAL
Creamy East Indian sandalwood (mysore sandalwood) accord and rugged West Indian sandalwood (amyris wood), with a soft clean musk. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: West Indian sandalwood
MID/HEART: East Indian sandalwood
BASE/DRYDOWN: clean musk
SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE**
Roasted sweet potatoes, a pinch of cinnamon and pink pepper, a pat of butter, and gooey marshmallows on top. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: cinnamon ✦ pink pepper
MID/HEART: marshmallows ✦ butter
BASE/DRYDOWN: brown sugar ✦ roasted sweet potato
AUTUMN EQUINOX
AUTUMN EQUINOX
The scent of the first day of fall in Cass county. Crunchy dead leaves, crab apples from a local farm, locally grown wild rice, walnuts that have already fallen onto the soil, peeling tree bark, and chunks of pumpkin rind underfoot. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: dead leaves ✦ crab apples
MID/HEART: wild rice ✦ walnuts ✦ pumpkin
BASE/DRYDOWN: tree bark ✦ soil
BALSAM MOON
A balsamic moon that casts a syrupy golden glow: curling trails of incense, salted caramel squares, honeyed chunks of peru balsam resin, air-cured pipe tobacco, decaying logs of firewood, the warmth of a billiard pipe in your hand, and the quiet rustle of dead leaves. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: salted caramel ✦ decaying wood
MID/HEART: pipe tobacco ✦ peru balsam
BASE/DRYDOWN: billiard pipe ✦ dead leaves ✦ incense
BLACKWATER LAKE
Short-needle pine branches hang over mossy lake rocks, radiant white water lilies soak in the sun, the surface of the dark lake water ripples above submerged northern watermilfoil, and a chill in the air warns of impending autumn. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: pine needles ✦ cold wind
MID/HEART: northern watermilfoil ✦ white water lilies
BASE/DRYDOWN: moss ✦ stone ✦ lake water
COZY
As the days grow colder, so does the house grow warmer. A blanket of soft cashmere and elegant vanilla, crackling cedar wood in the fireplace, black and pink pepper, and a hint of sweet toasted hazelnut. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: black pepper ✦ firewood
MID/HEART: cashmere ✦ pink pepper ✦ hazelnut
BASE/DRYDOWN: cedar ✦ vanilla
EARTHLING
The last breath of summer as it fades into fall: a bundle of farmer's spinach and a basket of the neighbor's pears, chopped Minnesotan red cedar, bunches of wild goldenrods and elderflowers, and a sprig of juniper leaves. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: spinach ✦ bergamot ✦ juniper leaf
MID/HEART: pear ✦ goldenrod
BASE/DRYDOWN: elderflower ✦ red cedar
EVENING SUN
Golden hour at the farm festival. Dried yellow corn husks and crisp green corn stalks, stacked hay bales, flaky cinnamon sugar pastries, fresh popcorn, and a field full of Evening Sun sunflowers. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: popcorn ✦ corn stalks
MID/HEART: cinnamon sugar ✦ pastries ✦ bran
BASE/DRYDOWN: sunflowers ✦ hay ✦ corn husks
NAG CHAMPA
A nag champa single note that lies somewhere between the oil and the incense. Mysore sandalwood, white champaca flowers, Himalayan cedar wood, Indian frankincense, and smoky incense sticks. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: cedar ✦ frankincense
MID/HEART: vetiver ✦ white champaca ✦ smoke
BASE/DRYDOWN: sandalwood ✦ musk
THE PERFECT ROAST
A whoosh of hot fire from a dragon's mouth, and then a perfectly roasted marshmallow on a stick. Glittering pink pepper dragon scales, crimson dragon's blood, droplets of red dragonfruit juice, a cedar roasting stick, speckles of clove, a toasted marshmallow with just the right amount of char. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: pink pepper ✦ clove ✦ char
MID/HEART: dragonfruit ✦ smoke ✦ caramelized sugar
BASE/DRYDOWN: toasted marshmallow ✦ cedar ✦ peru balsam
* Although the perfume contains real dragon's blood resin, it is unscented and only provides color.
COZY AND DANGEROUS
A CHINCHILLA WITH A KNIFE
Wisps of smoke, a cashmere blanket to nuzzle, warm sweet vanilla, velvet musk, a handful of timothy hay, softest gray fur, and the gleam of averysharp knife. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: velvet ✦ metal
MID/HEART: vanilla ✦ smoke
BASE/DRYDOWN: cashmere ✦ hay ✦ musk
A SQUIRREL WITH AN EVIL PLAN
Cracked acorns, weathered oak wood, dribbles of maple sap, a pinch of chai spice, shredded vetiver, poisoned buttery almond cookies, and the glint of watchful eyes. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: chai spice ✦ almond cookies
MID/HEART: maple sap ✦ acorns
BASE/DRYDOWN: oak wood ✦ vetiver ✦ butter
A RACCOON WITH STICKY FINGERS
Jittery espresso, black walnuts, toasted marshmallows, scraggly fur musk, restless hands, greedy machinations, and a shimmering ring of gold and amber. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: black walnut husks ✦ espresso
MID/HEART: dried walnuts ✦ coffee grounds ✦ gold
BASE/DRYDOWN: amber ✦ fur ✦ toasted marshmallow
A MARTEN WITH A VENGEANCE
Brash tonka bean, rich oud, sugary butterscotch, bitter orange peel, deer musk accord, a trail of pawprints through a dusting of cocoa powder, a flash of fangs, and a sharp bite of Sichuan pepper. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: Sichuan pepper✦ bitter orange
MID/HEART: butterscotch ✦ cocoa powder
BASE/DRYDOWN: oud ✦ deer musk accord ✦ tonka bean
CANDY BOWL
AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER & EARLY NOVEMBER
BATCH 101
Juicy mango gummies. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: mango juice
MID/HEART: sugar ✦ mango peel
BASE/DRYDOWN: gummy candy
CARAMELO
Smooth squares of buttery salted caramel. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: caramelized sugar
MID/HEART: vanilla ✦ butter
BASE/DRYDOWN: salted caramel
CHOCOLOTTA
Creamy milk chocolate in a waxed paper wrapper. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: cocoa powder
MID/HEART: vanilla ✦ milk
BASE/DRYDOWN: dark chocolate
SOUR DROP
Lemon drops, sugar-crusted and sour. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: lemon juice
MID/HEART: sugar ✦ hard candy
BASE/DRYDOWN: lemon peel
TRIPLE TROUBLE
Strawberry bubblegum, perfect for blowing bubbles. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: peppermint ✦ strawberry
MID/HEART: clove ✦ tuberose
BASE/DRYDOWN: heliotrope ✦ bubblegum
WITCH'S LOLLIPOP
Caramel apple lollipops, magicked out of thin air. [Vegan.]
TOP/WET: green apple
MID/HEART: caramel ✦ hard candy
BASE/DRYDOWN: benzoin
DUETS
AVAILABLE IN WINTER
EXQUISITE CORPSE
A body designed in fragments—or perhaps only the idea of one: vanilla daydreams and milk-laden bones atop lavender legs and hazy feet.
EXQUISITE CORPSE #1: vanilla milk [nonvegan]
TOP/WET: cream
MID/HEART: caramel ✦ heliotrope
BASE/DRYDOWN: vanilla ✦ milk ✦ musk
EXQUISITE CORPSE #2: smoked lavender musk [vegan]
TOP/WET: fresh lavender
MID/HEART: dried lavender ✦ smoke
BASE/DRYDOWN: oakmoss ✦ musk
FOR SECONDS AT A TIME
A lifetime of memories, recalled in a moment. A mouthful of buttery lemon madeleines stuffed with raspberry jam, and a borrowed sweater still faintly scented with traces of a lover's cologne.
FOR SECONDS AT A TIME #1: madeleines with raspberry jam [vegan]
TOP/WET: lemon ✦ raspberry
MID/HEART: butter ✦ raspberry jam ✦ cake
BASE/DRYDOWN: flour ✦ benzoin ✦ sugar
FOR SECONDS AT A TIME #2: a cozy borrowed sweater [vegan]
TOP/WET: bergamot ✦ petitgrain
MID/HEART: tonka ✦ coriander seed ✦ fabric
BASE/DRYDOWN: cashmeran ✦ woody musk ✦ amber
INSOMNIACS ON A DATE
The sweet ecstasy of first date butterflies and deliberately sleepless nights. Scalded milk poured into strong espresso, and secretive giggles echoing in a greenhouse lit by flashlights.
INSOMNIACS ON A DATE #1: café con leche [nonvegan]
TOP/WET: steel ✦ milk froth ✦ espresso
MID/HEART: coffee ✦ steamed milk
BASE/DRYDOWN: leather ✦ wood ✦ musk
INSOMNIACS ON A DATE #2: ferns and flowers in a tropical greenhouse [nonvegan]
TOP/WET: ginger ✦ mariposa blanca
MID/HEART: gardenia ✦ ferns ✦ humid air
BASE/DRYDOWN: treemoss ✦ white sandalwood ✦ tonka ✦ soil
ON THE CORNER OF JINHU ROAD
A short break in a long day: hands cupping a piping hot matcha latte from 7/11, and cold rain slicking the pavement of busy Taipei streets.
ON THE CORNER OF JINHU ROAD #1: steamed matcha latte [vegan]
TOP/WET: steam
MID/HEART: matcha ✦ warm milk
BASE/DRYDOWN: green tea ✦ cream
ON THE CORNER OF JINHU ROAD #2: cold rain on pavement [vegan]
TOP/WET: cold air
MID/HEART: humid air ✦ puddles
BASE/DRYDOWN: rain ✦ concrete ✦ tar
WHAT A SPELLCASTER LEAVES BEHIND
The remnants of a carefully laid spell: tattered antique books and crumbly pages, dusted with powdered honey and the lingering scent of pollen.
WHAT A SPELLCASTER LEAVES BEHIND #1: honey dust [nonvegan]
TOP/WET: pollen
MID/HEART: hay ✦ honey
BASE/DRYDOWN: beeswax ✦ powdered sugar
WHAT A SPELLCASTER LEAVES BEHIND #2: antique books [nonvegan]
TOP/WET: paper
MID/HEART: leather ✦ glue ✦ old books
BASE/DRYDOWN: cedar ✦ vanilla ✦ cetalox