Bois de Jasmin : a Primer on Sensory Pursuits -

I’m writing this from a perfumer’s studio in Ternopil. I arrived this morning after a grueling chain of a plane, two trains, and a couple of tense border checks. Now I’m reviving myself with coffee while Sofiya and I smell new indie launches from Shanghai...

Shanghai sample raffle (newsletter-subscriber exclusive): the winners are Marc, Adrienne, Lee, Aurélie, Jonah. I’ve contacted you via email.
Now and again, walking down a street in Paris, I catch a whiff of Shalimar. According to the latest bestseller lists—compiled by companies whose entire business rests on the arcane practice of counting doors and tracking fragrance sales—Guerlain Shalimar...

For the past twenty years, Bois de Jasmin has been my home. It has grown with me through countless journeys — through perfumery, travel, cultural curiosities, writing, and life’s unexpected turns. Many of you have been reading since the early 2000s;...

At Notes Shanghai, the Born to Stand Out booth was impossible to miss. A blaze of red, pop-art prints, and crowds three rows deep—all trying to get a whiff of the brand’s latest releases. I admit that I hadn’t heard of this Korean house before the fair...