Petite Histoire

a few thoughts on "Green" and "Clean"

I created a 100% natural perfume line because I fell in love with the raw materials. With the subtlety and nuance they bring to perfume, and the connection with place and time each intrinsically has."Natural" doesn't always mean safer; synthetic...

Introducing: Envie Desoir

Powdery orris is bliss on skin, while gentle rose dances in soft rain. Delicate violets glisten like new discoveres in the quiet, cool whisper of Paris. Envie Desoir was a bit of a surprise with me while I was collaborating...

The Backstory: The Penthouse Apartment

When I was first moving to New York, I was looking all over the city for places to live -- Uptown, Downtown, Midtown, and everything in between. East side, West side, I was looking at places quite literally all over...

Introducing: Fields of New Amsterdam

Patchouli roars atop a smoldering bed of rose and black pepper, remnants of a sizzling night, echoes of the fires that blazed in old New York. Vetiver and vanilla blend, silk on skin, Fields of New Amsterdam is the moment...

Inspiration: Tudor City

New York can be a bit overwhelming, to say the least. The streets seemingly go on forever, neighborhoods are vast and chaotic, and there are people and noise everywhere. While some thrive on that energy, after a while it can...