
Indie line Sonoma Scent Studio has launched Spiced Citrus Vetiver, the second in the brand’s range of all natural fragrances (the first was Cocoa Sandalwood)…

Indie line Sonoma Scent Studio has launched Spiced Citrus Vetiver, the second in the brand’s range of all natural fragrances (the first was Cocoa Sandalwood)…

Indie botanical line Roxana Illuminated Perfume has launched Figure 1: Noir, a new natural fragrance…

Indie line Sonoma Scent Studio has launched Cocoa Sandalwood, the first in a new range of all natural fragrances. Upcoming natural fragrances include Spiced Citrus Vetiver and Amber Incense. Also new from the brand is Rose Volupté, which replaces Vintage Rose…

Indie brand Artemisia Natural Perfume has launched Saveur de l’Abricot, a new fruity floral fragrance…

As I write this, it’s New Year’s eve. Today, as 2013 inched nearer, a fun thing happened — I finally bought some new perfume (not an old favorite or a vintage scent, but a recent creation). My first, and last, new-perfume purchase of 2012 was House of Matriarch Destiny.
The House of Matriarch is a Washington state-based natural perfumery whose scents are created by perfumer Christi Meshell; I came across the entire House of Matriarch collection at the Blackbird Apothecary in Seattle’s old Ballard neighborhood. I could have bought almost any scent in the line and been satisfied, but I decided on a perfume called Destiny. When I got home and researched House of Matriarch, I saw that Destiny is its best seller…and that impressed (and surprised) me, because Destiny is not a one-size-fits-all perfume.
Imagine Bandit promenading down the street with his (yes, his) arm wrapped around Tubéreuse Criminelle…