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Hello friends! This is Nadia 🙂 Fall is around the corner as the last weekend to wear white pants is getting close. I’m very much a PSL girl myself (and proud of it), and v excited for the pumpkin spice paraphernalia that we will be bombarded with for the next few months.

Today’s newsletter will cover: upcoming perfume events, scents from OURSIDE NYC, & a special Perfumeverse NYC trip we’re planning.

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SOTD: Dusk by OURSIDE NYC

I was recently lucky to be gifted a discovery kit from OURSIDE NYC, a small-batch perfume brand crafted right here in the city. The nose behind the scents, Darryl Do, runs the only (family-owned) fragrance flavor manufacturing facility in NYC!

Emma Vernon

has a great interview with both Darryl and the founder, Keta.

The set included three EDPs they carry, Nostalgia, Moon Dust, and Dusk. All of the fragrances are very cohesive and perfect for layering one another, as well as strong and long-lasting; a couple spritzes can fill up a room very quick.

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My favorite, Dusk, feels like golden hour: that moment when the sun is gently slipping away from us. It starts with a touch of sweet, ripe fig, like the golden glare shining through stained glass. As it settles, you get the earthy warmth of vetiver, reminiscent of sitting on a well-worn pew in a dimly lit, empty cathedral. The frankincense adds a sensual, smoky vibe. It slightly reminds me of Eidesis by Aesop, and would layer so well with it. I’m enjoying these communion-like scents; I recently fell in love with Clue Perfumery’s With the Candlestick. Dusk is a sensual, deep, but calming and peaceful scent that I will definitely be wearing this Fall. Well done, Keta & Darryl.

Moon Dust is much more airy and aquatic than I initially thought from the name. It’s bright, opening gently with jasmine, almost like a cool breeze brushing past you. Then, the white musk comes in, soft and clean. There’s a touch of earthy palo santo, grounding the scent, making you feel like you’re walking barefoot on cool, damp earth. It’s clean, fresh, and very subtle for me. But, quite a comforting fragrance that reminds me of the end of summer nights and would layer well with many fresh scents.

Nostalgia is quite a juxtaposition for me. It starts off with a stunning burst of dewy white florals, but just as you begin enjoying the bloom, a sharp concoction of grapefruit and mint disrupts this garden, in a way that is off-putting for me. Usually, I love balsam, but there is something with the Peru balsam and patchouli that isn’t sitting right with my nose; the dry down leaves me wishing it leaned more into its creaminess and floral moments. Unfortunately, this was my least favorite, but it is still a beautiful composition that as mentioned, fits perfectly with the other two.

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‘FUME NEWS | EVENTS | READS:

• Something’s in the air, even during a recession … Apparently, perfume is the category that has now taken over “the lipstick effect,” a theory of behavioral economics that suggests that during downturns, consumers indulge in small luxury items like premium lipsticks. It’s no longer the lipstick effect—but the perfume effect.

• Balmain Beauty has officially been resurrected with the launch of their inaugural perfume collection, dubbed "Les Éternels." The range of eight scents pays homage to Balmain's fragrant past.

• Scent Bar is hosting Olivier Cresp, Master Perfumer and Founder of Akro, on Sept 5th.

• Gabar is having an evening of scent exploration at Stéle on Friday, September 6th. This is the Myanmar-inspired scent house‘s first launch event and I think it’s going to be awesome. I have yet to smell 04 (Nolita) Rise from them.

• Sniffapalooza opened EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION for their Fall Ball event on Saturday, October 26th! If you have never attended one of their events—it’s an absolute must for fragrance lovers in/near NYC.

• Check out Olfactory Art Keller’s workshops and exhibitions this September

• If you were intrigued at the Fischersund event earlier this month, you should check out the Taste of Iceland - New York event happening Sept 5-7. I can’t promise Icelandic perfumes though!

• Attend this workshop on the historical journey of perfume through the spice trade on Sept 15 at the Old Stone House in Brooklyn, hosted by Perfumer Julianne Zaleta of Alchemologie.

• There’s also going to be a Perfumed Walk in the Cranford Rose Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Sept 21.

• Newly launched brand Cera Sine Cera is popping up at Chinatown Social’s Mid-Autumn Block Party that will be featuring some of your favorite AAPI brands on Sept 28.

• Fragrance Alliance Network has another jam-packed September calendar of classes. Learn all about woody materials, evaluating Fougères, and a comprehensive intro to aromatherapy.

• Perfumeverse NYC is planning a trip to The Maker Hotel in Hudson, NY for an all day excursion of history, fragrance, and beauty with one of our partners in early December—if you want to join, please express your interest here, or just respond to this email!

• The New York Botanical Garden is lighting up with a “Nightmare Before Christmas” trail. Get your tickets now, the event will end 11/30.

• Glossier is launching a body butter companion to their famous fragrance called Crème de You.

• I’m going to be writing about fall gourmands, vampire scents, and the witchcraft of ancient perfumery—would love some recommendations. 🎃

• We’re looking for fragheads who like to write, draw, design, or talk about perfume, events, and local NYC culture. Please contact us here :)

LOOK BACK AT AUGUST POP-UPS >

• SNIF’s x Monet McMichael pop-up for Rose Era, Aug 21

• Sol De Janiero pop-up, Aug 17-18 (FYI: they’re in LA next weekend!)

• Auntie Anne’s Knead fragrance pop-up, Aug 13

• Fischersund at Stéle, Aug 7

• Maison Millais pop-up, Aug 1-4

FUN PERFUME MEDIA >

• Summer 2024 Fragrance Roundup from BeautyMatter

• Apparently there’s a 12-year-old from Staten Island who plays Little League, and is known as “Cologne Kid”

• This letter on the philosophical enquiry into the use of “Sublime” within perfumery penned by

  Jessica DeFino

• Suzy Nightingale
  shared several fragrances that are neither demure or mindful

• Our friend

  Costanza Sofia M.
  at
  nunotes
  wrote a great piece on crafting sensory experiences beyond smell, and also another piece interviewing Independent Perfumer, Teacher, and Multidisciplinary Artist Michael Nordstrand, who is based in NY

• Some practical tips and advice on how to get into perfume by

  The Dry Down Diaries 💅

• Arabelle Sicardi
  had a great chat with NYC-based niche fragrance brand Amphora Parfum on her Substack

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That’s all, friends! :)

x
Nadia

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