Byredo Kabuki perfume brushes
There's more than one way to apply perfume. Just ask niche perfume brand Byredo. When we first heard that Byredo was releasing a trio of…
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Byredo distills the smell of fresh laundry
Perfumer Ben Gorham has made a Byredo scent that wears even better on your linens than your skin. A new take on the fresh laundry…
Byredo’s seductive night vision
Byredo Night Veils is super-luxe fragrance by all definitions: the notes, the packaging and the for-serious-scent-lovers-only price tag. The new Byredo Night Veils three-perfume collection channels the…
Perfume pairings we loved last year
Two is better than one. Dynamic duos. Peas in a pod. Sometimes it takes two, baby, to get a really great perfume moment. 1. Miu…
Big is better: An ode to oversized perfume
Why buy a 200 ml bottle of perfume? It's great value? You have a signature scent so why not? It just looks glam? Whatever the reason,…
Interview with artist and illustrator Bernadette Pascua
By Alexandra Donaldson New York-based artist Bernadette Pascua captures perfume's glamour and je ne sais quoi in her dreamy illustrations Bernadette Pascua has sketched for the likes of Harpers…
Alexandra Donaldson, assistant editor at The Whale & The Rose
We have a new member of our team at The Whale & The Rose—Alexandra Donaldson—and her birthday is today. You've probably already read one or…
Byredo and Oliver Peoples experiment with Synesthesia
By Alexandra Donaldson The late musical legend Jimi Hendrix reportedly described chords and notes of music as colours. Edgar Degas, Edvard Munch, Tilda Swinton, Stevie…
Hair Perfume: The latest from Chanel, Fekkai and Byredo
By Alexandra Donaldson My hair has always been a sponge for scent. In high school this meant that no matter where I was, the lingering…
It’s tea time, and we’re inspired
By Deborah Fulsang DavidsTea’s Forever Nuts was the one that first made my coffee-loving brain stop and take notice. Dark and warm and rich: A…
Destination Fragrances Part II: ADVENTURE GETAWAYS
By Ashley Kowalewski Aching for a getaway? A little mid-winter adventure escape from this cold and slushy snow? How about a stroll around some exotic…