01 Tacenda Perfume

Welcome to our new perfume library! Years in the making, inspired by beautiful, unique words, this new collection of natural perfume has been created for one to layer, merge together, apply ritually, creating their own unique signature scent.

Our own smell is personal to us, and completely unique. How we smell is predetermined, and comes from the same genes which determine our body’s tissue type. We all have our ‘scent blind spots’, smells which we cannot pick up. This means that we all smell things differently, and the scents we enjoy are entirely unique to us.

Since time immemorial, people have approached fragrance ritualistically, layering on multiple oils, or attars. To have the most surprising effect, it’s important to blend fragrances that have diverse facets. Some scents that you can’t put together in the same bottle or formula, because they’re too extreme and turn out smelling horrible, are actually wonderful when you blend them in a layering process. Perfume layering is the best way to explore new aromas, merging untraditional ingredients to create one’s personal story upon the flesh.

What does your story have to say?

01 tacenda ~ (n.) things better left unsaid; matters to be passed over in silence.

Incense • Chocolate • Resin

Peru balsam, amyris, cacao, mastic, cypriol & other sweet, smoky & sticky ancient sacred resin absolutes. Ancient civilizations saw aromas & fragrances of herbs & aromatic resins as a form of purification & meditative. This is an ever so slightly smoke following one into their quiet dreams with sueded incense that lulls the senses & deepens the breathing. A contemplative serenity surrounding incense & balsamic nuances that have fresh, mysterious touches, reminding us that all things do pass.

Use ritually to anoint oneself, candles and other objects.

10ml amber glass apothecary jar