Autumn 2025 Sampling
Being part of the fragrance community (or many fragrance communities, I should say) fills my life with delightful scents, incredible discoveries, and many oppor...
Category: Articles
My Words Elsewhere
The past few months have been busy for several reasons. I haven’t been as active on my blog, but I’m excited to share some of the writing projects I’ve been inv...
I Sniff Before I Sleep’s 5th Birthday
I Sniff Before I Sleep turns 5 this month! From perfume reviews to scent memories to brand overviews to interviews, I’ve loved exploring the world of perf...
Esxence 2025 – MASTERS OF DREAMS
Esxence 2025 was all about delightful scent fantasies. It was a tribute to the perfumers, scent designers, and other keepers of fragrant stories who can draw di...
Year 2024 in Discovery Sets
I’ve worn many fragrances in 2024. I enjoyed eternal favorites, some newly purchased bottles, and also new discoveries! However, nothing was more exciting...
Summer 2024 in Fragrance
With the days growing shorter and September around the corner, I’m reflecting on the fragrances I wore throughout the summer. I used to often reach for li...
Esxence 2023 – IRIDESCENT: Releases from Favorite Brands, A Launch Party, and L’Osmothèque
In my first article about Esxence 2023, I talked about navigating the event and the fragrances from brands I hadn’t tried before. In this feature, I focus on ne...
Esxence 2023 – IRIDESCENT: First Impressions and Newly Discovered Brands
With the beautiful backdrop of Milan in springtime, sun shining and cherry blossoms blooming, my first Esxence event was a whirlwind of olfactory experiences, i...
Springtime Fragrant Flowers: Hyacinth
Hyacinths are my favorite spring flowers along with daffodils. I have many visual and scented memories of both flowers from my childhood. My parents grew them i...
A Week of Indie Roses
As spring nears, I am looking back to the past few months and sharing my thoughts about some of the rose fragrances I wore. Most of these were my picks for Vale...