True Colors

Tonka beans are tiny, shriveled, black seeds from the Tonka tree found in Central and South America. Their slightly sweet, vanillic, and smoky hay scent adds a spicy, gourmand edge to a fragrance. Tonka beans work best in spicy and sweet scents featuring similar notes: clove, vanilla, heliotrope, bitter almonds, labdanum, cinnamon, etc. Their vanilla and hay-like scent is ideal for fall or winter, but usually blends well enough to wear any time you need a little sweet, warm spice to liven up the citrus or wood notes in a fragrance.

Sandalwood’s mystical scent is found everywhere in perfumery. It’s luxurious, milky, tangy, and caramel-sweet aroma infuses a fragrance with deep, exotic accents. Sandalwood can also appear bright and bone-dry, and display its arid, woody side in a gorgeous and austere perfume. Sandalwood’s depth of tone and smooth, polished texture adds elegance, refinement, and mystery to any perfume - it can mimic vanilla’s deliciously sweet, butter-fat heaviness, or fade into cedar’s sharp and bitter feel. It’s also a fantastic and evocative scent on it’s own as well as in a blended fragrance. Sandalwood’s tastefully exotic lusciousness is wearable year-round by either sex, and you could spend a lifetime sampling all the different ways it can be used in perfumery.

Rose is one of the most iconic and timeless ingredients in perfumery. Revered for centuries as the queen of flowers, it embodies beauty, romance, and sophistication. Yet in modern fragrance creation, rose is far more versatile than its classic reputation suggests it can feel delicate and airy, deep and velvety, or even dark and sensual.

The oil distilled from orange blossoms is considered an aphrodisiac, and the blossom itself has been a bridal symbol for many years. Orange blossoms are native to Southeast Asia, and grown all over the world - as well as being the state flower of Florida in the U.S. Orange blossom has a powdery, orange-citrusy, and very plush scent, like powdery orange suede. It is often used in fruity floral perfumes along with jasmine, rose, and other heavier floral notes. It’s part citrus, part floral scent is ideal in hotter weather, but tends to dissipate quickly in colder months.

Tangerine is a bright and joyful citrus note that brings an immediate burst of sunshine to a fragrance. Sweeter and softer than traditional orange, yet more playful than bergamot, tangerine is known for its juicy freshness and irresistible vibrancy.

Its scent opens with a sparkling citrus accord that feels succulent, sweet, and naturally uplifting. Beneath its lively character lies a gentle fruitiness with subtle floral nuances, creating a note that feels both energetic and effortlessly elegant. Unlike sharper citrus notes, tangerine has a smooth, rounded quality that adds warmth and approachability.

Italian Bergamot is one of the most prized citrus ingredients in perfumery, celebrated for its vibrant freshness and refined elegance. Grown primarily along the sun-drenched coast of Calabria in Southern Italy, bergamot offers a unique scent profile that sits somewhere between lemon, orange, and grapefruit, yet with a distinctive sophistication all its own.