The Journal

Notes from the house

October MMXXVI

On the vesper hour

Why we named the house after the evening hour — and what happens to a fragrance when the light changes but the skin remains.

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September MMXXVI

Three years in the ground: the case for orris

Iris pallida roots must age three years before they yield orris butter. A look at the slowest ingredient in the composition.

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August MMXXVI

Notes from the atelier

Filling five hundred bottles by hand: on steady hands, warm glass, and why each flacon is numbered rather than labelled.

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