Fragrant Stories

Bitter Citrus

Catania, Sicily – it’s early in the season so not too hot or busy for you but an idyllic oasis after a long year. The local produce is everywhere and you can’t resist speaking to every seller that calls out to you. Lemons, oranges, tomatoes and vegetables are all brighter, green and fresher than you have ever seen them.

Fig Ozone

Put away your phone, leave your house and go to the beach. Sit on the pebbles or on the sand and look only at the sea. Stare into it: at the soft waves, the harsh waves, the colours and the textures as they roll in. They crash and the swirl, move and dance.

Elemental Musk

Think of the first time you visited a fancy restaurant or shop, holding the hand of a loved one and as the doors open to greet you a new and exciting scent reaches you. Fresh bergamot has been diffused into the air to refresh and soften it but the goods beyond still peep through to your gaze.

Oxidised Rose

You’re 16 and have just left your summer job after an early start, long day but your first pay packet is in your pocket and it feels like the best feeling in the world. There’s no school, no worries and a beach party is on the cards for the weekend.