Notes from the Stillroom

Fresh rose petals resting directly on fat during cold enfleurage at House of Enfleurage

What Is Enfleurage? A Guide to the Traditional ...

Enfleurage is a traditional perfume-making process in which fresh flowers are repeatedly placed in contact with fat to capture their aromatic compounds. This guide examines the method’s history, chemistry, practical...

What Is Enfleurage? A Guide to the Traditional ...

Enfleurage is a traditional perfume-making process in which fresh flowers are repeatedly placed in contact with fat to capture their aromatic compounds. This guide examines the method’s history, chemistry, practical...

Alder wood branch on a trail and cut pieces prepared to tincture for perfume

Winter Foraging Notes: Black Cottonwood with a ...

A late autumn walk led to an unexpected discovery. Alder wood carrying a warm, cinnamon-like scent, captured through tincture and oil during winter foraging on Tiger Mountain.

Winter Foraging Notes: Black Cottonwood with a ...

A late autumn walk led to an unexpected discovery. Alder wood carrying a warm, cinnamon-like scent, captured through tincture and oil during winter foraging on Tiger Mountain.

The Forest in Bloom: Early Harvests and First Scents

The Forest in Bloom: Early Harvests and First S...

Early spring gathers in the stillroom — lilac petals, fir tips, and cedar scent steeping quietly into oil and alcohol. These are the first notes of a season becoming scent.

The Forest in Bloom: Early Harvests and First S...

Early spring gathers in the stillroom — lilac petals, fir tips, and cedar scent steeping quietly into oil and alcohol. These are the first notes of a season becoming scent.

Notes from the Stillroom: A Beginning

Notes from the Stillroom: A Beginning

Written from Tiger Mountain, Spring When we started House of Enfleurage, it wasn’t to follow a trend or fill a shelf. It was to answer a quiet question that returns...

Notes from the Stillroom: A Beginning

Written from Tiger Mountain, Spring When we started House of Enfleurage, it wasn’t to follow a trend or fill a shelf. It was to answer a quiet question that returns...