This perfume, Seeking Balance, was initiated in the Spring of 2020 when so many of us were living in isolation to help reduce Covid cases. A good friend of mine, multi-sensory artist Erika Senft Miller, asked, “When things shift, how do you keep your balance?”

How to represent “seeking balance” through the olfactory medium of perfume? After making trials combining a variety of clashing notes to represent the opposition to norms that Covid rules ask us to live with, I changed course. I decided to seek balance in aromas that calm us, ground us and center us through breath—odors of earth, woods, resins, and roots under our feet; calming flowers and plants; fruits and citrus oils.

This perfume is a collaboration with Erika Senft Miller who created the unique artwork to accompany this perfume creation. This was done through a process of dialogue about the meaning of balance and a back and forth response, changing the art in response to modifications in the scent. 

• Grounding Notes: Labdanum / Oakmoss / Vetiver roots / Carrot Seed / Orris Root

• Calming Flowers: Lavender Absolute / Lavender Maillette / Rose de Mai / Turkish Rose Absolute / Rose Geranium Oil / Cassie Absolute / Ylang ylang Oil / Jasmine Organic Extract

• Light Notes: Bergamot / Mandarin Green Oil / Lemon Oil / Tahitian Lime Oil / Galbanum CO2 

Despite its 25% concentration, Seeking Balance wears close to the skin, in keeping with its intent to be a calming and centering fragrance.