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The Top Note | Vol. 19 — Jazz in a Bottle

The Top Note | Vol. 19 — Jazz in a Bottle

Good music has a way of stopping time. In this week’s Top Note, we reflect on jazz, memory, and the quiet elegance of The Wood—a fragrance that feels like a...

The Top Note | Vol. 19 — Jazz in a Bottle

Good music has a way of stopping time. In this week’s Top Note, we reflect on jazz, memory, and the quiet elegance of The Wood—a fragrance that feels like a...

The Top Note | Vol. 18 — Stop Running

The Top Note | Vol. 18 — Stop Running

There comes a moment when running no longer makes sense — when resolve replaces fear and stillness becomes strength. In The Top Note | Vol. 18, we reflect on creative...

The Top Note | Vol. 18 — Stop Running

There comes a moment when running no longer makes sense — when resolve replaces fear and stillness becomes strength. In The Top Note | Vol. 18, we reflect on creative...

The Top Note | Vol. 17 — Where Words and Fragrance Meet

The Top Note | Vol. 17 — Where Words and Fragra...

In this volume of The Top Note, we explore the shared language of fragrance and literature. Featuring an evocative excerpt from The Professional Wife by award-winning author Maryann Reid and...

The Top Note | Vol. 17 — Where Words and Fragra...

In this volume of The Top Note, we explore the shared language of fragrance and literature. Featuring an evocative excerpt from The Professional Wife by award-winning author Maryann Reid and...

The Top Note | Vol. 16 — The First Doesn’t Have to Be the Last

The Top Note | Vol. 16 — The First Doesn’t Have...

First times shape us, but they don’t have to define us. In this volume of The Top Note, we reflect on beginnings, independence, fragrance identity, and the freedom to evolve...

The Top Note | Vol. 16 — The First Doesn’t Have...

First times shape us, but they don’t have to define us. In this volume of The Top Note, we reflect on beginnings, independence, fragrance identity, and the freedom to evolve...

The Top Note | Vol. 15 — A Well-Scented Apology

The Top Note | Vol. 15 — A Well-Scented Apology

Love doesn’t always need to raise its voice — sometimes it just needs to arrive well-scented. In Vol. 15 of The Top Note, we explore humility, reconciliation, and the quiet...

The Top Note | Vol. 15 — A Well-Scented Apology

Love doesn’t always need to raise its voice — sometimes it just needs to arrive well-scented. In Vol. 15 of The Top Note, we explore humility, reconciliation, and the quiet...

The Top Note | Vol. 14 — Silent Work, Real Growth

The Top Note | Vol. 14 — Silent Work, Real Growth

A New Year reflection on discipline, growth, and moving in silence. In this volume of The Top Note, HT shares a grounded perspective on leveling up without announcements, the power...

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The Top Note | Vol. 14 — Silent Work, Real Growth

A New Year reflection on discipline, growth, and moving in silence. In this volume of The Top Note, HT shares a grounded perspective on leveling up without announcements, the power...

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