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The Top Note Newsletter

The Top Note | Vol. 7 — Keep It Smooth

The Top Note | Vol. 7 — Keep It Smooth

From self-talk to scent, this week’s edition explores how words, fragrance, and confidence all leave a lasting trail. “Keep It Smooth” reminds us that how we speak, smell, and move...

The Top Note | Vol. 7 — Keep It Smooth

From self-talk to scent, this week’s edition explores how words, fragrance, and confidence all leave a lasting trail. “Keep It Smooth” reminds us that how we speak, smell, and move...

The Top Note | Vol. 6 — Cloud Nine

The Top Note | Vol. 6 — Cloud Nine

A soft escape through scent — this week’s Top Note drifts between love, light, and vanilla. Discover Cloud 9, the fragrance that reminds us how beauty and hope can rise...

The Top Note | Vol. 6 — Cloud Nine

A soft escape through scent — this week’s Top Note drifts between love, light, and vanilla. Discover Cloud 9, the fragrance that reminds us how beauty and hope can rise...

The Top Note | Vol. 5 — Heaven Scent

The Top Note | Vol. 5 — Heaven Scent

A fragrance story about love, memory, and Room 129 — where intimacy meets artistry and scent tells a story of devotion that lingers in the air.

The Top Note | Vol. 5 — Heaven Scent

A fragrance story about love, memory, and Room 129 — where intimacy meets artistry and scent tells a story of devotion that lingers in the air.

The Top Note | Vol. 4 — Harlem Vibes

The Top Note | Vol. 4 — Harlem Vibes

From Harlem to Herbie Hancock — this week’s scent story blends jazz, nostalgia, and fragrance culture through The Wood, capturing the rhythm of home.

The Top Note | Vol. 4 — Harlem Vibes

From Harlem to Herbie Hancock — this week’s scent story blends jazz, nostalgia, and fragrance culture through The Wood, capturing the rhythm of home.

The Top Note | Vol. 3 — The Weight of Grace

The Top Note | Vol. 3 — The Weight of Grace

A reflection on purpose, legacy, and quiet strength — inspired by Cicely Tyson and a sacred moment that moved our founder to create a fragrance in her honor.

The Top Note | Vol. 3 — The Weight of Grace

A reflection on purpose, legacy, and quiet strength — inspired by Cicely Tyson and a sacred moment that moved our founder to create a fragrance in her honor.

The Top Note | Vol. 2 — Where Chemistry Meets Charm

The Top Note | Vol. 2 — Where Chemistry Meets C...

At fifteen, I bought my first “pheromone” fragrance hoping it might boost my charm — it didn’t. Years later, I learned real chemistry isn’t in the bottle; it’s in the...

The Top Note | Vol. 2 — Where Chemistry Meets C...

At fifteen, I bought my first “pheromone” fragrance hoping it might boost my charm — it didn’t. Years later, I learned real chemistry isn’t in the bottle; it’s in the...