Short guides that tell you which bottle to start with. Each one covers a note, an origin or a question we get asked every week, lists every bottle we hold for it, and names the one to try first. All of it is in stock in Sydney, and most of it is available as 2 ml samples.
Tea perfumesFifty tea fragrances from five houses, grouped by tea: green, oolong, matcha, Thai tea, milk tea.
One Fine Day: Thai TeaThe most searched bottle in the shop: what it smells like, how long it lasts, which size to buy.
Chinese niche perfumeTo Summer, Chasense, Soulvent and Betmay, held in Sydney. No WeChat, no buying agent.
Thai niche perfumeMith Bangkok and Butterfly Thai, and the three mango sticky rice bottles compared.
Gourmand perfumesMango sticky rice, matcha latte, red bean, vanilla and tonka: the edible side of niche, from $47.
Skin scentsClean musks and your-skin-but-better scents: To Summer Nude, Mith Nude, Paper Soap, Tihota.
Vanilla perfumesFrom pure vanilla to smoky and boozy: Double Vanille, Tihota, Babycat, Gypsy Water, Betmay.
The perfumersWho actually composed each bottle, from Byredo’s Epinette to Mith’s Durande, and what else they made.Prefer to browse by house? See all brands. Not sure where to start? Order three 2 ml samples from the samples page and wear each for two days.