Canadian Beauty

This morning, we treated ourselves to the multi-sensorial experience that is the @hiram_green discovery set. I say “we” because this practice of smelling and discovering attracts people every time. It’s an energizing way to start the morning when you’ve got the whole day stretched out in front of you. I read out Hiram’s descriptions of the scents as we passed the papers around. While the descriptions were short and sweet, we found that each and every one matched the scent it was describing. It’s inspiring to hear what perfume writing can be. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

We leave the scented papers on the table and come back to them whenever we need to take a break. Everyone always leaves with at least a spray of their favourite vial to see how it fits them. Could you be the person that smells of an elegant chypre? Can this smoky birch tar be the Hyde to your Jekyll?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

This morning, I left with a spray of Moon Bloom. I can see why this gets all the love. It’s a lush dewy green tuberose that evokes vacations in the sun. It’s suncreen mixed with verdant but sunny locales. It’s adventures in the heat. It could be Hawaii, it could even be India, a place that is perpetually green, always filled with scents and beautiful flowers never far away. I want to be this carefree everyday. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Arbole smells like your favourite art teacher, totally in her element. There’s a waxiness from drying resins, a warmth, the powder of her mixing with her golden smile that invites you to be yourself. That time you felt like you actually were good at something. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Hiram Green’s perfumes are all-natural but they don’t smell like the spa or have that cloudy, steamy base that lots of other natural perfumes have. After a while, they all seem to smell the same. Hiram says this is because he’s self-taught. That could be it, but it’s also clear that this is someone who has a solid idea of what they want to create, and so the perfumes have structure and body. They feel solid even when they’re romantic.