Journal
Writing on orris, blotters and refills.
How to choose, wear and keep a fragrance — and what goes on in the room where ours are made.
Guides · 12 August 2026 · 4 min
How to use a discovery set properly
Four fragrances, five blotters and one rule — never judge a fragrance in the first ten minutes. A three-day routine that finds the one you will actually wear.
Refills · 8 July 2026 · 3 min
Why we refill bottles instead of selling new ones
A heavy glass bottle is the most expensive and least necessary part of a fragrance. Here is how our refill service works and why it costs a third less.
The bench · 2 May 2026 · 3 min
The orris is late, and we are not substituting
Iris root spends six years drying before it is worth anything. The 2020 harvest was short, so Orris & Ash will be made in smaller batches instead of with a stand-in.