THE JOURNAL

Five Ways to Shop Fragrance in a Pandemic

With many of our retail stockists currently closed - and limited opportunities to choose a new fragrance in person - we've come up with five ways to help you discover a new signature scent from the...

How to Choose Fragrance

Finding the right fragrance is often like choosing a lover - deeply personal, instinctive and frequently without rationale. There are no set rules... trust your gut, be certain of what you like... ...

A Luxury Christmas Gift Guide

Stories make up who we are, and we think that life is richer the more you have to tell. This year, it seems more important than ever to present a well-chosen gift that recalls a memory or unlocks a...

Fragrance, Emotion & Memories

Welcome to our first Beginner's Guide to Fragrance. Over the coming months, together we will explore the meaning and impact of fragrance on our lives, from the emotion it evokes to understanding no...

A Fragrant Fairytale

The wedding was great, it was just the two of us on the beach on the west coast. When you talk about stories, and memories…..every time I wear N⁰.01 (and N⁰.02 for the days after that we spent in S...

SCENTS OF WELLBEING

While I've always believed in the power of fragrance to uplift and inspire, I became intensely aware of its ability to cocoon us in comfort during lockdown, when I actively pursued moments of respi...

A Stolen Moment of Self Care

The impact of recent global events has highlighted the importance of prioritising self care in nurturing our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Making time for deliberate self care in everyd...

Read, Rest and Treat Yourself this Summer

Our summer holidays may look a little different this year, however, it is still possible to enjoy some of the things we go away for, right where we are. Here are our top tips to help you rest, read...

Think Outside the Gender Box this Father's Day

Floral scents are for women; woody blends are for men. Who says? Gender barriers in the perfume world are being subverted and niche fragrance brands are leading the charge. This month, we celebrate...

A Mythological Opener

The Hesperidic Top Notes of STORIES Nº. 01 One of the proposed sites for the ancient Greek mythological Garden of Hesperides is in the city of Lixus, Morocco. Legend has it that golden apples of kn...

The Gift of Luxury Skincare

Our skin is the front line in our daily battle against environmental elements. How can we provide our body with the nourishment it needs from the outside in?

Know your EDP from your EDT

Let’s celebrate love. Love for our family, our friends and ourselves. What better way to do this than with fragrance? When it comes to choosing a fragrance, for yourself or as a gift, it is importa...

Does your Perfume match your Personality?

Choosing perfume is a gut thing. You can read as much information about fragrance as you like, but until you smell a scent, it is impossible to know how you will experience it. STORIES Parfums want...

Find Your Family

Discover more about Fragrance Families from the ‘perfume expert’s expert’, Michael Edwards.

Sample Your Scent

How do you know when you’ve found ‘The One’? “Look smart and treat this as a serious business.” This was the advice my grandmother gave as we approached the department store. She pulled herself up ...

Fragrance and Trauma: Our Founder’s Story

Our bodies tell the story of any trauma we have suffered. Limbs ache, headaches persist, stomachs churn and our pain is rooted in places to which we would rather not attend. Creative Director and F...

How I Trained my Sense of Smell By Josephine Fairley

My very first memory of all is a small memory. I’m maybe two years old, with my grandmother’s fingers clasped around mine as she rubs them over a scented geranium leaf in her cracked-pane, lean-to ...

Make Memories with Perfume

Our response to smell is deeply rooted in our psychology. It is individual to us, like a road map of our significant relationships and experiences based on odours and aromas we were exposed to at t...

The Home of Ethical Luxury Leather

Elaine Dobson, founder of Tahlia Leather, handcrafts bespoke Leather Coats, Jackets and Accessories made from lambskin which is sourced from the Emerald Isle, England and Wales. Her passion, eye fo...