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Candle Care 101

Candle Care 101

If you're anything like us, you're stocking up on cozy candles in preparation for the winter season. Today we're giving you some tips to ensure you're properly caring for your collection!
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Experiment with Custom Perfume-From the Comfort of Home

Experiment with Custom Perfume-From the Comfort of Home

At Olfactory NYC, our mission is to help you understand your own scent preferences and experience the joy in making fragrance a part of your daily life. What better way...
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Extraction Methods

Extraction Methods

Ever wonder how your favorite real-world scents are perfectly captured in a fragrance? Today in Scent School, we're going to dive into the various extraction methods that perfumers use to capture the essence of natural scents within a bottle of your favorite fragrance. 
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Top Notes, Middle Notes, Base Notes

Top Notes, Middle Notes, Base Notes

Ever wondered what it means when people refer to the top, middle, and base notes of a fragrance? We're here to break it down for you and help you understand how we use different notes during the custom scent process.
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Fragrance 101: What is a Perfume Accord?

Fragrance 101: What is a Perfume Accord?

Welcome to the second installment of Scent School! Today we’re diving deeper into the art of perfumery by exploring the different parts that make up your favorite fragrances.

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The Coolest Perfumes to Wear at NYC's Hottest Outdoor Bars

The Coolest Perfumes to Wear at NYC's Hottest Outdoor Bars

Temps continue to rise in the city, yet people are out and about more than ever—and nothing says warm weather like an outdoor bar! We thought it would be fun to...
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Playset FAQ

Playset FAQ

Not sure what a Playset is or how to use it? We set the record straight below. What is in a Playset? Although Playsets have been a part of our...
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What's In Your Bottle? Our Commitment to Sustainable Sourcing

What's In Your Bottle? Our Commitment to Sustainable Sourcing

To celebrate Earth Day this year, we thought we'd showcase how we source some of our most popular natural raw materials. Partnering with Firmenich, a local fine fragrance supplier in NYC,...
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Hello Custom Playsets!

Hello Custom Playsets!

Online exclusive: Custom Playsets!
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2020 Holiday Gift Box Guide!

2020 Holiday Gift Box Guide!

It's time for our annual holiday gift guide, and we couldn't be more excited to introduce our new gift boxes this holiday season! There's something for everyone - whether it's...
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Customize Your Fragrance at Home!

Customize Your Fragrance at Home!

If you're familiar with Olfactory NYC, you know that typically most of our fragrance customization occurs in-person at our NYC Scent Studio. However, because this year has been unlike any...
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Cozy Season Is Officially Here

Cozy Season Is Officially Here

Check out our cozy autumn scents!
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