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The Editorial Room

The Editorial Library

Short stories and essays about perfume, memory, people, and place—kept on clear shelves that grow over time.

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In the Footsteps of Scent

From the Land of Frankincense to the ports, majlis, and celebrations of the Emirates.Open story ↗

Published

When the Incense Burner Passes

An Emirati story of welcome, bridal perfume, and the Gulf’s trading routes.Open story ↗

Published

When the Creek Became a Market of Scent

From Deira’s aromatic lanes to Dubai’s role in the fragrance trade.Open story ↗

Published

From the Kitchen to the Perfume Bottle

Cardamom, saffron, citrus and fruit between extraction and reconstruction.Open story ↗

Published

Four Seasons on Skin

How the same skin reads scent differently as the air changes.Open story ↗

Published

When Coffee Became Perfume

From Yemen’s terraces and Mocha to the dark warmth of fragrance.Open story ↗

The Arabian Peninsula

United Arab Emirates

Ports, oud, dukhoon and the majlis

Published

Oman

Dhofar, frankincense and Indian Ocean routes

In research

Saudi Arabia

Taif rose, pilgrimage and perfuming traditions

In research

Qatar

Pearling coast, majlis and contemporary oud

Planned

Bahrain

Islands, trade, pearls and aromatic customs

Planned

Kuwait

Merchant houses, sea routes and home blends

Planned

Yemen

Incense landscapes, coffee routes and inherited scent

In research

The Arab World, Africa & Europe

Iraq

Mesopotamia and historic aromatic markets

Planned

The Levant

Damask rose, orange blossom and soap

Planned

Egypt

Ancient ritual, jasmine and modern production

Planned

Tunisia

Orange blossom, rose and neroli

Planned

Algeria

Highlands, herbs and flowers

Planned

Morocco

Rose valleys, orange blossom and cedar

Planned

Libya

Desert, coast and trade routes

Planned

Sudan

Dilka, khumra, dukhan and ceremonial scent

Planned

Africa

Resins, woods, flowers and extraction traditions

Planned

Europe

Courts, Grasse, chemistry and the modern perfume house

Planned

Fragrance Materials

Ambergris

Origin, ageing, grades and historic role

In research

Taif Rose

Landscape, harvest, distillation and character

In research

Oud

Aquilaria, resin formation, regions and oils

In research

Frankincense

Boswellia, tapping, resin grades and routes

In research

Myrrh

Commiphora, medicine, ritual and perfume

Planned

Rose Water

Distillation, hospitality, food and ceremony

Planned

Musk

History, ethics and botanical and synthetic alternatives

Planned

Saffron

Colour, warmth and its place in Gulf blends

Planned

The Americas

North America

Forests, pine, independent perfumery and market culture

Planned

Mexico & Central America

Vanilla, cacao, flowers and resins

In research

The Caribbean

Rum, tobacco, citrus and marine air

Planned

South America

The Amazon, woods, balsams and aromatic fruits

In research

Brazil

Biodiversity, coffee and contemporary perfumery

Planned

Asia & the Pacific

The Indian Subcontinent

Oud, attars, sandalwood, rose and trading networks

In research

SEA

Southeast Asia

Oud, spices, resins and tropical forests

In research

East Asia

Incense, tea, woods and scent arts

Planned

Central Asia

Silk Roads, herbs, leather and cultural exchange

Planned

Australia

Eucalyptus, sandalwood and native botanicals

In research

New Zealand & the Pacific

Marine botanicals, woods and island florals

Planned