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Behind the Scents: July Edition

Behind the Scents: July Edition

July also means that holiday planning is in full swing! It doesn't look like it on the outside, but inside the studio, we're already thinking about scent notes like peppermint, clove, red wine, whiskey spice, and eggnog. All the while we've still been focused on summer with the release of...

July 27, 2025
Tags: awareness be kind beneficial behaviors ecosystems garden holiday music new products product development
picks for summer sitting in a planter with plants around them

Behind the Scents: June Edition

I'm sure that, as much as we're all trying to not get bogged down by the news, that we all know what's been going on and what just happened. Truth be told, it's event season so it's been easy to bury my head in work because when I do come up for air, I'm...

June 22, 2025
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Behind the Scents: September Edition

Welcome back to Behind the Scents: Monthly Edition newsletter in which I give a detailed update on what I'm working on, what I'm obsessed with, Soap Distillery happenings, product updates, dogs...
September 15, 2024
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Beautiful Bright Green moss grown up cover the rough stones and on the floor in the forest. Show with macro view. Rocks full of the moss texture in nature.

Behind the Scents: August Edition

Finding time in the garden, what I'm working on, and what my current scent obsessions are...
August 13, 2024
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