Wit & West

After an especially long, dry summer with record-breaking temps here in Colorado, the mornings and evenings are finally starting to feel like fall (a much-needed reprieve). West and I are looking forward to slower starts to the day and weekend getaways to the mountains.

We’re also embracing the season with botanical perfumes from our collection that feature warm, spicy, and cozy fragrances. Here are two of our favorites for the season from the Wit & West Signature Collection:

Jasmine Pet Noi Eau de Parfum is a spicy floral amber fragrance that recalls nights West and I spent wandering the vibrant markets and energetic streets of Bangkok. Featuring pink peppercorn, cardamom CO₂, clove, bitter orange, orange blossom, jasmine sambac, patchouli, palo santo, and our in-house amber accord of vanilla, labdanum, and benzoin. Spicy, floral, and ambery, it’s the perfect scent for cool fall evenings.

Honeysuckle Halcyon Eau de Parfum is inspired by the glitz and glamour of 1920s Chicago with its art deco, jazz, and speakeasies. This lush, heady floral features mimosa, peach, a rare honeysuckle absolute, jasmine sambac, vetiver, and patchouli. It’s golden-hour in a bottle.

Available in 1.5ml spray samples (individually or as part of one of our sample sets) as well as 15ml travel-size and 50ml full-size bottles at witandwest.com.

100% Natural Ingredients • Cruelty-Free & Vegan • Artisan • Small-Batch Natural Perfumes & Colognes • Handcrafted in Denver, Colorado, USA

Unique, Never Boring • Don’t Smell Like Everyone Else

Fragrance by Wit • Design by West

From start to finish, we believe it’s all in the details. From our botanical ingredients and packaging to our small-batch handcrafted process.

Each Wit & West perfume and cologne is designed, formulated, compounded, and bottled completely in-house and in small batches. West and I personally hand-pour each bottle, including samples, directly from the most recently compounded, aged, and filtered batch, just before it ships out to you.

And once your fragrance is bottled, we personally prepare your order, carefully package everything, and include a handwritten thank-you card.

100% Natural Ingredients • Cruelty-Free & Vegan • Artisan • Small-Batch Natural Perfumes & Colognes • Handcrafted in Denver, Colorado, USA

Unique, Never Boring • Don’t Smell Like Everyone Else

Fragrance by Wit • Design by West

One of the things that’s core to Wit & West is a belief that the creative process can’t be rushed. I’ve spent years working on a single perfume, refining every detail, and working through dozens (and dozens) of trials or perfume “mods”, until I feel like I’ve created something that aligns with my original vision. Sometimes revising my perfume formula takes months, and sometimes years.

This time around, two new perfumes came together at the same time. One will be the first new perfume for the Signature Collection since we launched Wit & West in 2021. The other one is a special collaboration perfume that has an even bigger surprise to go along with it (hint: it’s a project that a dear friend and I have been working on for over 2 years now!).

I can’t wait to share both perfumes with you later this year.

♥️ Wit

We think sampling is always a good idea, especially if you are new to Wit & West or new to the genre of natural perfume. If you’re not sure where to start, we’ve got several sampling options, plus a Scent Quiz to help you narrow down the best options that suit your style. ✨

Here are some of our sample set options:

Signature & Cologne Collection Sample Set: Experience all ten (10) eau de parfums from our Signature Collection and all three (3) eau de colognes from our Cologne Collection, plus get a $20 digital gift card toward your future full-size bottle purchase.

New to Natural Perfume Sample Set: A curated introduction to the genre, featuring five of our most popular fragrances: La Valse, Rosé L.A., Yuzu Pop, Fleur du Riad, and Jasmine Bae Saranae.

Customizable Sample Set: Prefer to mix and match? Choose any five (5) samples from our Signature, Cologne, and Reserve Collections.

Each 1.5 ml sample offers approximately 15 spritzes, giving you enough wear to truly experience how a fragrance evolves before committing to a full-size bottle. Individual samples and curated sets are available at witandwest.com (and don’t forget to take our Scent Quiz for 20% off your order).

100% All-Natural Ingredients • Artisan • Small-Batch Natural Perfumes & Colognes • Handcrafted in Denver, Colorado, USA

Unique, Never Boring • Don’t Smell Like Everyone Else

Fragrance by Wit • Design by West

A question I am often asked is, “Why natural perfume?”

For me, the answer is rooted in a love for botanical ingredients and their connection to nature.

Natural materials are nuanced and complex. They carry stories of the places where they are grown, the people who cultivate them, and the traditions behind them. They can be finicky and unpredictable, requiring patience and curiosity, which is what makes working with them so rewarding.

At Wit & West, our focus is artisan natural perfumery, using a perfumer’s palette of all-natural botanical ingredients to create fragrances that are opulent, multi-layered, unique, and never boring.

Some of our favorite fresh, citrusy fragrances for summer.☀️⛱️

If you love fragrances that pair bright citrus and white florals with woody, musky, or mossy elements, here are a few 100% all-natural botanical fragrances to explore from the Wit & West line:

Jasmine Bae Saranae: A fresh floral eau de parfum inspired by our time in Phuket, Thailand. Named for its two dominant notes, jasmine and mint (“bae saranae” is a type of Thai mint), this refreshing white floral is perfect for warm summer days. Featuring bergamot, mandarin, mint, jasmine, orange blossom, neroli, tonka bean, and sandalwood.

Yuzu Pop: A fresh, genderless floral citrus fragrance in an eau de cologne concentration. Centered around the sparkling burst of yuzu, this uplifting scent is as carefree as blasting your favorite pop song on repeat. With yuzu, coriander, jasmine sambac, orange blossom, and sandalwood.

Fleur du Riad: A classic, genderless eau de cologne inspired by the tranquil courtyard gardens, or riads, found in traditional Moroccan homes. Featuring green mandarin, neroli, orange blossom, vetiver, and oakmoss.

Available in 1.5ml samples (individual or as part of one of our sample sets), 15ml, and 50ml bottles at witandwest.com.

100% All-Natural Ingredients • Cruelty-Free & Vegan • Artisan • Small-Batch Natural Perfumes & Colognes • Handcrafted in Denver, Colorado, USA

Unique, Never Boring • Don’t Smell Like Everyone Else

Fragrance by Wit • Design by West

Today I am sharing Part 2 of my series answering your most common questions about enfleurage. In this part of the series, I am focusing on the 2nd phase of the process after the enfleurage pomade is ready for use as a perfume ingredient.

Keep watching for the process overview, and see below for common questions I get:

1. What do you do after the enfleurage pomade is ready?

Once the enfleurage pomade (a neutral fat such as coconut oil that has absorbed the scent of flowers) is ready, you can either use the pomade as-is in a solid perfume or extract it further for an alcohol-based perfume.

2. How do you create the enfleurage extrait?

The enfleurage extrait is created by washing or macerating the pomade in perfumers alcohol (like tincturing). The pomade and alcohol are then stored in a cool, dark, and dry area while the alcohol slowly absorbs the fragrance from the pomade, a process that can take several months. Once it’s ready, I cold-filter the alcohol to create the extrait for use in a perfume.

3. What do you do with the enfleurage pomade after you’ve washed it in perfumers alcohol?

I re-use the pomade as many times as possible by repeatedly washing it in alcohol until there is no scent left. In some cases, I can re-use the pomade 3+ times.

4. Which Wit & West fragrances include an enfleurage extrait?

Currently, the Wit & West perfume The Violetear uses an iris enfleurage extrait. I have also created enfleurage extraits from roses, lilacs, and peonies, all of which have taken 7+ years to accumulate enough material to use in a fragrance.

5. When will you release another perfume with an enfleurage extrait?

Slow perfumery takes time. Even once an enfleurage extrait is complete, the process still is not finished. I then have to formulate a perfume that the extrait can be incorporated into, a process that can take months or longer. Right now, I am continuing to work on finding the perfect formulation for my next limited-edition perfume featuring an enfleurage extrait. Creating fragrances in this way requires patience and experimentation, but for me, that is part of what makes the process so meaningful.