Zola Jesus + Blackbird

I have been listening to Zola Jesus lately, and it was awesome to hear that she has collaborated with Blackbird, a Seattle-based design studio to create to create a fragrance and matching incense that encapsulates the world of "Taiga", just like Zola Jesus's album title.

photos from Mute Records', Blackbird's, and Zola Jesus's instagrams.

[link] How to Make Your Own Perfume

Meredith Tucker of Sweet Anthem, a Seattle-based perfume studio, shared a tutorial on making your own perfume here. Something that I should try really, really soon!

(via Makezine)

[link] 10 Ways to Smell Like A Geek

This article (How to Smell Like a Geek) lists 10 perfumes that will take you to your bedroom when you were a kid - either playing with play doh, organising your superhero collection cards, or reading books by the window sill for hours. Plus some few more ordinary-daily-stuff-scented perfumes.

My favourite was of course the Paper Passion by Stiedl. I am so curious about how it smells!