Every year on my birthday I make a special scent. I do not always share it.

I shared 29 which was Milestones

30 was XXX

And 33 is 33. My birthday was thursday May 30th, 2 days before launch of the final 3, so this is a very last minute addition, though it is a concept I have had in mind for years and I just nailed it after failing several times before… similar to how Milestones happened. There is just an extra creative spark that happens on my birthday I suppose.

Very limited run. 9ml only.

Not releasing notes for now. Lets keep it a magical mystery. Do you trust me?✨

*As the batch was just made at the end of May, it has not fully macerated, so this fragrance will be evolving beautifully over the next few months as you re-visit it.

Please allow a few extra business days to process your order if purchasing

Tsvga

Tsvga is the tribute to the name of this very brand. As expansive as the spiritual journey has been, it has been equally important to ground and integrate. Connecting with nature is where this happens. Mother nature takes everything going on with you, will caress you in your time of need, and help you move through it all with grace. She has so many beautiful smells… it would be an injustice to say I could fully capture that beauty in a liquid. You just have to go out in the woods and smell it for yourself. I did my best though, to capture as much of it as I could. I got as close as I could. As an artist, creations rarely, if ever, feel complete. At some point you just have to stop and call it finished for what it is. So this is it. My coniferous contribution.

There are so many ingredients in this fragrance… but to sum it up… this is a forest in a bottle. The main ingredient is a hemlock needle / tsvga extract I made myself and lots of hemlock needle / tsvga tincture. The diluent is entirely made up of tinctures I have made since I began perfuming. Most of the tinctures are of ingredients I have gathered in my local forests the past several years and represent many magical journeys in the woods through many phases I have been through during this time. No other fragrance I have created embodies this many hours and memories. The only animalic musk used in this is castoreum, as it is a musk that was harvested local to me by the state-hired habitat preservation trapper, so it is about as ethical as it gets, and this ingredient would just be discarded otherwise.

This is strictly all things you would find and smell while walking in the forest. There are no added ingredients to make this smell more like a “perfume.” I do not wish to smell like a perfume with this. I wish to smell like a walking forest. Allow your nose to take in that natural beauty and leave whats in it more of a mystery. Smell the fresh breeze blowing through the trees. Smell the dry bark and the dry leaves on the ground. Smell the damp soil. Smell the conifers up close. Smell the crisp and fresh, yet jammy and juicy smell that inspired the name of the brand: the Tsvga trees that grow abundantly in New England.

As another tribute to the brand, this fragrance will come in the original style bottles from launch. The day one edition comes with the wrapped caps for those buying on release day. After that, it will just come with gold cap.

Pure Parfum concentration (about 25% essential oils, absolutes, co2 extractions, about 75% tinctures). 100% Natural

Ajna

Ajna is sanskrit for the third eye chakra. Your third eye awakening comes along with a deeper sense of intuition and self-realization. As I deepen my journey into that knowing, endless hours are spent at my meditation altar in my ceremony space. The art reflects the energetic awakening of the ajna chakra. This is a ceremonial scent that includes all the things I may burn on my altar (frankincense etc.) or oils that are resting on my altar. The main focus is frankincense, an ingredient I began to fall in love with years ago and bought every type I could find, from every source I could find. I got the best of the best. There is certainly an emphasis on Royal Green Hojari. I used it in all its forms. Essential oil, absolute, CO2, tincture… i even captured its smoke with a special contraption i made that collect lots of smoke over hours of burning, and infuse alcohol with it.

A heavy dose of Hindi Oud and Mysore sandalwood in the base.

Supporting florals of Rose, Blue Lotus, Ylang Ylang, Lavender, Jasmine Grandiflorum, and White Champaca.

The citrus quality of the frankincense is boosted with lime, green mandarin, and bergamot.

Spikenard and tobacco add a nice kick.

A large amount of the diluent is New Zealand White Ambergris tincture, which is the only animalic musk used in this scent. Most of the rest of the diluent is various frankincense and resin tinctures.

The result is celestial and uplifting.

Limited amount. Pure Parfum concentration (about 25% essential oils, absolutes, co2 extractions, about 75% tinctures). 100% Natural

Sushumna is the main energy channel, or nadi, that runs up the spine. As you advance spiritually, your Kundalini energy rises through this nadi, which also comes along with surreal internal and external changes in your life. The journey is beautiful, intense, and not to be taken lightly. Various practices can increase this. At the peak of these practices, is an experience of the non-dual state (Nirvana, Samadhi, etc.). The artwork depicts the visuals and the overall feeling of being in that space (not that a picture could actually capture it, but we can get somewhat close), while a stream of energy shoots up the spine of the one meditating. I am eternally grateful for the spirituality that has taken over my life, and wanted to embody that expansiveness and beauty with the finest ingredients this world has to offer.

This well-balanced blend highlights Taif Rose, Sinking Grade Sri Lanken Walla Patta Oud (“Ceylon Nirvana” distilled by Rahel of Oudbase/The Oud Artisan), Sultans Grade Royal Green Hojari Frankincense, Mysore Sandalwood, Amber, and Musks (mainly Deer and Ambergris).

Boronia, Osmanthus, Blue Lotus, and Rose absolutes support a full bodied floral bouquet.

Saffron, Patchouli, Vanilla, Labdanum, Beeswax, Leather, Spikenard, and Tobacco provide some depth.

A light touch of Yuzu and Bergamot to make it sparkle in the opening with the frankincense and amber.

The amber is my favorite tincture I have ever made. It does not smell smoky or leathery… it is ethereal and vibrant. This and the musk tinctures make up the entire diluent.

It all just comes together. It speaks for itself. When it comes to quality of ingredients, rarity of ingredients, and overall blend, the high price is justified on this one.

Very limited amount. Pure Parfum concentration (about 25% essential oils, absolutes, co2 extractions, about 75% tinctures). 100% Natural

Bought from Hermitage in Bulk. I have a bunch leftover since i bought too much for Pipe.

Here is their description:

“Burley tobacco absolute smells warm, masculine, rich, exuding a faint caramel and tonka bean sweetness. Excellent longevity, easily detectable on my smelling strip after five days. Dry out is earthy, agrestic and just unmistakably, distinctively gorgeous, …. tobacco. Produced by solvent extracting dried tobacco leaves (Burley variety), viscous liquid and the colour is dark greenish brown to black-brown.”

Botanical Name: Nicotiana tabacum

Origin: Bulgaria

NICOTINE FREE MATERIAL

Alcohol Soluble: Yes

Oil Soluble: Yes

This all-natural re-creation is quite different from the original… and significantly better/higher quality. Much more smooth and rich in cacao. Doesn’t have those sharp turpenic and sour notes like the original. I did not use wine to make an absolute this time (because who knows what was in that cheap wine😂). Instead, I made a floral wine accord with Valerian, Davana, White Cognac, Rose, Jasmine Grandiflorum, White Champaca, Red Champaca, and other secrets I shall not reveal… overall, significantly more expensive to produce than the original. Enjoy.

Notes/ingredients: Natural Floral Wine Accord, Cacao Absolute, Cranberry, Strawberry, Black Current, Amber, Mysore Sandalwood, Oakwood, Cedar, Tonka, Vanilla, Natural Sweet Caramel Accord, and a touch of Burley Tobacco. Just yum.

All natural. Vegan.

Absolutely gorgeous 100% pure and natural orange blossom absolute from Spain. My favorite of all the orange blossoms available

King of Pipe #1. 50ml (current batch)

This special version of Pipe is even HEAVIER on the tobacco. Each bottle will contain the regular extrait, PLUS: 2 more grams of the Burley tobacco absolute, 1 more gram of the Virginia tobacco absolute, and 2 more grams of a mix of some other tobacco absolutes I have, including a very special one that was not used in Pipe. This will equate to a ratio of 90% Pipe extrait and 10% added tobacco absolutes. This will result in an even thicker extrait. If Pipe didn’t already wear the crown in your collection for tobacco fragrances, King of Pipe surely will. In my opinion, this is an improvement for Pipe. It is much more smooth and rich.

Each batch is only 6 bottles.

King of Pipe #2

Will come once batch 1 sells out and will have variations…

will update immediately once batch 1 sells out and create batch 2