Fragrance

A drop of neroli on the wrist, then vetiver an hour later. Niche fragrances and home scents here come from independent perfume houses in Paris, Barcelona and beyond, with bath and air scents from Agraria. Mark Buxton’s perfumes include Emotional Rescue, Wood and Absinth, Sexual Healing and Sleeping with Ghosts. Strange Invisible makes perfumes such as Aquarian Rose, Fair Verona, Dimanche and Black Rosette.

Volnay, a Paris house, offers Brume d’Hiver, Objet Celeste, Yapana and Perlerette, and Ramon Monegal of Barcelona brings Cherry Musk and Kiss My Name. Notes run through sandalwood, amber, leather, oud, rosewood and cedar. Agraria’s bitter orange comes as an air essence diffuser and a bath bar. Keep a bottle on a dresser tray, or set a diffuser in a hallway where people pass and wonder. A good scent is the one thing in a house nobody can see and everyone notices.