Notes from the Maison

The Journal

Perfumers, riders, muses, and the invisible languages between us. Essays worth returning for — never filler.

Rider Spotlight Kareem Rosser Portraits

Rider Spotlight Kareem Rosser

  What starts as an accidental discovery turns into a love for horseback riding that leads the Rossers to discovering their passion for polo. Pursuing the sport with...

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In The Studio With Christian Ryan Portraits

In The Studio With Christian Ryan

Christian Ryan is a friend of the studio, a composer, arranger, and musical talent. He married his love for olfaction with his natural inclination to musicality to produce...

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Kristina Tonteri-Young Portraits

Kristina Tonteri-Young

Kristina Tonteri-Young is a Ballet Dancer turned Actor, Surfer and Maison d’Etto muse. She stars as Sister Beatrice in Netflix’s Warrior Nun, a delightful depiction of the fight between good...

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“Taste and smell are closely linked, as are smell and emotion — in fact, they are stored as one memory.”
Scent Memory — The Journal