Atropos Parfums
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Atropos is an artisan house dedicated to helping people embrace the brevity of time, the transience of joy, and the immediacy of pleasure through fragrance and sensory education. Posts by Nuri McBride
NEW CLASS: In this online lecture, we will explore how aromatics shaped Mesopotamian ritual, magic, and the unseen world. www.atroposparfums.com/event-detail...
#perfume #perfumehistory #scentculture
#perfume #perfumehistory #scentculture
Fragrant Incantations: Aromatics in Mesopotamian Ritual and Magic | Atropos Parfums
In this online lecture, we will explore how aromatics shaped Mesopotamian ritual, magic, and the unseen world.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
NEW CLASS: In this online lecture, we will explore how aromatics shaped Mesopotamian ritual, magic, and the unseen world. www.atroposparfums.com/event-detail...
#perfume #perfumehistory #scentculture
#perfume #perfumehistory #scentculture
NEW ARTICLE: In the origin stories of aromatic botanicals, we learn that if a queer man strays too close to the feminine, he risks losing his humanity and becoming transformed.
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#QueerHistory #greekmythology
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#QueerHistory #greekmythology
Aromatic Metamorphosis: Queer Men, Masculinity & Botanicals in Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek myths link aromatic plants with queer desire, sacred ecology, and tragic metamorphosis. Believed to hold Pneuma and Archē, fragrant plants embodied powerful emotions made material.…
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December 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
NEW ARTICLE: In the origin stories of aromatic botanicals, we learn that if a queer man strays too close to the feminine, he risks losing his humanity and becoming transformed.
www.atroposparfums.com/post/aromati...
#QueerHistory #greekmythology
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#QueerHistory #greekmythology
Join historian and perfumer Nuri McBride for The Scent of Grief: Understanding Aromatic Death Rituals [Saturday, November 29th (VOD 30 days)], a class exploring how scent shapes mourning and memory.
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The Scent of Grief: Understanding Aromatic Death Rituals | Atropos Parfums
In this online lecture, we will explore scent as the invisible language of mourning.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Join historian and perfumer Nuri McBride for The Scent of Grief: Understanding Aromatic Death Rituals [Saturday, November 29th (VOD 30 days)], a class exploring how scent shapes mourning and memory.
www.atroposparfums.com/event-detail...
www.atroposparfums.com/event-detail...
🕯️ Enrollment Open🕯️ Join historian and perfumer Nuri McBride for The Scent of Grief: Understanding Aromatic Death Rituals. Our class will explore how fragrance shapes mourning, memory, and the invisible rituals of loss.
www.atroposparfums.com/event-detail...
#fragrancecommunity #nicheperfume
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#fragrancecommunity #nicheperfume
The Scent of Grief: Understanding Aromatic Death Rituals | Atropos Parfums
In this online lecture, we will explore scent as the invisible language of mourning.
www.atroposparfums.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🕯️ Enrollment Open🕯️ Join historian and perfumer Nuri McBride for The Scent of Grief: Understanding Aromatic Death Rituals. Our class will explore how fragrance shapes mourning, memory, and the invisible rituals of loss.
www.atroposparfums.com/event-detail...
#fragrancecommunity #nicheperfume
www.atroposparfums.com/event-detail...
#fragrancecommunity #nicheperfume
November's newsletter drops Friday, and I cried a little while I wrote it.
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#fragrancecommunity #nicheperfume #olfactoryart #perfumelover #scentculture
#indieperfume #artofperfume
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#fragrancecommunity #nicheperfume #olfactoryart #perfumelover #scentculture
#indieperfume #artofperfume
October 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
November's newsletter drops Friday, and I cried a little while I wrote it.
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#fragrancecommunity #nicheperfume #olfactoryart #perfumelover #scentculture
#indieperfume #artofperfume
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#fragrancecommunity #nicheperfume #olfactoryart #perfumelover #scentculture
#indieperfume #artofperfume
New essay on Osmé at Atropos Parfums:
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#PerfumeHistory #OlfactoryCulture #SensoryStudies #CulturalHistory #WitchcraftHistory #HistoryOfPerfume
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#PerfumeHistory #OlfactoryCulture #SensoryStudies #CulturalHistory #WitchcraftHistory #HistoryOfPerfume
The Diabolical Sensorium: Gender, Witches, and the Senses During the Early Modern Period
In Early Modern Europe, witchcraft was as much a sensory threat as a moral or theological one. In the Witch Trials, the witch was imagined as possessing penetrating supernatural senses that could harm...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Winter Lecture Series returns on October 25th with The Odour of Witches: Scent During the European Witch Hysteria. This class is a deep dive into the role of "odorous evidence" in the European witch trials of the Early Modern Period.
The Odour of Witches: Scent During the European Witch Hysteria | Atropos Parfums
In this online lecture, we will explore smell, suspicion, and sorcery in early modern Europe.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The Winter Lecture Series returns on October 25th with The Odour of Witches: Scent During the European Witch Hysteria. This class is a deep dive into the role of "odorous evidence" in the European witch trials of the Early Modern Period.
✨ I smell witches… ✨ The October issue of Aromatica de Profundis wafts in this Friday, just in time for the season of smoke and shadow. 🌙🕯️ If you haven’t signed up yet, now’s the moment. 🖤
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#AromaticaDeProfundis #WitchSeason #ismellwitches #perfumes #witches #fragrances
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#AromaticaDeProfundis #WitchSeason #ismellwitches #perfumes #witches #fragrances
October 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
✨ I smell witches… ✨ The October issue of Aromatica de Profundis wafts in this Friday, just in time for the season of smoke and shadow. 🌙🕯️ If you haven’t signed up yet, now’s the moment. 🖤
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#AromaticaDeProfundis #WitchSeason #ismellwitches #perfumes #witches #fragrances
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#AromaticaDeProfundis #WitchSeason #ismellwitches #perfumes #witches #fragrances
In honour of Pride Month, I'm opening the article from this month's Aromatica de Profundis
newsletter for wide release.
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newsletter for wide release.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In honour of Pride Month, I'm opening the article from this month's Aromatica de Profundis
newsletter for wide release.
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newsletter for wide release.
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Check out my latest piece in World Sensorium: worldsensorium.com/the-human-an.... It explores the environmental and human impacts of fragrance production. #PerfumeIndustry #EcoAwareness #perfume
The Human and Ecological Costs of Perfume – World Sensorium / Conservancy
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June 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Check out my latest piece in World Sensorium: worldsensorium.com/the-human-an.... It explores the environmental and human impacts of fragrance production. #PerfumeIndustry #EcoAwareness #perfume
This month's Aromatica de Profundis newsletter, typically exclusive for subscribers, is open to all! Check it out here:
Aromatica de Profundis: Viriditas
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May 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This month's Aromatica de Profundis newsletter, typically exclusive for subscribers, is open to all! Check it out here:
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You will love this class if you are interested in the connection between aromatic plants and society, passionate about plant wisdom and cultivation history, and eager to explore the history of the fragrance trade's plants. #Patchouli #FragranceCulture
Patchouli & The Social Ecology of Fragrance
In this online lecture, historian and perfumer Nuri McBride will explore the cultural impact of the patchouli plant.
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May 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
You will love this class if you are interested in the connection between aromatic plants and society, passionate about plant wisdom and cultivation history, and eager to explore the history of the fragrance trade's plants. #Patchouli #FragranceCulture
You will love this class if you are interested in the connection between aromatic plants and society, passionate about plant wisdom and cultivation history, and eager to explore the history of the fragrance trade's plants. #Patchouli #FragranceCulture
Patchouli & The Social Ecology of Fragrance
In this online lecture, historian and perfumer Nuri McBride will explore the cultural impact of the patchouli plant.
www.eventbrite.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
You will love this class if you are interested in the connection between aromatic plants and society, passionate about plant wisdom and cultivation history, and eager to explore the history of the fragrance trade's plants. #Patchouli #FragranceCulture
We loved this article about Hildegard of Bingen's concept of Viriditas, aka spiritual ecology. 🌿 #EcoLiving #PlantLove www.themarginalian.org/2025/01/07/h...
May 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We loved this article about Hildegard of Bingen's concept of Viriditas, aka spiritual ecology. 🌿 #EcoLiving #PlantLove www.themarginalian.org/2025/01/07/h...
Join historian and perfumer Nuri McBride for "Patchouli & The Social Ecology of Fragrance." Discover the cultural impact of this unique plant in our online lecture. Don't miss this sensory journey! 🌿 #PatchouliPower #FragranceHistory
Patchouli & The Social Ecology of Fragrance
In this online lecture, historian and perfumer Nuri McBride will explore the cultural impact of the patchouli plant.
www.eventbrite.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Join historian and perfumer Nuri McBride for "Patchouli & The Social Ecology of Fragrance." Discover the cultural impact of this unique plant in our online lecture. Don't miss this sensory journey! 🌿 #PatchouliPower #FragranceHistory
Uncover the fascinating crossroads of myth and mortality through the perspective of women and the Adonis gardens. #Mythology #Heritage #scentculture
Gardens of Adonis: Women, Death, & the Senses
Every summer in ancient Athens, strange gardens emerged in courtyards and on rooftops. Seedlings were precariously sown into handfuls of soil within clusters of broken pottery. These impromptu micr…
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May 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Uncover the fascinating crossroads of myth and mortality through the perspective of women and the Adonis gardens. #Mythology #Heritage #scentculture
Explore the role of fragrance in ancient Greek mythology with us this Wednesday. www.eventbrite.com/e/anointed-w...
#Mythology #ScentMagic
#Mythology #ScentMagic
Anointed with Ambrosia: Scent in Greek Myth
In this online lecture, historian and perfumer Nuri McBride will explore the role of olfaction and odour in ancient Greek mythology.
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April 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Explore the role of fragrance in ancient Greek mythology with us this Wednesday. www.eventbrite.com/e/anointed-w...
#Mythology #ScentMagic
#Mythology #ScentMagic
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NEW POST In this long-form piece, we are stepping outside of olfaction to examine the history of sensory staging in the American Funeral home. We will track the evolution of the funeral as a cathartic ritual and note the shift from active participation to passive viewing.
Theatre of the Dead: Sensory Staging in the American Funeral Home
The Memory Picture concept in American funerals centers on creating a life-like illusion of the deceased to offer comfort to mourners. This practice follows strict aesthetic guidelines to shield mo…
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February 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW POST In this long-form piece, we are stepping outside of olfaction to examine the history of sensory staging in the American Funeral home. We will track the evolution of the funeral as a cathartic ritual and note the shift from active participation to passive viewing.
Join us this Wednesday as we delve into the significance of scent in ancient Greek myths. Discover more at: www.eventbrite.com/e/anointed-w...
#GreekMythology #ScentStories
#GreekMythology #ScentStories
Anointed with Ambrosia: Scent in Greek Myth
In this online lecture, historian and perfumer Nuri McBride will explore the role of olfaction and odour in ancient Greek mythology.
www.eventbrite.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Join us this Wednesday as we delve into the significance of scent in ancient Greek myths. Discover more at: www.eventbrite.com/e/anointed-w...
#GreekMythology #ScentStories
#GreekMythology #ScentStories
Reposted by Atropos Parfums
NEW POST!! 🥳In this piece, I explore how women in ancient Athens used ritualized grief, plants, and their senses to cope with the often harsh reality of their lives. deathscent.com/2025/04/10/g...
April 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
NEW POST!! 🥳In this piece, I explore how women in ancient Athens used ritualized grief, plants, and their senses to cope with the often harsh reality of their lives. deathscent.com/2025/04/10/g...
Reposted by Atropos Parfums
In this online lecture we will explore the role of olfaction and odour in ancient Greek mythology. www.eventbrite.com/e/anointed-w...
April 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
In this online lecture we will explore the role of olfaction and odour in ancient Greek mythology. www.eventbrite.com/e/anointed-w...
NEW POST!! 🥳In this piece, I explore how women in ancient Athens used ritualized grief, plants, and their senses to cope with the often harsh reality of their lives. deathscent.com/2025/04/10/g...
April 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
NEW POST!! 🥳In this piece, I explore how women in ancient Athens used ritualized grief, plants, and their senses to cope with the often harsh reality of their lives. deathscent.com/2025/04/10/g...
In this online lecture we will explore the role of olfaction and odour in ancient Greek mythology. www.eventbrite.com/e/anointed-w...
April 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
In this online lecture we will explore the role of olfaction and odour in ancient Greek mythology. www.eventbrite.com/e/anointed-w...
We have six tickets left for Wednesday's class. If you love oud, you should check it out. www.eventbrite.com/e/agarwood-t...
Agarwood & The Social Ecology of Fragrance
In this online lecture, historian and perfumer Nuri McBride will explore agarwood as an aromatic artefact in the cultural sensorium.
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March 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We have six tickets left for Wednesday's class. If you love oud, you should check it out. www.eventbrite.com/e/agarwood-t...