Overcast

After the hush of a still morning, you slip into your favorite leather coat and step out.

Delicate blooms catch the misty air, their petals soft against the damp earth. Soil clings lightly to your boots as you walk paths lined with gray skies threatening rain. A strand of hair loosens in the breeze, ready for birds to claim. Leather warms against your skin, mingling with cool dampness and faint floral sweetness. Jasmine blooms nearby, bergamot sharpens the air, while musk and soil ground every breath. The world feels fresh-washed, introspective, perfect for quiet discoveries on overcast days.

Notes: Jasmine, Soil, Leather, Musk, Bergamot

BARRE is a collection of fine fragrances by visual artist and independent perfumer Bree Hyland, composed in her studio in rural Mi'kma'ki, Nova Scotia, on the seaside edge of Plekteaq. Made in small batches, vegan and cruelty-free, each scent is built as an atmosphere — a place, a mood, a character — designed to draw the wearer back to the tangible.

The collection moves with range and a certain swagger. Hyland's perfumery is emotive and psychological, willing to be cheeky, willing to be dark, and always composed with an artist's eye for what scent can suggest beyond itself.