Thank you to Mark Behnke for reviewing the first of the Dark Lovelies: Warrior Queen which he calls RETRO NOUVEAU.  His comment about this being a different type of release for COGNOSC...

I am very excited to announce that the article I wrote about my 3 professions/passions has been selected as one of the finalists for the 2019 Perfumed Plume Awards for Fragrance Journa...

Dannielle looks at the connections between her three careers: Art, Architecture and Perfume and finds overlapping layers.

The first COGNOSCENTI release based on one of my paintings- part of the Dark Lovelies Series.

Regal and Seductive

The sumptuous dark purple flower headdress, delicate pink centers a...

"Refinement is hard to define and easy to recognise...The fragrances, while very diverse, have a family resemblance in their effect, i.e. strikingly original, inviting topnotes followe...

"Cognoscenti No. 30: Hay and Incense sells itself as a simple accord, but don’t believe the non-hype. It is a full-bodied, moving target of a perfume.Cognoscenti No. 30: Hay and Incens...

"(It) is a startling grouping, placing together two of the vital components of perfumery in a mythical dance: old world, rich and grounding oakmoss and the pan-horizon effervescence of...

COGNOSCENTI No.32 Blue Oud + Etude in Prussian Blue

"Blue Oud is a cool, spicy and aromatic blend of notes that manages to be both light and airy, and yet firmly grounded in a deliberat...

Another fascinating article on  Cafleurebon...this time about naming a fragrance. COGNOSCENTI shares our story with those of Laurie Erickson of Sonoma Scent Studio and Ineke Rühland of...

We are happy to announce that Cognoscenti has joined Scent Trunk, the curated and customized scent subscription program geared towards men. Men are often underserved in the fragrance c...