Stories

Holiday Gifts for the Woman Who Has Already Survived the Year

Holiday Gifts for the Woman Who Has Already Sur...

By December, the women I most respect have been through an entire year of things they did not announce. The gift for that woman is not celebratory. It is witnessing.

Holiday Gifts for the Woman Who Has Already Sur...

By December, the women I most respect have been through an entire year of things they did not announce. The gift for that woman is not celebratory. It is witnessing.

The Candle That Outlasts the Relationship: On Scent and Reinvention

The Candle That Outlasts the Relationship: On S...

The relationship ended in November. The candle outlasted it by four months. There is something in that fact I have been turning over ever since.

The Candle That Outlasts the Relationship: On S...

The relationship ended in November. The candle outlasted it by four months. There is something in that fact I have been turning over ever since.

Aromatherapy for the Woman Who Can't Afford to Fall Apart — But Needs to Anyway

Aromatherapy for the Woman Who Can't Afford to ...

The women I know in Manhattan are extraordinary at not falling apart. They have built entire lives on this skill. What they are less practiced at is giving themselves somewhere...

Aromatherapy for the Woman Who Can't Afford to ...

The women I know in Manhattan are extraordinary at not falling apart. They have built entire lives on this skill. What they are less practiced at is giving themselves somewhere...

Vivian's Whisper: Why I Started a Fragrance Brand at the Worst Possible Moment

Vivian's Whisper: Why I Started a Fragrance Bra...

The conventional wisdom is that you start something when you are ready. I started Whisper Bloom NYC when I was the least ready I have ever been in my life....

Vivian's Whisper: Why I Started a Fragrance Bra...

The conventional wisdom is that you start something when you are ready. I started Whisper Bloom NYC when I was the least ready I have ever been in my life....

High-End Aromatherapy Gift Sets in NYC: A Buyer's Guide for People Who Hate Buyer's Guides

High-End Aromatherapy Gift Sets in NYC: A Buyer...

I am going to write the buyer's guide I wish existed when I was looking — which means I am going to tell you what to ignore, not just what...

High-End Aromatherapy Gift Sets in NYC: A Buyer...

I am going to write the buyer's guide I wish existed when I was looking — which means I am going to tell you what to ignore, not just what...

What the Hudson Taught Me About Letting a Season End

What the Hudson Taught Me About Letting a Seaso...

Every year the Hudson does the same thing. It does not mourn the summer. It simply becomes what autumn requires. I have been trying to learn this for years.

What the Hudson Taught Me About Letting a Seaso...

Every year the Hudson does the same thing. It does not mourn the summer. It simply becomes what autumn requires. I have been trying to learn this for years.