Bits of Me

Bits of Me is a classic chypre: a timeless fragrance genre rooted in the Mediterranean. At its heart lies the signature chypre accord: oakmoss, lime, bergamot, and amber. In perfumery, amber is not a single ingredient, but a warm, resinous concept often crafted using a blend of benzoin, vanilla, cistus, and labdanum, with cistus being a Mediterranean shrub central to the region's olfactory identity.

For this fragrance, Olfactory House stayed true to the foundational chypre structure while weaving in a whisper of orris, which lends a delicate, powdery-soft elegance—like soap lingering on freshly shaved skin. Orris tincture, made from the aged rhizomes of the Bearded Iris, takes years to prepare and is one of the most prized materials in the perfumer’s palette.

The result is a vintage-inspired fragrance that evokes the feeling of being clean, grounded, and intimately familiar, yet subtly complex. It’s a scent that wears beautifully on anyone.

Fun fact:
The name Bits of Me was born during the pandemic lockdown, a time when many found themselves in close, prolonged proximity with their partners. It speaks to the feeling of deep familiarity…that cherished presence…and that subtle, exasperating feeling of “you, again.” During a lab session, before a name had been chosen for this scent, and as Erica and Laura discussed the nuance of intimacy and emotional boundaries, Laura recalled a story of a past lover and said, “They were wonderful, but they just kept taking bits of me.”

That phrase stuck. It captured the fragrance’s emotional undercurrent: the beauty of closeness, familiarity, and the quiet erosion that sometimes comes with it. A scent for anyone who has ever navigated love, compromise, and the desire to remain wholly themselves.

organic cane alcohol, fragrance, tocopherol (vitamin E)