I’m Beth and I’m an author and perfumer. I’ve written books about history, legends, and ghosts, and it’s obvious that my love of all things historical and spooky has had a heavy influence on my perfumery. Like many other perfumers, I truly believe that creating fragrances is simply another form of storytelling. I’ve been creating perfumes for over 25 years. My nose was formally trained when I worked as a perfumer with Aveda in the 1990s, during which I earned my Fragrance Expert certification from the Fragrance Foundation. After several years of creating custom perfumes for Aveda clients, I began blending my own line of fragrances, and eventually launched my own company ⁠— Nomad Perfumes ⁠— in 2005. Apothescary Scents is a specialty collection that was born in 2016 as an offshoot of that endeavor. All of the perfumes I create are crafted by hand from natural (and organic when possible) ingredients and are packaged in recyclable materials. I am highly sensitive to most common allergens and irritants, and I blend my perfumes with other sensitive folks in mind.