Hand-blended and bottled in the USAFree US shipping from $15060-day returns

Hand-blended and bottled in the USA. One size, one price. 50 mL, $75. Free US shipping from $150. 60-day money-back guarantee.

Bowstave

Inspired by Bleu de Chanel

Smells like: grapefruit peel, a freshly sharpened pencil, cool morning air.


$75

50 mL extrait de parfum.

Estimated delivery Oct 23 โ€“ 27Free US shipping from $150

Wear it for sixty days.What you paid for the bottle comes back if it isn’t yours, even the empty bottle.How returns work

Not sure? Start with the discovery set. It comes with $20 in store credit.

FAQIs it a copy of the fragrance that inspired it?
Is it a copy of the fragrance that inspired it?

No. We start from a fragrance we admire and build our own blend toward the same idea, with our own materials. We do not claim it smells identical to anything, and we are not affiliated with the house that made the original. Whether it is yours is a thing only your skin can answer, which is what the sixty-day guarantee is for, even on an empty bottle.

What if I don’t love it?

Then it goes back. You have sixty days, and an empty bottle counts. Fragrance is personal; we don’t want a bottle sitting unloved on your shelf. The full promise is on the strip just above, and on the returns page.

How long does it last?

Every bottle is extrait de parfum, the strongest standard concentration. Most of our scents wear eight to twelve hours. They stay close to the skin the first hour, then open across the day. Each scent page lists longevity and projection under The Scent, Hour by Hour.

Will it smell the same on me?

Not exactly, and that is true of every perfume, the original included. Skin warmth and chemistry shift how the opening sits, so it may read closer or brighter on you than on a friend. That is what the sixty days are for: wear it on your own skin, not a paper strip. If it never becomes yours, it goes back.

What size is the bottle?

Every scent comes in one size: a 50 mL Extrait de Parfum, poured at full strength, nothing diluted down to stretch a batch. That is months of daily wear. One size keeps every batch small and every pour fresh.

How is it made?

Vegan and cruelty-free, always. Hand-blended and bottled in the USA, in small batches, with each bottle poured to order. Nothing sits in a warehouse.

What alcohol do you use?

Food-grade ethanol, the same grade used in fine spirits, and never denatured. Denatured alcohol carries additives that can read harsh on skin and sharp in the opening notes.

How fast does it ship?

Your bottle is poured to order. You get tracking the moment it leaves the workbench. Free US shipping on orders from $150. Standard shipping is $7.95 below that. The $3.99 package protection is optional. Add it in your cart if you want it.

Will it spill in a bag or in shipping?

No. The atomizer is crimped to the bottle, not threaded. So nothing works loose on the way. The magnetic cap seats itself and stays put. It travels sealed: in the post, in a coat pocket, in a carry-on.

AboutExtrait de parfum, poured to order

Extrait de parfum, the strongest standard concentration. Every bottle in the house is poured at full strength.

Food-grade ethanol, never denatured. Vegan and cruelty-free.

Hand-blended and bottled in the USA, poured to order in small batches. When a batch sells through, it is gone until the next pour.

Free US shipping on orders from $150. Standard shipping is $7.95 below that.

Food-grade alcoholnever denaturedExtrait strengththe grade above eau de parfum

Hand-pouredto order, in small batches
Inspired by greatswe name every muse

The Scent, Hour by Hour

For the one with cedar and green sap in their stride.

Citrus Wood Bright Daylight

Grapefruit, Lemon, Bergamot, Mint, Pink Pepper, Coriander, Aldehydes โ€” the opening of Bowstave.
First minutes

The Opening

Grapefruit ยท Lemon ยท Bergamot ยท Mint ยท Pink Pepper ยท Coriander ยท Aldehydes

Ginger, Nutmeg, Jasmine, Melon โ€” the heart of Bowstave.
First hours

The Heart

Ginger ยท Nutmeg ยท Jasmine ยท Melon

Cedar, Sandalwood, Amberwood, Amber, Patchouli, Labdanum, Incense โ€” the dry-down of Bowstave.
All evening

The Dry-Down

Cedar ยท Sandalwood ยท Amberwood ยท Amber ยท Patchouli ยท Labdanum ยท Incense

Longevity8-12 hours
ProjectionModerate-to-strong: crisp, confident

Typical on skin. Both vary with your chemistry, the weather, and how much you put on.

The Tale

Dry cedar, warm amber woods, a thread of cool mint at the top. The most masculine-coded of the bench; but worn by anyone whoโ€™s earned a quiet kind of confidence. A working scent. A weathered scent.

Wears all day, projects modestly, and improves on skin the longer you wear it. Bowstave is built for being lived in.

Pick this one if you want the scent to read as you, not as your perfume.

Workdays, hiking weekends, dinners out. Any place a fragrance shouldnโ€™t enter the room before you do. The most flexible of the lineup; day or evening, any season but midsummer.

The Ritual

Two sprays, not five, to warm skin.

  • A study of an ear and jaw, with a curl of scent rising: apply behind the ear.Behind the ear
  • A study of a throat and collarbone, with a curl of scent rising: apply at the base of the throat.Base of the throat
  • A study of an upturned open wrist, with a curl of scent rising: apply inside the wrist.Inside the wrist

Never rub: let it dry. Layer on a scarf, not the skin.

The bottle, up close

Bowstave extrait de parfum with the cap off, sprayer showing

Magnetic cap

Settles back into place.

Smooth press, even mist

An easy press releases a fine spray.

Secure seal

A crimped collar holds the atomizer firmly in place.