smell bent

back in the lab

hey kiddies,

we hope everybody is having a great new year.  we're hard at work on our newest collection, vocabulary.  it's a little departure from our normal stuff, but we think you're gonna like it.  if everything goes according to plan, it should be up by the end of the month or the first week of february.  the creative process is always exciting and full of surprises.  so you never know for sure!  

    there are a few scents which will be coming down with the update, so stock up if you've got a fav in the list.  but north by northwest is gonna stick around at least until the end of february.  with mountain high in the running for a fifi, we think it's only right!  

happy monday,

the chairman

sb @ uniqueLA

  
 the holidays are getting dangerously close and sb is coming out in full force!  we'll be showing december 3rd & 4th @ uniqueLA, a popup marketplace of local artists and designers.  it's an amazing showcase and we're so happy to be a part of it.  so mark your calandars and get all the details, here.  

get ready to go 'north by northwest'

dear kiddies,

we're busy finishing up our new collection here at SBHQ, but we thought we'd give you a little taste before our big reveal next month.  our trip up north was so inspiring, we shelved the scents we were working on before we left.  everything got pushed back or put aside and we decided to start from scratch.  the result is a little trip we call North By Northwest (we've always been Hitchcock fanatics).

we've gotten a little reputation the past couple years for doing some pretty raunchy stuff - scent wise - and decided to temper that animal nature with the smells we found along the way.  you are not gonna be disappointed with our new friends - one of whom is actually a fan favorite back again.  but for the sake of secreacy, that's all I'm saying!  you're gonna have to wait until September 13th for all the fabulous details.  

i know i'm only teasing ...

despite the little delay, here's a first look at our new bottles and boxes.  the site update and the relaunch of our EDT sprays will be up on tuesday, so check back then!  have a great weekend,

the chairman

absense makes the heart grow fonder ...

 

or that's what we're hoping anyway.  we know we've been away for far too long.  but at least we come bearing news.  we're in a the middle of a what one might call "a mini facelift."  we're redoing our spray packaging for a relaunch next month!  it's going to be fabulous.  of course, we'll be adding new scents as well.  but right now it's a little consuming.  and if you haven't heard - we did a little interview for the fabulous Jodi over at Fragrantica, you can read it here.

i'll be back soon with all sorts of news, but for today, that's all you're getting!

xoxo

the chairman

surreal with love

hey kiddies,

after a fabulous weekend, we've come bearing news of our new smellies.  we've spent the last couple months working on a project called radio dada and we're pleased to announce it will hit smellbent.com on february 1st.  with panda away on maternity leave, our good friend matthew took pen to paper and came up with some amazing new illustrations for the collection.  each of our 5 new scents takes its theme from the artwork of 20th century dada and surrealist artists.  we don't want to brag, but this might just be our best collection yet!  so keep your dials set to smell bent, the wait is almost over!

sofa kisses,

the chairman

a little news and a little tease

hey kiddies,

we hope everyone's new year has been off to a great start.  here at smell bent, we're busy working on our new spring collection radio dada.  based on the art of surrealists and dada artists, radio dada will feature 5 new scents and outrageous combinations.  we don't have a release date set yet, but check back soon for more news of its arrival!

in other news, all our limited edition scents, including scrooge and one, will be taken down on sunday.  so if there's anything you've been wanting, be sure to pick it up now.  other than that, have a fabulous weekend and we'll see you soon,

the chairman

happy birthday smell bent!

it just so happens that a year ago today our little website went live.  now it only seems like yesterday, but a lot has happened in the last year.  30+ scents, 1000s of visitors and lots of new friends later, we're amazed our little venture has gone as far as it has in so short a time.  on our 1st anniversary, we just want to say thank you to everybody out there who's helped us along the way.  we couldn't have done it without you!

in celebration of the occasion, we've come up with a special anniversary scent aptly titled "the one", which will be debuting, along with our halloween scents, on september 14.  as paper is a traditional 1st anniversary gift, the one is based on the scent of books.  but that's all i'm saying!  the rest is going to be a surprise - so mark your calendars kiddies!

thanks for making our first year so wonderful!

the chairman

coming soon to a smell bent near you!

hey kiddies,

it's been a crazy month here at smell bent.  and i apologize for not being very good with my blogging.  i just wanted to let you all know, leisure cruise, part deux is debuting on tuesday.  there are 5 new scents and i think they're really great.  we debuted them last weekend at the california gift show and they were a huge smash!  so ready your noses and get out your passports, cause we're headed back to sea!

the chairman

i can't stand the secrecy any more!

hi kiddies,

i'm usually pretty good at keeping secrets, but i just can't do it any more.  i have to let you in on what's been brewing over here at smell bent.  we've been working, since last fall no less, on a line of spray perfumes.  we're pleased to announce, they're almost ready!

smell bent has been more successful than i ever could have imagined, but i still heard from a lot of people that they preferred tradition spray fragrances.  i too have been known to love a spray, but when i started the company i had no idea what was going to happen.  long story short, i thought oils were the way to go for a number of reasons.  but now we have options! 

i've spent the weekend in the lab putting the finishing touches on a few new scents which will debut exclusively in edt (that's eau de toilette) form.  they're really terrific and will be joined with some of the line's most popular scents.  sadly, not everybody's going to make the transition right away, but we think this first batch has something in it for everybody.

there will be a few other surprises, but i can't give everything away.  barring catastrophe, the smell bent edt sprays should be live on the march 23rd march 30th! 

the chairman