Be the first to reserve Her Scent of Mystery, a contemporary reconstruction of the recovered perfume created for the 1960 Smell-O-Vision film Scent of Mystery. Originally crafted to embody the elusive fictional character Sally Kennedy (played by Elizabeth Taylor) in the film, this fragrance has been meticulously reconstructed to imagine what the scent was like before sixty years of degradation and oxidation.
The revival is grounded in chemical analysis, historical and archival research, and first-hand accounts, conducted by Jas Brooks and Tammy Burnstock, and brought to life through the expertise of perfumer Marissa Zappas. Together, this collaboration restores a vanished fragrance to the present, not as a copy, but as a living evocation of cinematic history.
The perfume peels back the layers of age, adding back lost citrus top notes of bergamot, softening the structure, and balancing its white florals, powdery talc finish, aldehydic lift, and trace of spice and warmth.
The 10 mL bottle itself is kept deliberately simple, allowing the design of its presentation to carry the drama. Each comes housed in a custom box inspired by Luke Scheppers’ case design for the exhibition: five walls that unfurl as the lid is lifted. Inside, a set of perfume blotters (previewed) echoes the crackled pattern of the fragrance’s original intended commercial packaging from 1960. The box is designed to hold both the bottle and a blotter upright, enabling diffusion of the scent into a room as well as display.
This limited edition of 500 bottles will ship in November.
Be the first to reserve Her Scent of Mystery, a contemporary reconstruction of the recovered perfume created for the 1960 Smell-O-Vision film Scent of Mystery. Originally crafted to embody the elusive fictional character Sally Kennedy (played by Elizabeth Taylor) in the film, this fragrance has been meticulously reconstructed to imagine what the scent was like before sixty years of degradation and oxidation.
The revival is grounded in chemical analysis, historical and archival research, and first-hand accounts, conducted by Jas Brooks and Tammy Burnstock, and brought to life through the expertise of perfumer Marissa Zappas. Together, this collaboration restores a vanished fragrance to the present, not as a copy, but as a living evocation of cinematic history.
The perfume peels back the layers of age, adding back lost citrus top notes of bergamot, softening the structure, and balancing its white florals, powdery talc finish, aldehydic lift, and trace of spice and warmth.
The 10 mL bottle itself is kept deliberately simple, allowing the design of its presentation to carry the drama. Each comes housed in a custom box inspired by Luke Scheppers’ case design for the exhibition: five walls that unfurl as the lid is lifted. Inside, a set of perfume blotters (previewed) echoes the crackled pattern of the fragrance’s original intended commercial packaging from 1960. The box is designed to hold both the bottle and a blotter upright, enabling diffusion of the scent into a room as well as display.
This limited edition of 500 bottles will ship in November.
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