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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 02/02/2026

I’ve arrived in Amsterdam. Tomorrow is the official check-in when I can have the keys, and then I’ll be busy the rest of the week setting up the apartment for us and the cats when we officially arrive in 27 days.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 30/12/2025

FYI (btw), I closed my fragrance studio at the end of September, pending a move to Belgium with my husband and our cats. I am not selling my now discontinued fragrance line on Amazon. The site is using my brand name for shoppers to find similar fragrances, like… Estée Lauder. So that’s fun.

Screenshot of a search bar with the text “filigree and shad” typed in. Below it, an autocomplete suggestion reads “filigree and shadow perfume,” with a magnifying glass icon to the left and a close (“X”) icon on the right side of the search field.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 30/12/2025

What a year it’s been. • I launched my last fragrance “Closest to My Heart.” • An unnamed poet laureate wrote what has to be the best review ever written for a fragrance, featuring “Maggie’s Last Party.”

A grid-style collage combining graphics, photos, and text: a faceted pink heart icon; a block of written testimonial text; a photo of two people smiling inside a perfume shop; donation totals labeled ‘Laughing with a Mouthful of Blood’ ($8,060.50, 2023–2025), ‘Real Rent Duwamish’ ($2,484.00, 2021–2025), and ‘To Bring You My Love’ ($3,500.00, 2024–2025); images of Filigree & Shadow perfume samples and packaging; an empty black-walled studio space; and a close-up of an adult hand gently holding a baby’s foot.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 24/12/2025

My therapist suggested that I sell this fragrance I made in memory of my mom. And so I released A Way To Say Goodbye.

A flat lay collage on a wooden floor featuring several vintage and candid photographs of a woman at different stages of life—feeding a baby, holding a newborn, reading with a child, and smiling in casual indoor settings—arranged around a Filigree & Shadow perfume labeled ‘A Way to Say Goodbye,’ shown both as a roll-on bottle and its boxed packaging.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 16/12/2025

Waiting for these to cool. Justin removed the piths, boiled the peels thricely for ten minutes, cooked them in sugar syrup for 45 minutes, tempered chocolate, and dipped each one by hand.

Candied orange peels dipped in tempered chocolate cooling on a silpat.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 21/11/2025

Bad news: I retired the Mount Rose Teen Princess® Perfume Annal™. Good news: I converted the Google Sheet into a website. scentedatlas.com Support independent and artisan perfumers as you smell the entire world. #perfumesky

A world map in dark gray with light gray continents, showing dozens of small bright pink dots scattered across the globe. The dots represent cities where independent perfumers, boutique fragrance shops, or scent-related creators are located. They appear across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, and parts of East Asia. The background is a deep charcoal color, creating strong contrast with the pale continents and the vibrant pink markers.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 16/11/2025

People who love to dunk on TikTok, this is why I still use the app. It led me to this wonderful app for creating portraits of my cats. uchinoko-maker.jp/?lang=en-US #catsky

A simple, stylized illustration of a sleek black cat with yellow eyes, sitting upright with its tail raised. The cat has a small, rounded mouth and a slightly serious expression. The name “Evey” is written below in a cursive font.

A stylized grey cat with bright green eyes, depicted sitting with a slightly curved tail. The cat has a calm, neutral expression. The name “Jona” appears below in a cursive font.

A clean, minimalist illustration of a grey cat with yellow eyes, sitting upright with a long tail raised high. The cat looks forward with a composed expression. The name “Baldur” is written below in cursive script.

A stylized illustration of a round, chubby black cat with wide yellow eyes and a short curled tail. The cat sits low to the ground with a sweet, gentle expression. The name “Pudge” is written underneath in cursive lettering.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 04/11/2025

On Halloween I did a walk-through with my landlord. The studio is officially closed. And now, we wait.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 23/10/2025

Moving overseas means these perfume materials, sadly, can’t come with us. If you live in the greater Seattle area and want to instantly have the best surplus of materials at your disposal for making perfume, @ me. #perfumesky

A black steel cabinet with its doors open revealing five shelves of various perfume materials in glass bottles and aluminum containers.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 01/10/2025

The studio is now closed. You can still place orders online until 11:59 PM Pacific time tonight. filigreeandshadow.co

A row of small glass perfume bottles with silver caps lined up on a glossy white surface. Each bottle has a white label with black text, showing different fragrance names such as “LOVESLEEP,” “SURFER ROSA,” “CLOSEST TO MY HEART,” and “I MADE YOU A MIXTAPE.” The bottles are arranged in neat rows, and in the background, a ceramic vase with a pink flower is visible near a window.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 30/09/2025

Last day in the West Seattle studio. 30% off select scents, no code. Ends Sept 30 at 11:59 PM PT (or when sold out). Is this clearance out of spite so Seattle won’t tax my leftover inventory? Mayhaps. Thank you for every visit, every story, every spritz. 🖤 #perfumesky

Large artificial flowers in shades of pink and purple fill the foreground, with smaller blue, white, and pink flowers scattered on a dark background.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 23/09/2025

In honor of The Rapture, and until 11:59 PM Pacific time, enjoy 23% off your order with code THERAPTURE. The Rapture: many will enter! Few will win. #perfumesky

Street art displaying a wheat paste penguin atop the stacked words "Jesus Fucking Shit," with a smaller black & white xerography of an acolyte.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 22/09/2025

From 2021–2025, whilst(!) my studio was open, I gave $54/month to @realrentduwamish.bsky.social, totaling $2,484. 100% supports Duwamish Tribal Services and the Duwamish Longhouse. As I close this chapter, I’m grateful: small, steady contributions do add up. #perfumesky

Graphic with text reading: Real Rent Duwamish. $2,484.00. Total donations 2021–2025.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 18/09/2025

At “DYSPHORIANA” by VIN + OMI for #LondonFashionWeek, you’ll find my Filigree & Shadow fragrance samples in your bag: Notget, Blume, and an exclusive, We Are the Earth Intruders, using UK invasive species. Perfume is art—and art can change the world, if you let it. #perfumesky

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 10/09/2025

I finally remembered to do something with the purple carrots Justin bought! Ingredients • Carrots (I had 5) • 3 Tbsp olive oil • 1 Tbsp lemon juice • 1 Tbsp liquid smoke • 1 tsp salt • 1 tsp pepper. Preheat oven to 355° F (180° C) 1.

A transparent glass baking dish on top of a black induction cooktop. The dish contains roasted slices of purple carrots.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 07/09/2025

The last bottle of Laughing with a Mouthful of Blood has been sold. Three batches in two years generated $8,060.50 in donations: • $500.00 to Transpire Oklahoma • $590.25 to @lgbtcenternyc.bsky.social • $2,940.00 to Just Us at @oasiscenter.bsky.social • $4,030.25 to @brigidalliance.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥✊

White background with black text reading: “Laughing with a Mouthful of Blood. $8,060.50. Total Donations. 2023 – 2025.”

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 02/09/2025

Just another day in #Seattle. Those of you familiar with local goss on TikTok will understand this text exchange with my husband.

A screenshot of a text message exchange. The first gray message says: “There’s a guy here that looks like the serial abuser that owned a hack clothing shop on Capitol Hill. I think it’s him.” The blue reply says: “I’m not kidding when I say you’ll have to narrow it down. Wait, do you mean Tanner?” The gray response, with a “HA HA” reaction, says: “Yes.” Blue reply: “So much for leaving Seattle” with another “HA HA” reaction. The next gray message says: “He walked out after not getting attention after 10 mins with his new lady. He saw me recognize him.” The blue reply says: “Did you yell, ‘Run, girl, RUN!’” At the bottom, the word Delivered is shown.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 28/07/2025

Pudge wants you to know he’s ready for dinner, even if it’s thirty minutes beforehand. #catsky

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 28/06/2025

Thank you, Seunghyun, for this generous parcel of samples! Wander’s End and Picnic Basket are GORGEOUS. Circle of Lim is on Instagram, so be sure to give them a follow—and stop in to smell them! #perfumesky

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 18/06/2025

Justin went to U.S. Foods for Mascarpone to make tiramisu crème for his estaminet Sound & Fog, but it looks like they, too, are dealing with cyberattacks. Why people gotta hack our grocery store distribution chains? #seattlesky

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 15/06/2025

Use code DILF to save 25% on your order—valid only until 11:59 PM Pacific. filigree.co For those of us who love a strong father figure in our lives: Happy Daddy Day. Sometimes, you just want to be held by a caring, older man who knows how to treat you right… and blow your back out. #perfumesky

A muscular, bald man with a goatee walks confidently out of the ocean wearing a white speedo, with waves behind him and a mountain range in the distance.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 05/06/2025

Thank you, @immortalperfumes.bsky.social, for your impeccable work muling these fragrances back to Seattle from Rome for me. Andrè Simon is the perfumer. #perfumesky

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 29/05/2025

Finally getting around to burning incense @sydbotanica.bsky.social sent to me, and the aftermath made for a beautiful moment to photograph. #incensesky #perfumesky

Ceramic incense dish with a visible burn mark from a used incense cone.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 26/05/2025

For #toastsky I present to you: sourdough made locally in Seattle by Mt. Wolf, creamy feta, and fig jam.

Two pieces of toasted sourdough bread topped with a swirl of fig jam and creamy feta.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 23/05/2025

I need to outfit the studio with a mirrored ball. 🪩

Screenshot of iPhone playing “Deep Inside Of You (12" version) by Gloria Ann Taylor

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 13/05/2025

The cone he came home with that we replaced with a different soft cone that he also managed to slip out of.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 13/05/2025

I’ve been awfully quiet on here. Sorry about that. Please enjoy my cat Neró (a.k.a. Pudge) playing with the gauze that should be fastening his soft cone after a mass extraction at the vet.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 29/04/2025

Am I a founding member of @everywhereisqueer.bsky.social? Yes. Am I a big believer in community? Also yes. Does any of this have anything to do with brands and corporations dropping our community when it no longer suits their business interests? Maybe. #queersky

An equilateral triangle separated by fourteen bands of color using the the intersex-inclusive pride progress flag, as well as the pink triangle used during the Holocaust to visibly mark gay men and transgender women in the concentration camps.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 25/04/2025

Inspired by Single Gun Theory, “Closest to My Heart” is now available for your olfactory enjoyment. An eau de parfum that combines eleven scent categories. #perfumesky

A stylized heart made up of bright pink, red, and orange geometric facets, giving it a faceted, gem-like appearance on a white background.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 24/04/2025

Slice one red onion. In a glass bowl, add the slices and toss with one teaspoon Kosher salt. Allow the onion to release its moisture for an hour, then add the juice of four limes. Transfer to a container and place in the refrigerator. The pickled onions are ready when they turn a vibrant pink.

A clear plastic container with sliced red onion that’s been pickled with Kosher salt and lime juice on top of a wooden countertop.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 23/04/2025

For those of you who would like to feel a little bit of happiness again, Dreamtime is back in stock. Inspired by a bike ride through Lincoln Park as I sang “Dreamtime” by The Heart Throbs to myself in 2020. Head: Orange, Violet Heart: Cistus, Heliotrope Base: Amber, Cedarwood, Fir, Musk #perfumesky

Glass bottle of DREAMTIME Water Perfume by Filigree & Shadow, featuring a silver cap and minimalist white label with black text, containing 15 mL (0.5 fl oz) of fragrance.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 22/04/2025

Happy Earth Day to Earth and only Earth. If you are just ever so slightly annoyed that our planet is not dead smack in the center of this image, that’s your entitlement showing. 📷: NASA

View of Earth from space showing Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Europe and Asia, with clouds scattered across the land and oceans against a background of space.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 22/04/2025

She’s a loose stem, that one. Her.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 11/04/2025

Preparing the first of a series of scents that will bring a whole new meaning to smell-o-vision. #perfumesky

Glassine envelopes juxtaposed with white paper mouillettes on top of a transparent plastic bag atop an amber-colored silicone mat.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 06/04/2025

Caturday with Pudge who is appreciating freshly laundered bed linens.

A black cat curled into a ball atop a charcoal grey linen blanket.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 03/04/2025

For those closest to my heart, multiplied and diffused throughout the world. For everything you all have given me, this is my gift to you. Coming soon. #perfumesky #fragrancesky

A 15 mL perfume bottle labeled ‘CLOSEST TO MY HEART’ by Filigree & Shadow. The cylindrical bottle features a dark background with abstract, glowing streaks of light in purple, gold, and white, resembling illuminated grass or wisps of smoke.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 31/03/2025

Me realizing I never transferred my design files off the ZIP disks I’ve managed to hold onto for… nearly 30 years. 😳 Weird how waiting twenty minutes now for a file transfer can feel like an eternity.

Image of a Macbook dialog stating ‘Copying 405 items to "ZIP Disks" 20.5 MB of 95.1 MB - About 16 minutes’ as files are being transferred from a ZIP disk to an external hard drive.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 27/03/2025

I love, love, LOVE! being part of Jen’s perfume zine. If you want to get your hands and/or eyeballs on a copy, get in touch with @immortalperfumes.bsky.social! #perfumesky #zinesky

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 21/03/2025

I love seeing my work in the wild. Also: shout-out to the folks who love a little black licorice with their coffee in a soap. #soapsky #fragrancesky

A hand is holding a white box labeled “Filigree & Shadow - Sound & Fog - Scented Bar Soap” with a net weight of 92.5 g (3.26 oz). The box design features minimalist typography with a subtle abstract pattern behind the text. The background shows a neutral-colored bedspread and a wooden surface.

Below the image, a text message reads:
“Hello love. A former coworker just got this in a care package from a friend that lives in west Seattle. Small world!”
The response text says:
“That’s me!!!”

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 12/03/2025

I was recently asked if I ever read the reviews of my fragrances on fragrance sites. As a rule, I don’t read reviews for the sake of my mental health—but I have seen a few that I absolutely loved. And then there are those moments when my perfumer friends share their thoughts. 👨‍🍳🤌 #perfumesky

A quote in black text on a white background that reads "There was also one I absolutely detested but it was exactly what you were aiming for. I think Laughing with a Mouthful of Blood. That bubble gum note is wretched but amazing." The name of the person who made the quote is redacted in black rectangles, and the word Perfumer appears under them.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 07/03/2025

Um, okay. Better than finding a can of ZYN like last time.

A black dumbbell is in the cup holder of a black treadmill at a gym.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 26/02/2025

At my studio earlier today wrapping a customer’s order. The light inspired me to use my phone stand and record myself putting together their order. And it just so happened that I found the perfect song to accompany me! #perfumesky

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 25/02/2025

Just scared the bejesus out of an older person who thought I was a café. I mean, maybe? But I wouldn’t recommend drinking my perfumes.

Interior photo of Filigree & Shadow with a metal stool and wooden seat positioned in front of and underneath a white table with a sculpted vase and a paper pink flower, alongside various fragrances displayed on clear acrylic stands.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 23/02/2025

Today’s outfit for visiting the National Nordic Museum. #fashionsky

A black cotton sweatshirt with white letters chain-stitched to the chest spelling “Museum Nerd,” on top of a white latex mattress.

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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 23/02/2025

Not my scented body wash and bar soap in the National Nordic Museum store! Lights, camera, and me without a stitch of makeup. #museumsky #fragrancesky

Tell Me about the Forest (You Once Called Home) scented body wash and bar soap on a shelf in the National Nordic Museum store.

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