SeancePerfumes
Perfume oil · 10 mL roller
Natural History (old books & black tea)
Old books & black tea
Scent type · Atmospheric
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Smells like an old library: old books and parchment with black tea and leather.
Scent type · Atmospheric
An old library. Paper, dust, and time.
The bottles on the shelf right now are the original formula. The house that made our key ingredient closed for good. No notice, no replacement. When this batch is gone, our mad scientist’s rebuild takes its place. It won’t be identical. Will it be better? Most likely, yes. This is the last of the original printing.
Made for Every Body. Fragrance doesn’t care about your gender.
Notes: old books, parchment, black tea, leather
The Story
Open this vial and savor the knowledge of generations long forgotten. Aromas of leather and black tea are entwined together to evoke a library of bound atlases and almanacs, their aging pages ready to enchant a new generation with stories of far away lands and mythical creatures. What was old becomes new again.
Natural History is one of our originals, the scent that proved we could bottle something people thought was impossible.
Not “inspired by” old books. Not “library-adjacent.” The real thing.
It’s the one people come back for when they realize nothing else quite scratches that strange, specific itch. (AKA those of us who huff old books.)
Pairings
If you’ve been chasing the smell of old books… this is it.
A touch of sweetness to hide behind. No watered-down interpretation. Just paper, dust, and time.
For layering, it pairs beautifully with Parlor Ghost, adding warmth, lift, and just enough brightness to make it more wearable day-to-day.
Size & Ingredients
10 ML glass bottle with stainless steel roller
Ingredients: coconut oil, fragrance oil, essential oil
All sales are final. For sanitation and safety reasons we can’t take fragrance back once it has left our shop. If it arrives damaged or leaking, send a photo and we’ll replace it. Always. Full policy here.
Reviews
This scent blew my mind! I love how it smells like an old leather book. Both me and my husband like to use this one. I truly love how every fragrance tells a story. That really is my favorite part about Seance, they make you feel like your stepping into a different world with each fragrance.
Smells amazing I’m obsessed
Excellent customer experience as usual.
One of my new favorites! It reminds me of childhood. My mom taking me to the oldest library in town, rummaging through decade old books, while the librarian smells faintly of leather and cigars. Beautifully done Lacy!
Love this company!
such a lovely, deep, and comforting scent. immediate favorite!
Definitely a different smell… but it’s not bad! Def like an old library with leather smell to me
The name says it all. Perfect mixture of old books and sexiness
This delivers everything it promised, bringing back memories of large libraries and museum trips.
If you want to bathe in the sent of old books this is for you
