The Journal

Bale Reverie jar on slate with bergamot, ginger, black tea leaves, peppercorns and cedar

The bridge note trick: how to pair two scents

Find one note two scents share and let it join them. The bridge note trick, step by step, with the pairs that work.

The bridge note trick: how to pair two scents

Find one note two scents share and let it join them. The bridge note trick, step by step, with the pairs that work.

A man holding a Bale Savanna jar up in a hotel bathroom with brass fittings

Top, heart and base notes explained

Top, heart and base notes, in the order they leave your skin, and how to read a note list before you buy.

Top, heart and base notes explained

Top, heart and base notes, in the order they leave your skin, and how to read a note list before you buy.

A closed Bale jar in an open dresser drawer among folded shirts and a leather watch roll

A beginner's guide to fragrance families for men

Fresh, floral, woody and amber: the four fragrance families, how to tell which suits you, and where the six Bale scents sit.

A beginner's guide to fragrance families for men

Fresh, floral, woody and amber: the four fragrance families, how to tell which suits you, and where the six Bale scents sit.

A Bale Oud Timber jar half unwrapped from a coffee sack tied with twine, with a kraft origin card

What to do with your coffee sack after you open it

Gift wrap, a pot cover, a pouch, a shelf under the jar or a wall piece. What to do with the burlap from your Bale order, and how to look...

What to do with your coffee sack after you open it

Gift wrap, a pot cover, a pouch, a shelf under the jar or a wall piece. What to do with the burlap from your Bale order, and how to look...

A man applying Bale Bleu Hour body butter to his wrist beside the open jar on a marble counter

Scent at close range: neck, chest and wrists

Neck, chest and wrists: why those three, how much on each, and how to make the scent last from the morning shower to the door at night.

Scent at close range: neck, chest and wrists

Neck, chest and wrists: why those three, how much on each, and how to make the scent last from the morning shower to the door at night.

Bale Rogue 540 jar beside obsessed Crimson Amber on a dresser with a watch, cufflinks and an earring

What is the scent she asks about?

The scent she asks about is the one she caught up close and could not name. Which of the six draw the question and how to wear them.

What is the scent she asks about?

The scent she asks about is the one she caught up close and could not name. Which of the six draw the question and how to wear them.

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Mix any scents. One for work, one for nights out, one for weekends.

Starts with Rogue 540. Swap any jar for another scent on the next page.