Story in a Bottle

Ineke in her garden

We promised you to start telling the stories of the niche luxury perfumes' creators. Here's the first story about a dream coming true...

The story began when Ineke Ruhland followed her dream to become a professional nose. She grew up in the country side in Canada where the wide-open skies, green rolling hills, and the sharp, pure sensation of winter air made her realize her passion for perfumery.  Young and enthusiastic, Ineke then moved to Europe and lived a nomad life which led her to study at ISIPCA, the only university level perfumery school in the world. She then apprenticed at an esteemed fragrance house for three years before moving to San Francisco and eventually launching her own line. 

Each of her fragrances tells an intimate story, inspired by every day’s life and mainly by literature and visual arts. Ineke named her first perfume ‘After My Own Heart’, a romantic fragrance that sums up her passion and her journey to fulfilling her dream. 

Ineke runs little experiments in her small garden which gathers a collection of rare scented botanicals, trying to replicate the heavenly smells into her fragrances. 

So far, there are seven fragrances in Ineke collection, alphabetically named, reflecting a little story about the creator which we can all relate to. 

You can read an interview with Ineke here or follow her Youtube channel for more details on the creation of her perfumes.  

Ineke perfume is available in the UAE in Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales, Harvey Nichols and Galeries Lafayette .