Katie Gustafson

Elegy is Bloom’s gothic romance perfume, created to capture the atmosphere of dark, windswept stories and quiet literary longing. In creating Elegy, my goal was to capture that same sense of atmosphere and reflection of some of my favorite gothic romances, but in fragrance form: the ghostly moors crying out for Heathcliff, the ominous seascape of Manderley, the way that Mr. Rochester calls to Jane across time and space.

When seasons change, and especially when that cold weather hits, our skin has a tendency to rebel. Cold outdoor air combined with indoor heating creates the perfect conditions for moisture loss, leaving the skin dry, tight, and even itchy or bumpy.

When I was a teenager, and even now, I have always been drawn to love stories with a heavy dose of mystery and just a touch of darkness: Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, The Phantom of the Opera, and of course fairy tales (which are often darker than many people realize) all sparked my imagination and left a deep impression on me.