Sensory-Kind™

There’s a shift happening in the world of fragrance... and I’m obsessed with it. For years, fragrance marketing has told us: “Go big! Be bold! Make an entrance! Leave a trail that haunts strangers for hours!!” (Hello, cleaning aisle at Target) Meanwhile, the rest of us are over here like: “Actually I’d like to smell beautiful without  knocking out everyone in a 12-foot radius.” Welcome to quiet luxury. It’s the idea that confidence doesn’t have to shout. It doesn’t need

By Lydia, still recovering, still thinking too hard about fragrance. Let’s talk about the word that sends the entire beauty industry into a spiral: clean. If you’ve ever stood in Sephora reading ingredient lists like you’re studying for the bar exam… If you’ve ever wondered whether your perfume is secretly plotting against your hormones… If you’ve ever Googled “is fragrance toxic” at 1AM (hi, hello, it’s me)… Then welcome. You’re in the right place. Because here’s the thin

By Lydia, sick on the couch but still thinking about fragrance etiquette. Have you ever sprayed a perfume in the morning, felt amazing…and then three hours later thought: “Oh no! This scent is doing WAY too much for a Tuesday.” Just me? It turns out most of us instinctively  adjust fragrance to our energy, mood, and setting.... we just never had language for it. So at Boathouse, we decided to create one: Intimate. Expressive. Surrounding.| Three simple ways to match your sc

Have you ever been minding your own business in a grocery store aisle when someone walks by wearing a perfume so strong it practically knocks you out ? Yeah. Same. That moment... and about a hundred others like it... is exactly why Sensory-Kind™ Fragrance was born. Here’s the short and sweet version of what that means (no poetic monologues, I promise): 1. Your nose deserves kindness. Not every fragrance on the market needs to kick down the door to make an entrance. Some ca

You know how when you eat something way  too spicy and suddenly you’re questioning all your life choices? Or when you walk into a room with blinding overhead lights and your brain goes, “Absolutely not.” Or when a loud noise hits you and your whole nervous system jumps? We don’t look at those reactions and think, “Ah yes, toxic!” We think, “Wow, that was… too much.” Your body likely wasn’t in danger. It was overwhelmed. And guess what? Fragrance can do the exact same thin

A journal of fragrance, lifestyle, and inspiration from our little studio on San Juan Island. Here, we’ll share the stories behind the scents, glimpses of island life, and the rhythms that shape The Boathouse — starting with a bit of an origin story. In the beginning... I thought success meant outworking everyone else. Early mornings, late nights, no days off. Saying yes to everything. Living in a state of permanent hustle… while slowly losing the parts of myself that actu