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Springtime Formulas

Mandarin Coriander Formulation Information Revealed

Maybe it’s the optimist in all of us, but in the Midwest, we often find ourselves jumping to conclusions about the changing of seasons. For many of us, the second we see that all of the snow has melted, we instantly decide that it MUST be Spring!… Read more

Find Your Holiday Fragrance

Take Our Quiz To Find Your Perfect Holiday Fragrance

Having trouble picking a favorite holiday fragrance for yourself or for someone else as a gift? Take our quiz to find your perfect fit this holiday season!… Read more

From Candle to Kitchen

Five Ways to Upcycle your Gingerbread Candles

This year we’ve added some products with charming, reusable containers into our Gingerbread Collection – perfect for sifting, rolling and frosting your own delectable treats. Here are some tips & tricks from our Visual Coordinator & baking extraordinaire, Claire, on the tastiest and cutest ways to reuse your Thymes Gingerbread containers once you’ve finished enjoying your candle!… Read more

Holiday Celebrations

Taking Holiday Celebrations to the Next Level

Looking to plan the ultimate Holiday Celebration? Ask any party-planner-extroadinaire and they'll tell you that you'll need: great food and drink, fabulous decor, and sweet scents filling the air to set the mood.… Read more

Take an Outdoor Adventure

Get in touch with nature

What do the outdoors mean to you? At Thymes, we’re continually pulling inspiration for our products from our experiences with nature. For Brand Assistant, Maggie Sokoloski, the outdoors bring adventure, tell stories, usher in celebrations and serve as a reminder of how beautiful change is.… Read more

Simmered Cider Fall Party

Celebrate this season with Simmered Cider

The much anticipated changing of the seasons is here and it’s filled with turningchanging leaves, crisper air, cozy blankets and lots of fun traditions. At Thymes, fall means crushed clove, spicy cardamom, rich bourbon, freshly-pressed apples, malted rum, smoldering spices and a new, cozy drink inspired fragrance… Read more

It’s in the Bag!

Thymes Sample Beauty Bag

There are two kinds of fragrance lovers in the world: One who finds something she likes and sticks with it, and the other who’s always on a quest of discovery. Thymes Sample Beauty Bags wonderfully satisfy both. That’s because our sample bags contain Thymes' best-selling fragrances, allowing you to purchase with confidence—and revel in variety.… Read more

Thymes on HSN

Thymes was featured on HSN on August 25th, 2016. Learn more about our experience!

The 25th Anniversary celebration of Eucalyptus and Lavender continued recently as Anne Sempowski Ward, CEO of Curio, the new parent company of Thymes, and Maggie Sokoloski, Thymes Marketing Assistant, headed to HSN for the day.… Read more

What Makes a Great Unisex Fragrance?

Our clean, fresh fragrances appeal to both males and females.

Only one chromosome, a smattering of hormones and a strong dose of socialization separate the sexes. So it’s no surprise that certain fragrances hit all the right notes for both genders’ noses.… Read more

Frequently Asked Questions About How to Use Body Scrub

The most frequently asked questions we receive at Thymes about how to use a body scrub.

Give your skin the royal treatment with the best body exfoliator right in your own shower. Choose from a variety of options at Thymes.… Read more

Reed Diffuser 101

5 Ways to get the Best Bloom of Fragrance

It’s spring, so the fragrant blooms of buds and bulbs are popping up all around. But for those familiar with Thymes Reed Diffusers, nature’s freshest scents are abloom year round… Read more

Eros By Any Other Name

Why Certain Scents Arouse Passions

Before you buy your sweetie a bouquet, bottle of cologne or some other token of your affection, consider this: The first union of Cleopatra and Mark Antony took place amid a pillow of rose petals a foot and a half high.… Read more

Scents & Sensibility

Find Your Fragrance Personality

Nothing is more personal than fragrance. So, how do you choose a fragrance that's right for you or as a gift for someone else? Begin by thinking creatively about the individual. What are her habits? What does she hope for? These clues will likely align with one (or several) of our remarkably engaging fragrances.… Read more

Scents of Discovery

How to give a fragrance

Because fragrance is such a personal expression, the prospect of choosing a fragrance for another can be daunting. But by gathering a few hints and putting some thought into it, it’s possible to select a fragrance that will be both meaningful and appreciated.… Read more

Fresh-picked Fragrances

Choose a gift your Valentine will love

Because fragrance is such a personal expression, the prospect of choosing a fragrance for another can be daunting. But by gathering a few hints and putting some thought into it, it’s possible to select a fragrance that will be both meaningful and appreciated.… Read more

New Fragrance in Bloom

A reinvention of a classic favorite

How do you celebrate the 25th anniversary of an iconic fragrance with a fiercely loyal following (that may be an understatement)?… Read more

10 Tips for Surefire Gifts

Expert Tips From a Longtime Retailer

Choosing a gift seems easy: just give them something they’ll love. In reality, it can sometimes feel like trying to ride a unicycle. In heels. Backwards.… Read more

A Bouquet of Vanilla Ambrette

From Fragrance to Tangible Form

How do you render fragrance in three dimension? That’s what two members of the social media team at Thymes—Natalie Broderick and Lesli LeJeune—asked themselves one sunny summer day. The fragrance they were looking to evoke was Vanilla Ambrette, recently launched and already a new favorite for its creamy, comforting complexity.… Read more

A Star Turn for Thymes

Behind the Scenes at ‘The Balancing Act’

Imagine testing fragrances, blindfolded, in front of a studio audience. That’s what Julie Moran, host of The Balancing Act®, recently did as she experienced Thymes fragrances with Anne Sempowski Ward, CEO of Thymes, as her sure-footed guide… Read more

Refreshing Eucalyptus

Scents of Spring in the Air

Of all of our collections, Eucalyptus holds several distinctions. One, it’s one of our very first fragrances, and it remains one of our best loved. Two, its glistening-green scent packs all the optimism of spring… Read more

Home Care Hints

Ways to make spring cleaning a breeze

Few rituals are more satisfying than spring cleaning. So before the crocuses lift their cheerful heads, be sure to make your chore list, assemble your tools and prepare for… Read more

A Star is Born

Body Scrub Wins Coveted Allure ‘Best’ Award

Aqua Coralline Body Scrub, for those who haven’t yet discovered it, is a light foaming scrub that polishes dry skin to reveal a smooth, even texture. It’s an energizing skin slougher full of… Read more

Feeling Exposed? Tips for Winter Skin

Don't leave your skin out in the cold!

The wonderland that is winter, those three-ish months that put a healthy blush in our cheeks, can wreak havoc on our skin. The recipe is easy to see: bitter cold plus winter’s ultra-dry air equals… Read more

Ingredient Feature: Lavender

Calming, Clarifying and Intoxicating

Imagine walking through a verdant herb garden, where spikes of lavender sway in the breeze, releasing wisps of sweet, balsamic floral fragrance. In a word, heaven… Read more

More Azur, Please

An Oceanic Thymes Classic

The warmth of the sand. The salty spray of the surf. The softening effect of seawater on skin. A brisk ocean breeze. That’s the revitalizing… Read more

Filigree, Finessed

Refinement, Redefined

One of Thymes’ earliest fragrances, Filigree has captured hearts by the handful with its air of approachable sophistication. An instant classic that happily mingles in contemporary realms, Filigree now comes in sizes sure to please any aficionado—or the gift givers who indulge them.… Read more

Moonflower Blossoms

A seductive, shimmering scent

A little black dress. Pearls. Strappy heels. This sartorial recipe has been a classic since the days of Audrey Hepburn’s Holly Golightly. Polished with a spritz of sparkling Moonflower, and you’re… Read more

A Fragrance to Fall For

Creating Warmth in the Home

I am a very picky person, especially about scented items in my home. I don’t want it to smell “perfumey” or overpower all the natural smell of “home.” Scented items are sometimes a source of conflict, since my husband has sensitivity to many overly perfumed products.… Read more

Let's Get Cozy

Gingerbread Turns Up the Warmth

Throw another log on the fire and get ready to ignite a new holiday passion: Gingerbread, Thymes’ latest seasonal fragrance. A modern fragrance inspired by age-old traditions… Read more

Reviews Contest Grand Prize Winner

Lavender Collection

Magic...that's the operative word here. I have ordered and enjoyed this fragrance for, literally, decades! I have tried lots of lavender scented products over the years. This one from THYMES outshines them all. It is the… Read more

Reviews Contest Week 4 Winner

Eucalyptus Candle

I love the eucalyptus fragrance. Thymes makes a superb quality product that is long lasting and comes in a glass container with a beauty design on it. I give Thymes products as gifts because I know my friends and family will love them as much as I do.… Read more

Reviews Contest Week 3 Winner

Aqua Coralline Body Lotion

Aqua Corraline carries me back to The Four Seasons at Palm Springs with luxury and relaxation. I smell this scent and the sky is blue, the sun is warm, the rolling surf is welcoming, and the experience is full. Back at home I finish my work and… Read more

Reviews Contest Week 2 Winner

Olive Leaf Cologne

After trying a sample of Olive Leaf, I HAD TO HAVE IT! Fresher than a walk in morning dew. I am always looking for 'my scent.' I have found it. Natural, earthy, clean. I HAVE FOUND IT!… Read more

Love At First Smell

A Look at Mirabelle Plum

Let me begin by saying that I don’t usually wear fruity, floral fragrances. I tend toward bright, clean, citrusy scents and away from those that are overly sweet. In fact, I seem to have inherited my mother’s tendency to get a headache whenever I smell a strong floral fragrance, so as I read the scent profile of Mirabelle Plum, I was a little wary.… Read more

Reviews Contest Week 1 Winner

Blue Spruce & Elderberry Reed Diffuser

The scent is absolutely DIVINE. We live on the side of a mountain, in the middle of nowhere, with blue spruce right outside the door. Now I have it inside, and not just at Christmas time when we've chopped one of them down… Read more

A Customer First Look

A Sensible Fragrance for a Scent-Averse Gal

I am what you would call a scent-averse person. I once had to quit a job at a certain young adult clothing retailer after only four days of employment because the perfume-drenched atmosphere made me physically ill. Granted, that’s an extreme case, but the whole situation, even years later, has left me less than excited about pursuing new fragrances.… Read more

Fragrant Foundations

The inspiration behind the two latest Thymes fragrances

Inspiration can come from so many places—especially when it comes to fragrance. Here, Thymes Fragrance Designer, Stacy Brown, shares her insight behind… Read more

Freshen Up

Feel fresh and lovely with these summer fragrance trends

Let’s face it, the best part of summer can also be the worst. On one hand, the sun’s heat can be therapeutic and calming. On the other hand, it can make you feel, well, kind of like a wilted flower—not so fresh.… Read more

Rosewood Citron

Unusual Blend Creates Sweet Surprises

Just when I think I know my fragrance profile, I discover something new in the Thymes line that’s a revelation. All along I had believed I was a complete "floral" until my Jade Matcha Makeover. "Citrus" is way out on a limb for me-- but I was curious about the Damask rose and rosewood in the blend. So I embarked on yet another scent adventure.… Read more

Scents of Wonder

An inside look at Thymes fragrance development

How do you design a unique fragrance that balances familiarity and intrigue and is rooted in botanical perfumery? Thymes Fragrance Specialist, Stacy Brown, shares… Read more

Ingredient Feature: Ginseng

A Wonder of the World

Ginseng, that fascinating root believed-to-be miracle worker for stimulating everything from skin circulation to swifter memory recall. It’s one of the fortifying herbal ingredients… Read more

My Jade Matcha Makeover

A Customer First Look

April, and spring is here. I had moved again, and was seeking new job opportunities, new activities, and new social outlets. I decided it was time to go out on a limb and try something different, redefine myself.… Read more

Spice: The Variety of Life

An Aromatic Route

Two of the three wise men were right: spice is always a welcome gift. (Gold, of course, needs no invitation.) The treasures brought to celebrate the birth of the newborn babe—frankincense and myrrh—are among the oldest known spices, dating back thousands of years.… Read more

Home for the Holidays

Home Fragrance Gifts In The Bag

During this season of bustle, busy shoppers and helpful storekeepers are all trying to accomplish one thing: delivering the holiday goods… Read more

All in a Lather

The Dish About Soap

Many people have strong soda pop preferences. Some lean toward brown eggs over white. Others think laundry powders are better than liquid. Six of one, half-dozen of the other.… Read more

Ingredient Feature: Epsom Salt

Superstar Mineral Miracle

Despite its olde-timey associations, soaking with Epsom salts transcends its place in medical folklore to win a spot in modern science… Read more

Just Cut, Forest Fresh

New Ways To Experience Frasier Fir

This season greets you with more great Frasier Fir choices than ever. A new assortment of home accents brings the outdoors in, with seasonal… Read more

Green Tea Redux

Thymes Classics Brings Back A Signature Scent

Green Tea aficionados are much like coffee addicts: they don’t want to go one day without it! And who can blame them? Clean and timeless, this mind-clearing scent is a bright balance between dynamic and harmonious, vivacious and soothing.… Read more

Allure of Texture

And few things are better than a tactile experience combined with the pleasure of scent. Then again, few things are better than Mandarin Coriander, now featuring an enticing hobnail effect… Read more