The author and cultural critic Fran Lebowitz once said, “To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.” I share this preference (and many others) with Ms. Lebowitz, and yet every now and then, I do enjoy a walk in the woods…as long as I can easily stroll back to the subway or the bed-and-breakfast when I’m done communing with nature. And if that mood strikes when I’m home in my city dwelling, I can always pick up a perfume that evokes the wild wonder of the forest for a quick hit of arboreal fantasy.

Eau de Jane was released in 2019 and was developed by perfumer Roger Howell…

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