The Rhode Island Collection is inspired by the seasons, traditions, and memories that shaped my childhood growing up in New England.

Winter brought snow-covered sledding hills, frozen fields for ice skating, and holidays spent with family. The winters could be harsh at times, but the reward was always spring — one of my favorite seasons. Warm sunny days, cool nights, spring showers, and the smell of fresh rain drifting through an open bedroom window. I still remember watching the world slowly turn green again as flowers bloomed, shrubs filled out, and the brown winter landscape came back to life.

Summers in Rhode Island felt simple in the best possible way. Beach days were reserved for the “Three H’s” — Hot, Hazy, and Humid — because the ocean water was still cold enough to cool you down. A Frozen Lemonade during lemonade season was practically mandatory, and nothing felt more like home than grabbing hot wieners, french fries, and a coffee milk after little league games, bike rides through wooded trails, or afternoons spent around town with friends.

Some of those memories inspired fragrances like Coffee Milk and Frozen Lemonade — scents created to bring back the feeling of Rhode Island summers, local traditions, and moments that stay with you long after childhood.

Rhode Island was also where I learned the meaning of community. From the Gaspee Days Parade welcoming spring to the Bristol Fourth of July Parade celebrating summer, the entire state seemed to come alive with American flags, flower beds, coastal charm, and neighborhood pride. Later, while working as an EMT-Cardiac in Bristol, I saw firsthand how deeply rooted those traditions were and how strongly people connected to them.

This collection is my way of sharing those memories — the coast, the seasons, the traditions, and the feeling of home.

Classic coastal memories. Small-town traditions. A little piece of Rhode Island.