THE DAY I MET ENCRE NOIRE: A FRAGRANCE THAT SMELLED LIKE SILENCE

  I wasn’t looking for a new fragrance. In fact, I wasn’t looking for anything at all. It was one of those gray afternoons where the rain hits the pavement in slow, measured drops, and the world feels a little quieter than usual. I ducked into a small perfumery to escape the drizzle, a place filled with the usual bright bottles and n