About

Our five senses define the very edges of human consciousness and experience. Of all our senses, smell has the most direct pathway to the brain and can tap into deep emotion and memory. Like poetry, fragrance can transport you to another time and place in an instant.

SYD is a fragrance project that explores these transformative effects of scent on the mind and body. We view this as a realm in which to play. Our scents invoke imaginary worlds, both strange and familiar. We welcome you to explore.

Syd Buffman is a perfumer and multidisciplinary artist in Los Angeles, California. Her work is inspired by the poetry of nature, transformation, interconnectedness, and the emotionality scent can evoke. She creates immersive and ethereal fragrances informed by her background in design, incense making, herbalism, and alchemy.