The Layering Lounge - September Edition

The Layering Lounge- September Edition

Date: Friday, September 12, 2025 · Time: 6:00 PM
Theme: Wine-inspired fragrance layering + guided tasting
Collab: Brion, The Certified Wino

Event Overview

Sip, sniff, and blend. In this immersive workshop, you’ll create a full-size 8 oz custom body oil using a vegan base and phthalate-free fragrance oils, guided by Perfumer Nia and inspired by the flavor and aroma families found in wine. Enjoy a curated wine tasting led by Brion with The Certified Wino, exploring how notes in the glass translate to notes on skin.

What You’ll Do

• Discover: How wine aromatics map to fragrance families (fruit, floral, spice, wood, gourmand).
• Create: Your custom 8 oz body oil featuring a curated palette aligned to wine notes such as blackcurrant, plum, cherry, violet, rose, vanilla, clove, cocoa, cedar, leather, and tobacco.
• Taste: A guided wine flight with storytelling, pairing tips, and sensory prompts from The Certified Wino.
• Layer: Learn simple routines to build dimension and longevity in your daily scent ritual.

What’s Included

• 8 oz custom body oil (vegan base, phthalate-free)
• Guided wine tasting + education
• All materials and tools

About Our Collaborator: The Certified Wino

Brion is a hospitality polymath whose love for wine and food was sparked at Johnson & Wales University. He’s led boutique hotel programs and consulted on beverage and event concepts across Charlotte, Chicago, and D.C. Blending fashion, music, and culture, Brion creates fresh conversations around wine-connecting audiences to the stories behind every bottle and inviting them to geek out over what’s in the glass.

Good to Know

• 21+ for wine tasting; please bring a valid ID.
• Doors open at 5:45 PM; workshop begins promptly at 6:00 PM.
• Seating is limited to preserve the intimate experience.