KQED - RightnowISH podcast
Adorned: Perfumer Mauricio Garcia Puts the Aroma of the Bay in a Bottle
“On this episode of Rightnowish, Mauricio Garcia poetically breaks down the science of why scent is tied to memory and how the ritual of adorning our bodies with fragrance can empower us.” Listen here.
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dine with the divine podcast
THE COMPLEXITIES AROUND PERFUME, MOLE AND SMELLY LADIES WITH MAURICIO GARCIA
Join Ashley of Sankofa Healing Sanctuary and I as we talk about sustainability, the perfume industy and some pretty ladies from the Yucatan Peninsula on her podcast! Listen here.
The Source of Bramble’s Rose
a chat with founder of rose road
Learn more about Miyoko Yajima, the supplier of the gorgeous Rose Absolute at the heart of Bramble. She gives us an update on her friends in Turkey and shares her impression of Bramble! Read here.
NYLON MAGAZINE
ASK A WITCH: THE TRUTH ABOUT SMUDGING & SUSTAINABILITY
Napaquetzalli: What would you consider the most impacted of the “sacred” plants and what does their at-risk status mean for the future?
Mauricio: This is a tough question, as each plant is threatened by unique circumstances, although the source of the threat is ultimately overconsumption. Plants indigenous to the southern regions of North America, who have relationships with the humans of that region, are currently very popular and thus more vulnerable. What are they doing in Urban Outfitters? In Europe? Plants that are prominent spirits in the world’s major religions are also under threat — myrrh, legendary sandalwood, divine oud, and frankincense. 50 tons of frankincense resin is burned for Christmas mass every year, and hundreds of millions of dollars are made off its oil, with the least amount being given to harvesters. The numbers of these plants are dwindling, protected by people dedicated to their preservation, but their ability to produce future ancestors is being made increasingly difficult by human consumption and climate change. This means the people who have real, inherited relationships with these plants spanning generations are increasingly denied access to them.
EXOLORE PODCAST
Building Smelly Scents That Smell... Smelly
“Mauricio Garcia tells me all about how perfumes and scents are made. We talk about surprising scent origins, sustainable perfumery, how perfumes match body chemistry, and the ways that smells connect us to other worlds.”
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Aromatica de profundis
January 2022 : Letter#6
Nuri McBride: “From what I gather you have a very autobiographical and spiritual approach to perfumery. There seems to be a connecting thread of memorial in your fragrances. How would you sum up your perfume philosophy?” Read Here.
Notetaking
Similar Spirits, Not the Same
Hypnotica Review. Listen Here and check out their other reviews!
tigerlily by MOS
Tigerlily Perfumer & Founder Interview: 10.14.2021
BONE FLOWER: MORE OLFACTORY MAGIC FROM HERBCRAFT'S MAURICIO GARCIA. Read Here.
tigerlily by MOS
Perfumer & Founder Interview: 10.14.2020
SUSTAINABILITY, SPIRITUALITY AND SCENT WITH MAURICIO GARCIA OF HERBCRAFT PERFUMERY. Read Here.
House of Sacred Scents
Fragrant Witchcraft
“Mauricio Garcia is the alchemist and perfumer of Herbcraft Perfumery. Molly Brennan of House of Sacred Scents and Mauricio discuss working with plant allies, connecting with plant spirits, and conjuring a spirit through the use of scent. Learn more about Mauricio's spiritual journey into the world of scent and perfumery.” Watch Here.
Adult Candy Podcast
The Sensuality of Scent
“I met Mauricio after his exquisite lecture at the Modern Witches Confluence last year and immediately wanted to know more, being a scent junkie myself. Believe me, you will too. Scent is such an all-encompassing experience and his pairing of witchcraft to perfuming is just fascinating. He is a wealth of knowledge, and an exemplary Taurus for his complete surrender to the cultivation of beauty and honoring the divine in nature with his commitment to never using materials that are classified as vulnerable threatened or endangered by the IUCN Red List.” Listen Here.
EXPERIMENTAL SCENT SUMMIT 2020
FRAGRANT WITCHCRAFT
Perfume, a word meaning “through smoke,” has had a vital role in ritual, spiritual traditions and magical systems through the entirety of human history. During this talk, Mauricio will discuss how his work exists at a crossroads of animistic spirituality, metaphysics and perfumery, including how fragrances created as vessels, talismans, anointments, enchantments and conjurations serve as magical objects through which we can reshape our internal and external realities.
Remezcla
‘6 Latino-Owned Perfume Brands You Should Know About”
“Perfumer Mauricio Garcia’s path as a perfumer began “in his Abuela’s small, yet flourishing garden in foggy South San Francisco,” and since then, he has combined the witchy and the wild into making perfumes that carry in them not only the promise of beautiful scents, but also the intentionality of magic. Ceremonia smells like incense and roses, and is meant to cast a protective circle around the wearer…”
LA Magazine
“Here Are the 12 Best Things to Do in L.A. in January 2019”
“If there’s one thing we’ve learned from Harry Potter’s Herbology courses, it’s that plants and magic go together like peanut butter and jelly. Brave souls can learn to “conjure botanical spirits” alongside perfumer and practicing witch Mauricio Garcia at Chinatown’s Institute for Art and Olfaction. The two-hour class is open to all levels.”