“That is a buzzword, but it’s been that way for us since day one,” Sivrican says.

Sivrican and her husband, Mike Sivrican, turned to healing scents after their 3-year-old son suffered damage to his brain in a near-drowning accident. “I was doing some research and found that certain essential oils help with the brain and memory, like frankincense,” she says. “That’s when something clicked for me.”

Originally designers, the couple launched Fiele Fragrances and later developed seven micro-brands under Capsule, each with a unique story. Parallax Olfactory’s Nimbus, described as “blue iris, vibrating violin strings, violet ozone rays and paste,” won an Art and Olfaction Award in 2020.

Between Capsule’s boutique and studio is a room filled with perfume materials, where Sivrican teaches “Scent Assembly” workshops ($195 per person for a two-hour session).

“When I teach workshops here, people always ask, ‘Oh, do you have to be a nose?’ and I say, ‘No, it’s a muscle. You can train it, just like you can train your voice and your ear,’” she says. “It’s just practice and passion.”

FYI: Linda Sivrican also offers “Tailor-Made” scent alteration sessions where she’ll take a perfume that doesn’t quite fit you and adds materials to revitalize it to your liking.