Sanctuary

Diane has created Sanctuary, to use the art of scent — and its power to provoke our deepest emotions — to speak out against a culture that allows men to control women’s bodies without their consent. She hopes that wearing these perfumes can provide a sense of both empowerment and security.
 
Alex Musgrave notes that the power and disturbed beauty of Sanctuary lies in its “smells and dreams of longing, an odd bitterness of feeling trapped in a life that has slowly, corrosively taken you captive.”
 
Slowly being taken captive is how it can feel to lose gender equality, reproductive rights, and body autonomy. For many, pregnancy has become dangerous, as doctors fear treating emergency miscarriages in states where abortion is illegal. Likewise, Gisele Pelicot awoke from years of being abused by her husband to see the horrors that had occurred while she was unwittingly held captive.
 
This fragrance is intimate and spectral. It speaks of pollen and flowers, rich fruits, and moist greenery. Streaked like a watercolor painting, its beauty is akin to opening a window in spring. It offers calm and quiet, creating a protective sanctuary to heal and survive.