STATE OF MIND

For State of Mind, tea and perfume are two expressions of the same sensory universe. The French niche house turns fragrance discovery into something close to a tea ceremony, focusing on mood, inner balance, and the emotions that scent and taste can awaken.

The brand was founded by Catherine Laskine-Balandina in 2017. Her fascination with tea culture reaches back to childhood, shaped by her grandmother’s stories of China, fragrant gardens, and ancient tea traditions. These memories later merged with her passion for perfumery and became the foundation of State of Mind.

Each fragrance is connected with a particular state of mind and paired with a corresponding tea creation. The house’s olfactory identity is developed by Grasse-born perfumer Karine Dubreuil, while tea expert Olivier Scala contributes his extensive knowledge to the tea side of the concept.

Tea facets may be combined with citrus, florals, spices, woods, musk, amber, and deeper Oriental nuances. Some compositions feel bright and uplifting, while others move toward warmth, sensuality, or mystery, yet each is designed around the idea of expressing a particular emotional state.

State of Mind presents niche fragrance as a complete sensory experience in which perfume, tea, and personal emotion are closely connected. This unusual dialogue gives the house an intellectual, serene, and distinctly expressive identity.