Press and Media
The Editorial Dossier
Press and Media Inquiries
The House of Anacaona is not a botanical apothecary. We are a structural perfumery laboratory.
We welcome inquiries from journalists, cosmetic chemists, and critics who are interested in the intersection of indigenous scientific observation, molecular chemistry, and luxury temporal engineering.
If you are requesting a press sample, an interview with our Founder and Architect, or access to our internal laboratory notes, please review the following editorial guidelines before submitting your brief. We strictly control our brand narrative, and we expect our media partners to respect the vocabulary of the house.
The House Definition
For use in brand overviews, directory listings, and opening paragraphs.
Anacaona is a structural perfumery house founded in Chicago by Puerto Rican perfumer Isabel Flores. The house engineers its formulas based on the precise astronomical and architectural grid of the Caguana Indigenous Ceremonial Center in Utuado. Rejecting the stereotype of the rustic apothecary, Anacaona utilizes the absolute highest level of Western molecular chemistry to force global raw materials to obey the temporal alignments of Taíno cosmology. We do not merely mix scents. We engineer the exact timeline of their evaporation.
The Editorial Vocabulary
The commercial fragrance industry frequently infantilizes indigenous heritage. To prevent our brand from being reduced to a tropical caricature, we require all press coverage to adhere to our approved vocabulary.
Approved Terminology
- Structural perfumery
- Temporal Molecular Calibration (TMC)
- Architectural discipline
- Methodological Pluralism / Two-Eyed Seeing
- Molecular engineering
- Endemic olfactory memory
Banned Terminology
- “Magic,” “mystical,” or “potions.”
We practice chemistry, not witchcraft.
- “Rustic,” “raw,” or “unrefined.”
Our work requires extreme molecular precision.
- “Tropical,” “exotic,” or “beachy.”
We engineer structural monoliths, not vacation souvenirs.
Primary Editorial Angles
Pre-calibrated narratives for your specific publication.
For Beauty and Chemistry Editors
The Engineering of Time on Human Skin.
Standard perfumery accepts the natural evaporation rates of raw materials. Anacaona refuses them. We invite beauty editors to investigate our disciplined laboratory protocol: Temporal Molecular Calibration. Explore how Isabel Flores utilizes established advanced chemistry, including Schiff base reactions, fractional isolation, and macrocyclic fixatives, to physically force volatile botanicals to behave like immovable architectural monoliths.
For Fashion and Culture Editors
Decolonizing the Luxury Fragrance Market.
For centuries, the highest echelons of perfumery have been exclusively Eurocentric, prioritizing the floral fields of Grasse while treating the Caribbean as a source of cheap raw materials. We invite culture writers to explore how Anacaona uses the science of archaeoastronomy and the framework of Two-Eyed Seeing to elevate Taíno indigenous history from marginalized folklore to the absolute pinnacle of luxury art.
For Business and Trade Editors
The Rejection of the Apothecary Trap.
The market expects indigenous and Latina founders to launch low-tech, purely botanical wellness brands. Anacaona actively disrupts this expectation by claiming ultimate scientific mastery and utilizing global synthetic isolates. We invite business journalists to cover how Anacaona is forging a completely new, highly lucrative category in the market: Indigenous High-Tech Luxury.
Requesting Samples and Interviews
Because every Anacaona composition undergoes a strict, four-week anaerobic maturation phase in our isolation chambers, our physical inventory is permanently limited.
We do not dispatch press mailers en masse.
If you require physical samples for a confirmed editorial placement or wish to schedule an interview with Isabel Flores, please submit your publication details, the specific angle of your piece, and your deadline to our communications desk.
Communications Desk
Laboratory Address: Lakeview, Chicago (By Private Appointment Only)