Every preorder link for Chloe was taken down 2 hours after I left.
Reid Fragrance Studio issued a statement 3 hours after I left, canceling the launch and recalling all 3,000 bottles that had already been shipped.
The statement didn't mention Chloe Parker.
For the first time, my name appeared alongside every perfume Matthew had created. The statement read as follows.
The signature drydowns of Long Night, Rising Tide, Daylight, and Chloe were developed through the skin tests and fragrance evaluations of co-creator Grace Bennett. The studio never obtained her authorization to make her identity public or to retain and use her original scent samples indefinitely. Matthew Reid accepts full personal responsibility for all consequences arising from this.
By the time Rachel handed me her phon
