Pacifica
Pacifica is a Portland, Oregon clean-beauty house founded in 1996 by Brook Harvey-Taylor, who began by hand-pouring soy candles inspired by tropical flowers and the Pacific Northwest coast. The line expanded into roll-on perfumes, body care, and eventually colour cosmetics, all under a vegan, cruelty-free, paraben-free framework that the brand was unusually early to adopt. The perfumery sits at the soft, accessible end of the spectrum: solids, roll-ons, and eaux de toilette in single-note compositions like Tahitian Gardenia, Tuscan Blood Orange, French Lilac, and Indian Coconut Nectar. The compositions favour bright, recognisable florals and tropical accords over complex perfumery structure. Pacifica is widely distributed across Target, Whole Foods, and Ulta, which has made it one of the most visible American clean-fragrance brands at the drugstore tier.
DNA over time
Each column is an era. Each colored band shows that family’s share of accord weight across every perfume the house released in that window. Bigger band = the house leaned harder on that family.
