01/16/2026
Introducing RELIQ — a studio where fragrance, memory, and alchemy meet. Located in Western Lancaster-County, Pennsylvania, and nestled on the town square of Elizabethtown, RELIQ is both a boutique and studio. It is not your typical tourist attraction, not just an activity where you mix and pour, but a space for learning.
RELIQ is shaped by a lifelong relationship with both science and art. Its founder, Noel, is a trained biophysicist with a PhD as well as an MS in a second scientific field, a former laboratory researcher and educator, bringing a deep respect for formulation, precision, and the understanding of the unseen behavior of materials on a molecular level. That scientific foundation now guides every bottle, every blend, every small-batch experiment — not as cold procedure, but as a kind of devotion.
RELIQ is equally born from story, atmosphere, and a love of objects that carry meaning. Old books. Vintage glass. The quiet pleasure of making something slowly, intentionally, by hand. The hand of an artist who has created work hosted by multiple galleries in the mid-Atlantic, solo exhibits, and who has won multiple awards.
At its heart, RELIQ delivers quality driven by what rigor and an astute eye make possible, uneroded by trend, shareholder interest, or wasteful packaging.
Small-scale unique creation that leaves room for personality, poetry, and wonder.
Welcome to the laboratory of memory. ✨
