Sterling Jones is one of the contributors to the first volume of Alabastron Journal, a scent culture publication created by The Institute of Art and Olfaction. She wrote about her experience and culture as a Black Southern woman and how Scent embraces Black American communities in the South. She explores olfaction’s role in culture, community, and the formation of self in Black Southern Olfaction Culture in the United States.

Other co-authors include Se Young Au, Alisa Banks, T.H. Charles, Leyla De Molina, Chanelle Dupuis, Trista Edwards, Dana El Masri, Ryan Hanley, Razan Idris, Ezra-Lloyd Jackson Coltrane McDowell, Alessandra Mondin, Leanne Munyori, Manon Raffard, Mojca Ramšak, Mansi Shah, Chach Sikes, Jayanthan Sriram, Maki Ueda. Co-edited by Nuri McBride and Saskia Wilson-Brown.

Published by The Institute for Art and Olfaction (IAO), a non-profit organization devoted to access, education, and experimentation with scent.

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Author Profile

Sterling Jones

Sterling Jones is the Founder and Editor of The Beauté Study, where is responsible for leading the editorial calendar and creation of online educational content across all categories, brand partnerships, VIP concierge, agency-side of business, and online classes. Sterling loves to write and create engaging content about the power of beauty, cultural trends and lifestyle brands. She founded this platform in 2017 and organically grown into a trusted media platform with the support of a growing population of feminine women growing and defining in their beauty epiphanies. Under her leadership, the brand has worked with other brands in partnership like La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Mejuri, Follain, Cocokind Skincare, Moisture Love, Rein Beauty, Proven Skincare, The Beaute Culture Conference, QCNY Luxury Spa, Merit Beauty, and more. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Sterling holds two undergraduate degrees in Art History and Business of Beauty and Fragrance, the perfect blend between cultural know-how.