Week 6: IAO Olfactory Storylab Maker-In-Residence

Each Saturday, a new guest artist or perfumer will activate the IAO Olfactory Storylab, inviting visitors to explore the intersection of scent and storytelling in this interactive, hands-on lab.

This week: L’lia ‘Tizzle’ Thomas (Aromakaura)

L’lia (Eye-Lee-Uh), also known as TIZZLE, is a Multipassionate Artist, Intuitive Perfumer, Astrology Oracle, and former Arts Educator whose work explores scent as a bridge between personal mythology and ancestral memory. She is the creatrix behind AROMAKAURA, a soul-led brand offering Reiki-infused perfume blends and elemental rituals that support inner transformation and energetic alignment. With certifications in Medicinal Aromatherapy and Reiki, and advanced degrees in Art Education and Psychology, her practice blends Elemental Perfumery, Intuitive Arts, and energy work to support deep emotional alchemy. Drawing from her Afro-Indigenous lineage, TIZZLE creates custom scents as tools for ritual, remembrance, and reconnection. Her approach is both sensory and spiritual—honoring the unseen, the inner child, and the wisdom of the natural world. As a storyteller through scent, she treats perfume as a language of feeling—a way to decode the past, reclaim power, and realign with sacred truth.

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