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A World of Her Own

On a quiet residential street in Alta Vista, designer Holly Tupper has built something rare. Part laboratory, part jewelry studio, part sanctuary for slow making, Cultus Artem is a globally recogni...

AS SEEN IN: VERANDA

How One Jewelry Maker Captures the Untamed Spirit of Texas in a Dazzling Tribute to Her Family's Ranch Sallie Lewis, Veranda MagazineJanuary/February 2026 Issue Inside a historic telephone “Bell...

AS SEEN IN: MARIE CLAIRE

Slow Fragrance Is Reimagining the Future of Sustainable Perfume. While the rest of the beauty world is speeding up, ultra-indie perfumers are deliberately slowing down way down.

Objection Magazine - November 2022

Objection asked photographer Paul Rousteau to revisit Bonnard’s work and open a dialog resonating with the artist. Like Bonnard, Rousteau’s pictorial approach is spontaneous, immediate, raw without...

Modern Luxury - June 2022

San Antonio atelier Cultus Artem elevates handcrafted, small-batch fragrance and skincare to a fine art. There is nothing more intimate than the scents we wear on our skin—and the same can be sai...

VOGUE US PRINT – April 2021

For Holly Tupper, creating clean scents that riff on classic notes (honeyed orange blossom, rich tuberose) isn't just about leaning on nontoxic formulas. "Natural ingredients just have a greater nu...

VOGUE – Spring 2021 Best Fragrances

Even before you smell a fragrance from Holly Tupper’s Cultus Artem line, you’re guaranteed a unique experience. Tupper’s focus on clean beauty, natural ingredients, and recyclable packaging make he...

ROBB REPORT – April 2021

It’s commonly said that scent is personal, but for Holly Tupper, the founder and nose of Cultus Artem, a boutique fragrance house based in San Antonio, TX, that is true in a multitude of ways. In ...

L'OFFICIEL USA – February 2020

Sustainability has become an essential goal across the fashion and beauty industries as brands and consumers alike realize the true impact of their actions and imagine ways to lessen their environm...

Haute Living – October 2019

If unique fragrances are your thing, you’d better run to Bergdorf Goodman: The luxury department store has just unveiled its new fragrance lab, an exploratory experience for customers to engage, d...