Tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 at the perfumery we are going to delve into the botanical essences used to create a Chypre style perfume. This fragrance classification was introduced in the 19th century but made popular in 1917 by François Coty with the release of Coty’s ‘Chypre’ and Guerlain with . The French word comes… Continue reading Palette Exploration: Chypre Perfumes
Tag: Chypre
The Perfumista
There’s been lots of wonderful perks to my new workspace, one of them being all the interesting people that come into the space and turning them on, or not, to the botanical way of perfume. At times it can get a little odd, like when one woman said to me “I love my toxins!” but,… Continue reading The Perfumista
Odorata
Gracing the Dawn in her solid manifestation is here! I know fans of this fragrance have been waiting quite a long time for this interpretation, thanks so much for your patience. The structure of this perfume follows what is considered a classic Chypre, a french word meaning Cyprus. Perfumes of this family traditionally are defined… Continue reading Odorata
The Violet Haze
At least once a week, sometimes twice, I remove the saturated violet flowers from their soak in organic grape alcohol and replace them with fresh flowers. The spent violets are a pale lavender tone when I remove them and drain them. However, once dry the rich violet hue returns, although somewhat dimmed. This week there… Continue reading The Violet Haze
Heralding in Hedera Helix
This page has been created to list all the reviews and testimonials that come in for Hedera helix, the new, green chypre natural, botanical perfume for Ivy, one of the sacred plants of the Celtic forest and part of the Tree Ogham. Get your sample set here. “I have been rolling in Hedera Helix ~… Continue reading Heralding in Hedera Helix
GreenWitch gets Gold Star
The sea chypre handmade natural perfume offering to Tethys has garnered some gold stars. Green Witch was selected as a Best Natural Perfume of 2010 by Trish at Scent Hive, Donna at the Portland Examiner and Gaia at The Non Blonde. I’m super grateful for their nods of approval and all the fans and patrons… Continue reading GreenWitch gets Gold Star
The Making of the GreenWitch…
“The making of the greenwitch….is an old spring rite…for greeting summerand charming a good harvest of crop and fish.”~ Susan Cooper The Vernal Equinox arrives this SaturnDay, heralding in the long awaited Spring time. In the old pagan traditions of creating an offering to a divine deity for a plentiful harvest, I have created GreenWitch,… Continue reading The Making of the GreenWitch…