A customer yesterday sent me this message: “I discovered your perfumes through a two-page review in the weekend magazine of one of the Norwegian newspapers, written by a perfume connoiseurs. He claimed that your perfume, Greenwitch, is evocative of what Tolkien’s Shire would smell like.” After an exhaustive search I found the author and article. It… Continue reading GreenWitch and the Shire
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Waxing and waning
Several perfumes are just about out of stock or completely out. This re-occurring new phenomena is a sign that the formulas need to be made in much larger batches when the materials allow it. I’m going to create a post that lives here toward the top of the journal titled Editions, so that you all… Continue reading Waxing and waning
Mutations
One of the biggest challenges for the natural perfumer who works with a restricted palette of botanical raw materials, is that they are rare aromatic gems that every once in awhile disappear off the market. I stepped into the world of aromatherapy in the mid 1990’s when many essences were much easier to purchase and… Continue reading Mutations
Spring has Sprung!
Green is the color of the day on this blessed Vernal Equinox. In celebration I have two special items to share with you all. First, a review of Hedera helix by the very articulate Elena Vosnaki author at Perfume Shrine. Sometimes I feel like much of the artistry and subtleties that go into my work… Continue reading Spring has Sprung!
Be Witching in Green
“To me, a witch is a woman that is capable of letting her intuition take hold of her actions,that communes with her environment, that isn’t afraid of facing challenges.” ~ Paulo Coelho I’ve been photographing the new solid perfume compacts, almost daily. Here are a few photos of the Green Witch case in silver. Each… Continue reading Be Witching in Green
Elemental Water: Green Witch
On Monday, March 21st the great seasonal wheel marked the Vernal Equinox for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. The Vernal or Spring Equinox also called Ostara and/or Mean Earraigh is a transition point as we move from the darker half of the year into the light. The solid perfume of Green Witch was… Continue reading Elemental Water: Green Witch
In with the Green
The first comments for GreenWitch solid natural perfume are in… “The beautiful scent of Roxana’s Greenwitch solid perfume is a magical spell of hope and rebirth …a reminder to look within, to find the joyful wildness that lurks inside our hearts …to become undomesticated at last. In doing so perhaps we will finally discover that… Continue reading In with the Green
A Song for Spring
The Sacred Earth wheel has turned once again this time arriving with a gift from the deep teal taverns of the sea. GreenWitch, the gift for Tethys, has manifested in a creamy solid unguent heralding in the Spring. Enhanced with the potent sunlight energetics of beeswax the solid perfume expression of GreenWitch embodies all that… Continue reading A Song for Spring
Inspiring Luck
“If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.”~ Anon What green fragrance are you wearing today? I’m working on the GreenWitch Solid on this blessed day of the land of Ire. The intention is to release the perfume on Sunday March… Continue reading Inspiring Luck
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