The flowers are blooming and your nose, so used to the dark winter scents is seeking something light and sexy for the spring. While commercial perfumes can be purchased at your local drug store or mall, perhaps finding your signature spring scent will be easy as searching for the natural woman within you.
The enchanting idea of natural perfume is the way the scent evolves over time and is never quite the same scent twice. Built on a pyramid basis, each perfume becomes an individual sweet-smelling work of art, connecting with your body on an intimate level. And while the fragrances usually lasts no more than three to five hours, the experience can be enough to keep you coming back for more.
Self-taught perfumer Alexandra Balahoutis created this botanical perfume line in 2000. She concerns herself more with the creation process and the use of cultivated essences, rather than the final price of her product, which allows her to really use her nose and stretch her olfactory imagination.
Fair Verona is an exceptional example of this process. She combines a light mix of Italian citruses in a base of sandalwood and jasmine, with a delicious middle note of mimosa for a perfume that wraps itself around your body like a full-length fur lined silk robe.
It is heady, exotic, neither too light nor too floral… simply sensual. The essential oils are based in a food grade grape alcohol and contain no synthetic ingredients. Perfumes can be purchased at the website, www.siperfumes.com, Barney’s New York and select boutiques. ¼ oz parfum at $185.
Created by Lisa Fong, a student of celebrity perfumer Mandy Aftel, this line offers natural perfume for any woman’s budget. Voile is a unique twist on the traditional light scent, offering vetiver, lavender, neroli and jasmine with a pinch of frangipani, a lusty fragrance that will have you sniffing your wrist on a frequent basis. The full collection can be purchased online at www.artemisiaperfume.com. 8ml at $45
JoAnne Basset’s Malmaison Eau de Parfum offers a unique floral marriage of tuberose, Clementine orange, lavender Seville and Rose de Mai that separates the women from the girls. Her line is available at www.joannebassett.com. ¼ oz parfum at $145.
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