A Natural Perfumers Journal

I received a delightful email the other day informing me that I was awarded a One Lovely Blog Award-- by Sheryl Karas who is a spiritual counselor, healer, organic flower essence aromatherapy perfume designer and artist . Thank you!, Sheryl and, in keeping with the tradition of the One Lovely Blog Award I'm posting the Rules of Blog Award Acceptance: 1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. 2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award. So...White Witch Natural Perfumers Journal proudly passes the 'One Lovely Blog Award' on to (I've chosen almost all my favorite perfume blogs). Sorcery of Scent Little Flowers Roxana Illuminated Perfume GreenMe Liz Zorn Perfumes Smelly Blog Oh True Apothecary The Aromaconnection Blog Tea Sympathy and Perfume Inner Ki Journal Memory and De...

Phytonic rose extract - South Africa (damascena): Gorgeous toffee caramel sweet rose with spicy green undertones. Phytonic rose extract from musk rose - South Africa: Deep sultry rose, moody and luscious. Rose leaf absolute -South Africa: Sweet green hay-like, tobacco leaf undertones. Arctander says about rose leaf absolute, 'When creating a rose perfume or a rose base, the perfumer is often interested in notes that will give him the reproduction of the leaves, the fragrance of the foliage which forms such an important part of the rose gamut; the bouquet of roses is not complete without it.' P.556 Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin by Steffan Arctander. Jasmine grandiflorum C02 from concrete France: Light fruity floral, fresh sweet smoothness, has candy like notes. Jasmine auriculatum hydro-distilled essence (distilled from concrete) : Spicy heady floral with green undertones. Jasmine sambac hydro-distilled essence from concrete: Sweet clean floral, with intense e...