Posted in Anya's Garden, tagged Anya McCoy, Anya's Garden, blossoms, lemon, lime, neroli, orange, organic, petitgrain, Rivercali, Turkish Rose Otto on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s such a pleasure to experience a perfume without having seen any advertising, marketing, or even peeked at the perfumer’s website. To be able to wear a fragrance relatively free of those associations and without expectations is a rarity these days of media overload. My only prelude to Rivercali was knowing that its creator, Anya McCoy, is [...]
Posted in In Fiore Body, tagged organic, In Fiore, Dayala, Maia, Body Balm, jasmine grandiflorum, lemongrass, jojoba oil, vitamin E, grapeseed on March 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am recently back from my trip to San Francisco, and unfortunately did not get a chance to visit the In Fiore retail shop. They aren’t open on the weekends anymore, and don’t hold many retail hours in general. So I don’t have anything to report in terms of smelling their perfume solids like I [...]
Posted in Body Care, tagged body wash, douglas fir, handcrafted, Oracle Organics, organic, patchouli, sugar scrub, vetiver, wildharvested on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Winners of the Chergui decants are SUZY and ALYSSA! Send me your addresses at scenthive@gmail.com and I’ll send them off ASAP. Congrats!
I have several criteria that need to be met before I fall in love with a body wash. Easy to use packaging. Recyclable packaging. Reasonably priced. Rich and foamy, luxuriously cleansing lather. Wonderful smell. And [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bois de Jasmin, charity raffle, Chergui, decant, giveaway, Serge Lutens on March 17, 2009 | 34 Comments »
I know it may seem unlikely that my first giveaway would be for a traditional, non-organic perfume, but there is a story here. This past holiday season, Victoria over at Bois de Jasmin held a charity raffle. Low and behold I won, and chose Chergui. Bois de Jasmin has been a wonderful source of information [...]
Posted in Strange Invisible Perfumes, tagged organic perfume, Strange Invisible Perfumes, Alexandra Balahoutis, patchouli, jasmine, Lyric Rain, Dorothy Parker, Testament, poetry on March 15, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Testament
Oh, let it be a night of lyric rain
And singing breezes, when my bell is tolled.
I have so loved the rain that I would hold
Last in my ears its friendly, dim refraln.
I shall lie cool and quiet, who have lain
Fevered, and watched the book of day unfold.
Death will not see me flinch; the heart is [...]
Posted in Pacifica, tagged Brook Harvey-Taylor, GMOs, organic, Pacifica, parabens, perfume, petrochemicals, phthalates, sulfates, triclosan on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After I posted my review of Pacifica’s Spanish Amber perfume, there was some concern in the comments about the use of synthetic ingredients in their formulations. I corresponded directly with owner Brook Harvey-Taylor and she clarified this issue. Pacifica’s products contain 85-95% naturally derived ingredients, with most products falling on the high end of this scale. [...]
Posted in Guerlain, tagged Apres L'Ondee, Guerlain, iris, organic perfume, Songs From the Big Chair, Tears For Fears, violets on March 10, 2009 | 11 Comments »
I’m not going to write many reviews for “traditional” perfumes on Scent Hive unless it is really, really special. And well, Apres L’Ondee is really, really special. It’s difficult to know where to begin discussing this fabled perfume, as so much has already been poetically written in its regard. It’s been said to makes one’s heart [...]
Posted in Red Flower, tagged Ambrette, cabrueva, citrus, copaiba, elemi, geranium, Guaiac, musk, organic perfume, Red Flower, rose absolute on March 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A few days ago I reviewed Red Flower’s organic perfume Champa and gave a brief overview of the company’s founder Yael Alkalay. Today, I will continue with reviews of Ambrette and Guaiac. Like Champa, Ambrette and Guaiac are USDA certified organic and have no petro-chemicals, phthalates, or synthetics.
Ambrette begins quite citrusy. A well blended, bitter [...]
Posted in Red Flower, tagged Ambrette, Champa, champaca, Guaiac, mag champa, organic perfume, osmanthus, Patou Joy, phthalates, Red Flower, Yael Alkalay, ylang ylang on March 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Red Flower was founded by Yael Alkalay in 1999 with a set of six candles, two organic teas, and a vision for people to create ritual and beauty in their everyday lives. Ms. Alkalay’s heritage is Russian, Bulgarian and Argentinean and she acknowledges her lineage within her products. For example, the mint and lavender used in [...]
Posted in Pacifica, tagged amber resin, benzoin, labdanum, non-GMO, organic perfume, Pacifica, parabens, perfume solid, phthalates, Spanish Amber, vanilla on March 1, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Pacifica makes a bold claim on its website. “This is the best Amber in the world.” I am not an amber lover, so I can neither confirm nor deny that statement, but I certainly love their confidence. And I do love their business model. Take a look at the founders’ Standards and Ethics and you’ll [...]
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