International Women's Day - Scent Creation

ESSENTIAL OIL GUIDE

TOP NOTES Fresh · Bright · First impression

Lime

Botanic Name: Citrus aurantifolia

Crisp, vibrant citrus. Clarifying and energising.

Blends well with: Grapefruit · Neroli · Basil · Cedarwood

 

Grapefruit

Botanic Name: Citrus paradisi

Sparkling, zesty and uplifting.

Blends well with: Sweet Orange · Neroli · Lavender · Patchouli

 

Sweet Orange

Botanic Name: Citrus sinensis

Warm, juicy and comforting.

Blends well with: Grapefruit · Neroli · Lavender · Sandalwood

 

Bergamot

Botanic Name: Citrus bergamia

Fresh citrus with soft floral elegance.

Blends well with: Lavender · Neroli · Ylang Ylang · Sandalwood

 

HEART (MIDDLE) NOTES The character of the blend

Lavender

Botanic Name: Lavandula angustifolia

Soft herbal floral. Calm and balancing.

Blends well with: Bergamot · Sweet Orange · Cedarwood · Patchouli

 

 

 

 

Rose Geranium

Botanic Name: Pelargonium graveolens

Green rose with a fresh, leafy edge.

Blends well with: Bergamot · Lavender · Patchouli · Sandalwood

 

Neroli

Botanic Name: Citrus aurantium

Delicate orange blossom. Radiant and gently sweet.

Blends well with: Grapefruit · Sweet Orange · Ylang Ylang · Sandalwood

 

Ylang Ylang

Botanic Name: Cananga odorata

Creamy, sweet floral. Confident and expressive.

Blends well with: Bergamot · Sweet Orange · Neroli · Sandalwood

 

Basil

Botanic Names: Ocimum basilicum

Fresh green herb. Bright, focused and mentally clarifying.

Blends well with: Lime · Grapefruit · Lavender · Cedarwood

 

BASE NOTES Deep · Grounding · Long-lasting

Sandalwood

Botanic Name: Santalum album

Soft, creamy wood. Warm and meditative.

Blends well with: Sweet Orange · Neroli · Ylang Ylang · Patchouli

 

Cedarwood

Botanic Name: Cedrus atlantica

Dry, woody and steady. Clean forest depth.

Blends well with: Lavender · Sweet Orange · Lime · Patchouli

 

Patchouli

Botanic Name: Pogostemon cablin

Earthy and rich. Grounded and quietly powerful.

Blends well with: Sweet Orange · Grapefruit · Rose Geranium · Sandalwood

 

How to Build Your Perfume:

Add 25ml of the floral water base (a premixed base of rose hydrosol & orange blossom water) with the pipette, to your perfume bottle.

Decide on the Personality Blend that suits you best (you can tweak these recipes or go rouge and create your own)

Add 80 drops in total straight to your perfume bottle.

To use: shake and spray.

 

Choose intuitively. Create something that feels like you.