Acorelle is a new line of Ecocert certified-organic perfumes from French beauty house Laurence Dumont. The line debuted in Europe last year with six fragrances for women, each of which "calls upon the mood-enhancing benefits of aromatherapy":
Amande de Ble / Wheat Almond ~ "A revitalizing blend of bitter almond, ylang ylang, and apricot strengthens your natural defenses to ward off oncoming sickness."
Jardin des Thés / Tea Garden ~ Bright notes of lemon, mint, violet, and patchouli work together to stimulate your nervous system for a jolt of energy." Additional notes include bergamot, lavender and caraway.
Baies Sauvages / Wild Berries ~ "A cheery scent that lifts your spirits when troubles arise. Geranium, sandalwood, cardamom, and rose offer an instant pick-me-up." Additional notes include violet and green notes.
Orchid Blanc / White Orchid ~ "Alleviate stress and anxiety with this calming blend of sandalwood, orange, vanilla, pear leaf, hawthorn, and patchouli." Additional notes include elemi, cardamom, lemon, clove, elder, iris, raspberry and bush peach.
Lotus Bambou / Bamboo Lotus ~ "A relaxing mix of bergamot, tangerine, orange blossom, and cedar that promotes a good night’s sleep." Additional notes include mint, blackcurrant, violet and patchouli.
Verveine Agrumes / Citrus Verbena ~ "Soothing notes of petitgrain, litsea (an evergreen tree), cedar, and neroli have a calming effect on the senses." Additional notes include mandarin, bergamot, armoise, cut grass accord, clary sage and cedar.
The Acorelle fragrances are available in 50 ml Eau de Parfum ($68). They can be found in the US at fourseasonsproducts or lushoasis. (via press release, additional information via cosmeticnews)
Great, I am very fond of organic stuff! Have to admit there are barely nice perfumes for that niche, but I do not give up hoping…
Maybe these will change your mind about organics, who knows.
I agree, i love some of the organics, my favorite at this time is Ayala, i found they work wonderful with my chemistry and the Ajne fragrances are beautiful too and the nice thing is you can order samples first.
There are lots of interesting things happening the organic and/or natural field over the past couple years 🙂
Walking aromatherapy has a nice ring to it but isn’t that sort of what all perfume is?
The Orchid Blanc reads like a list of my favorite things (cue Julie Andrews) —except for the raspberry, but maybe the raspberry won’t even show up for me.
Y’all are going thru your lippies phase …I’m getting into all things organic, so these are a must sniff .
What lippies phase?
Erin’s essay yesterday about “lipstick perfumes” involved quite a discussion about lipsticks….and we’ve all decided that Juliette Has a Gun needs to have an accompanying line of lipsticks. Also we’ve started a Drole de Rose support group I think.
See, even when you get a day off, you dont’ get a day off.
For myself: I have lipstick, but don’t wear it enough …I have perfume and sometimes wear it TOO much. And for that I apologize ahead of time to the rest of the world.
okay, maybe it was a Drole de Rose fan club. I guess the difference between support group and fan club is a matter of the mood you’re in at the time!
Ah, well you can’t include me in that “ya’ll”, since I am not in a lippies phase 🙂
I live in an exceedingly politically correct neck of the woods (Western Massachusetts), so I am always interested in organic fragrances, as we actually have stores, restaurants and public spaces that are designated perfume-free zones (Gasp!). With an organic fragrance, like Pacifica’s fragrances, I feel like I can go into a fragrance-free zone with a guilt-free conscience. So, thanks for this.
Northampton, or thereabouts? I wouldn’t mind seeing a ban on patchouli oil there!
Hey, but I’m surprised you can wear *any* fragrance then? Or is it generally understood that people are just avoiding synthetics?
LOL, lilydale beat me to it: I was about to write, “Sounds like Northampton.” I do love that town though.
Oh, and R, I read sacre bleu’s comment as being that she would FEEL guilt-free for making the effort to use something “natural”.
I’d feel the same way. The minute any store or restaurant tried to ask me to leave because I had fragrance on (and I’m not talking about YSL sillage bombs or anything) is the day I’d put my civil disobedience hat on and have a sit in — I’d be at the restaurant’s door every day. Most women’s long hair throws off as much if not more shampoo-sillage than anything I spritz discreetly on my throat. And for the record, I do respect the idea of “fragrance free” in certain houses of worship, yoga/exercise studios, etc.
Hey, Joe – I’ll join you in that sit-in of discreet fragrance users! However, I’d support and patronize any restaurant that suggested that people leave their cell phones in their cars! 🙂
Joe, as I’ve said before, I have more mixed feelings. I’ve been in restaurants & movies where I wouldn’t mind at all if the manager had kicked out a certain person wearing way too much (bad) scent…
I know, and I don’t want to start that whole debate again because i know it’s a no-win and raises ire on both sides. I can certainly see what you mean and we’ve all been close to death-by-Emeraude.
I guess I’m probably more likely to wish someone were thrown out for reeking of cigarette smoke (funny how some chainsmokers aren’t as smelly as others) or for reeking of not washing, or having dreadlocks, or some other such thing. I’m torn between the culture of “banning” and the culture of “let’s do anything we want anywhere anytime.”
One discourteous apple ruins the whole bunch. 😉
yep; I’d wear fragrance anyway, but I’d make sure it was organic/natural whatever . . . and yep, Amherst, just across the river from Northampton . . .
In Japan they’ve banned using cell phones on public transit, and it’s rare to even hear a loud conversation on the subway. I miss it! Sometimes here in Canada I want to grab that cell phone and chuck it out the window!
I too have mixed feelings on perfume bans. There’ve been times when I would appreciate it, like that girl at the gym who apparently bathes in Britney Spears Fantasy. You can always tell when she’s arrived! Or the woman next to you on the bus whose perfume makes your head and throat hurt. I guess it’s difficult to ban “too much perfume” or “cheap horrible perfumes”!
Not to revert to stereotypes, but as a whole the Japanese are a whole lot more obedient when it comes to rules! Around here, even when they do ban cell phones while driving or cell phones in public places, everyone blithely ignores the law and keeps yacking away. As Joe noted above, often there’s a real conflict between our ingrained American individualism and the right not to be driven bananas by other people’s nasty perfume, braying voices, etc.
As I was reading these descriptions I kept thinking they had gotten mixed up. There is no berry in the Berries one, but berry in the Orchid one, which has no orchid. The Bamboo Lotus has lots of citrus, whereas the Citrus, hardly any. Hm. Maybe they have just composed them so the scents work.
Funny the convo has turned to banning – another group I post on (not perfume-related) was talking about Axeing Axe.
Hey, you’re right, the descriptions do sound a bit off.
Hmm.. the Citrus Verbena and Tea Garden sound nice, but I’m wondering about the longevity. Even with boatloads of synthetics in them, these citrus-y sorts tend to fade very quickly on me.
Longevity is always a concern w/ naturals…but I guess it’s a trade-off many people are willing to make.