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Strange Invisible Perfumes Essence of IX ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 31 March 2010 20 Comments

Strange Invisible Perfumes Essence of IX

Indie botanical line Strange Invisible Perfumes has launched Essence of IX, a new limited edition fragrance created in collaboration with California winery Colgin Cellars and named for Colgin's IX Estate vineyard:

In its latest pure perfume, Strange Invisible Perfumes taps this Colgin mystique through a blend of rare, carefully distilled essences. The resulting perfume, Essence of IX, is a stirring, sensuous tribute to the refinement of Colgin winemaking. The perfume echoes the Colgin vineyard’s unique terroir, the cellar’s earthy embrace, and select notes found within the wines themselves.

[...] As exquisitely endowed and carefully handcrafted as a Colgin red, Strange Invisible Perfumes’ Essence of IX is a dreamy, botanical elixir. Acres of roses, Ann Colgin’s best-loved flower, provides the principal atmosphere for brambly essences of French oak, white sage, black currant, wild honey, and California lavender to take root.

[...] Devoted to luxury craftsmanship and uncompromising in her desire to either procure or distill the world’s best essences for this project, Balahoutis spent over a year selecting which ingredients to feature in this fragrance. She commissioned a twelfth-generation master distiller, also located in Napa, to produce an exquisite batch of French oak essence for the perfume. One of the defining alchemical accomplishments of the composition, the oak essence was triple distilled in old European copper stills from a wine called ‘Esprit de cognac’ which is aged in French oak barrels.

Strange Invisible Perfumes Essence of IX is available in 1/4 oz Parfum, $320. (via press release)

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: limited edition, natural perfume, strange invisible perfumes

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  1. mals86 says:
    31 March 2010 at 12:21 pm

    Well, sounds interesting. Not that I’m going to get to test any SIPs, they’re well out of my price range.

    I never see “IX,” in whatever context, without thinking of the planet called IX in the Frank Herbert Dune books.

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    • mals86 says:
      31 March 2010 at 12:21 pm

      I did like the phrase “brambly essences.”

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    • Robin says:
      31 March 2010 at 12:26 pm

      Oh, too bad — I do love the line. The EdPs are not badly priced, IMHO, but of course this one is not in EdP.

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  2. miss kitty v. says:
    31 March 2010 at 1:53 pm

    Because I scrolled through this backwards, once I saw $320 I didn’t bother to read the rest. I have wanted to try their stuff, but will leave this one out. :(

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    • Robin says:
      31 March 2010 at 3:28 pm

      Never scroll backwards, LOL!

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  3. claresparkle says:
    31 March 2010 at 3:43 pm

    Wow, quite highly priced. I wonder if samples are available at the Perfumed Court or other sample sites.

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    • Robin says:
      31 March 2010 at 6:12 pm

      I’m sure TPC will have it eventually. I think they also sell samples on their website (?)

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  4. RusticDove says:
    31 March 2010 at 5:06 pm

    Pricey, indeed and I wish that weren’t the case – this sounds really interesting and I would LOVE one of those bottles. The top is a perfect little crystal ball and I want it!

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    • Robin says:
      31 March 2010 at 6:13 pm

      I love the sound of the oak essence…looking forward to trying it.

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  5. vinery says:
    31 March 2010 at 5:15 pm

    This sounds like it’s made for me! I really enjoy this line, with its unusual scents and the beautiful bottles.

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    • Robin says:
      31 March 2010 at 6:13 pm

      I like the line too.

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  6. mitsouko says:
    31 March 2010 at 6:11 pm

    Anything dinky ,with golden juice in extrait ,calls my name – but the price……
    Would love to at least sample it and I hate falling for limited editions .:)

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    • Robin says:
      31 March 2010 at 6:13 pm

      Doesn’t matter to me if it’s LE…but I do hope it sells well enough that they do an EdP version.

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  7. Philippe says:
    31 March 2010 at 7:11 pm

    I like that bottle. Unfortunately, I don’t know any store that carries Strange Invisible Perfumes in Montreal.

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    • Robin says:
      31 March 2010 at 7:55 pm

      No, they’re very hard to find in person here too.

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  8. redscorpio says:
    31 March 2010 at 7:27 pm

    Also love the bottle and a perfume inspired by a vineyard would be pleasing to my husband the wine buff! (For me to wear and him to notice!) However the price! Arrgh!!

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    • Robin says:
      31 March 2010 at 7:56 pm

      It’s spendy, true!

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  9. Perfume Monkey says:
    1 April 2010 at 3:49 am

    I’m partial to “Q”, the oak fragrance by Roxana Illuminated Perfume….
    its been out a while, and its heavenly yet grounded like the tree.
    Love the amber notes, and its not nearly as expensive as SIP.

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    • Robin says:
      1 April 2010 at 10:10 am

      Thanks!

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    • ahsu says:
      1 April 2010 at 3:51 pm

      I’m a fan of Roxana’s “Q” as well, which unfortunately makes me even more curious to try this one to see how it compares.

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