The Organic Pharmacy's Organic Glam line has launched their debut fragrance collection. The four fragrances, Citron, Oriental Blossom, Jasmine and Oud are 100% natural and organic.
Citron (shown above) ~ "Inspired by the incredible scenery and utter beauty of the Southern Italian Riviera, Citron combines the freshness of Italian Lemon and Bergamot with cool sophistication." Additional notes include orange blossom, ylang ylang, patchouli and neroli.
Oriental Blossom ~ "Oriental blossom is a journey through the Orient- with mystical veiled beauties, rich colours, jewelled gardens and warm spices." The notes include bergamot, lemon, mandarin, cinnamon, clove, rose, neroli, oakmoss, vetiver, pepper, vanilla and ylang ylang.
Jasmine ~ "Jasmine captures the luscious fragrance of Jasmine blooms in spring and summer. The uplifting scent reminiscent of warm moonlit walks and Mediterranean nights when Jasmine becomes its most potent." Additional notes include bergamot, ylang ylang and sandalwood.
Oud ~ "Oud is the journey through the Arabian Souk, the incredible incense market where Cedarwood, Oud and Sandalwood infuse the air with their intoxicating scent." Additional notes include black pepper, cardamom, rose, vetiver and tonka bean.
Organic Glam Citron, Oriental Blossom, Jasmine and Oud are £110 each for 100 ml, concentration unknown. (via theorganicpharmacy)
All sound great!
But organic oud? that probaly explains the £110 price tag 😉
That comes at about $160 for 100 ml, which is not really out of line with other niche perfumes, and actually much cheaper than some.
Well my budget steers me to perfumes that are a dollar per milliliter, and If I go niche (which I seldomly do) I don’t go over $100 (if possible) Of course I have dreams where I get the Tom Ford Oud for me and the purple orchid to give as a selfless gift, but usually by that time my bills have arrived and the dreams fade to black 😉
Any “real” oud would by its very nature be organic, I should think??
Mmmm not necessarily, I’ve researched the “organic” moniker while looking into wines… If there are manufactured pesticides or fertilizers involved, for example, it is not considered organic.
cheers!
But I don’t see how you could use fertilizers or pesticides to make oud anyway, that was my point. Traditionally, oud was not “cultivated” — just harvested. More recently, they’ve starting cultivating oud, but I don’t see how the process would require either fertilizers or pesticides. I could be wrong though, and often am 🙂
Hi Robin,
I stumbled across this blog while searching scents and was so impressed with your reviews that I thought I’d chance a question. You must get this all the time, but…
I’m looking for a new fragrance and wonder if you could recommend one (or five or six) to try. My experience with fragrance is limited, both by my knowledge level and my budget. I’m always drawn to citrus or honey scents (L’Occitaine’s Lemon Honey, Lush’s Honey I Washed the Kids, Marc Jacobs Orange, Viktor Rolf Flower Bomb, or anything that says Lychee or Bergamot) but the only two fragrances I’ve ever consistently worn for long enough to buy a second bottle are Hugo Deep Red and Burberry Brit. I’m not sure how to categorize them, but I’m hoping they may have something in common from which you could draw some recommendations.
Forgive me if it’s not something you do, but it seemed worth a try.
Thanks!!
LL
Hi LL, and welcome!
You need the Monday Mail:
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