Indie botanical line Strange Invisible Perfumes has launched a collection of 15 ml travel sprays in eleven of the brand's fragrances.
Included are Aquarian Rose, Atlantic, Black Rosette, Dimanche, Epic Gardenia, Fair Verona, L'Invisible, Magazine Street, Musc Botanique, Peloponnesian and Prima Ballerina.
Prices run from $105 to $145, and they can be found now at the Strange Invisible Perfumes online store.
(via press release)
Never heard of this line. I love their name. I’m curious to hear what others think of the line (those who have tried it).
I really like the line, but basically can’t afford it.
I’ve tried a couple of them. They’re all-natural perfumes, and if I’m not mistaken, I believe the perfumer even distills some of the essences she uses herself. I thought the ones I’ve tried were well done, and the longevity wasn’t bad for all-naturals, which tend to be more fleeting simply because of the lack of synthetic fixatives.
I think I have a couple of samples around that I’d be happy to pass along. You can email me at countsjc at gmail if you’re interested.
I have tried three in this line: Aquarian Roses, Urban Lily and Epic Gardenia and I really disliked them. They all had a very strange undercurrent to them. It is hard to describe the smell but it was a cross between celery and urine–i.e.not entirely pleasant. YMMV.
Okay, I give up! What does YMMV stand for?
I love the smell of celery and use in cooking all the time… now I have to think about it as a perfume note… hmmm…
Ooops! Just realized that this posting went out a week ago. Gosh I am behind on my blog reading.
Your mileage may vary…
Ack at the price, but happy to see more small bottles available!
Ditto!
Too bad it’s not $145 for 11 15 ml bottles. That would be just dandy, in line with Demeter prices. Ah well, wishful thinking.
Ha, yes — I’d buy that!
Ack x 2 at the price!
Third. That’s just… yeah. Can’t do it.
Oops, that’s a third ack!, I mean!
Okay, natural or not, that pricing is absurd. I think they raised their prices by about 30% on the regular sized bottles since i was last on the website, ill have to check my database when i get home.
Looks like i was way off. Previously 50 ml bottles ran from $135 – 195, and now they go for $265 – 385, so the price jump is closer to 85-100%. Ludicrous.