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The scents linger in the air

Posted by Robin on 28 February 2020 Leave a Comment

Its scent is held in the half globe, [Roxana Villa] explains as she breathes it in, demonstrating how to smell her perfumes — a process that seems like an art in and of itself.

She lifts one dome at a time and pulls jars from shelves to open their lids and let the scents linger in the air — each with its own story, evoking memories in turn. A walk through a pungent, earthy forest. A chocolate birthday cake. Pipe tobacco. A rose. Winter. The piñon forests of Northern New Mexico.

— From Coming to her senses: Roxana Villa revives the artistry of botanical perfume, a piece about indie botanical line Roxana Illuminated Perfume in the Santa Fe New Mexican.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 6 March 2017 6 Comments

Indie botanical line Roxana Illuminated Perfume's new Jasmine Hydrosol: "This jasmine sambac hydrosol has been artisan distilled within handblown glass alembics. The very special elixir has a delicate, ethereal quality which makes one feel as if you are attending a fairy feast with Queen Mab or with the Elves of Rivendell. Hydrosols may be used as an aromatic mist for the complexion, as a spritz into water as a flower tonic or used for culinary delights such as the Persians use of rose water." $30 for 30 ml at Illuminated Perfume.

Roxana Illuminated Perfume Chiaroscuro ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 12 July 2013 10 Comments

Roxana Illuminated Perfume Chiaroscuro, brand image

There are several ways to think about fragrance when you’re caught in the middle of a summer heat wave. You can wear a light, all-over splash, like a traditional Eau de Cologne or Florida Water. You can, as Angie recently suggested, embrace the strong heat and humidity with an equally bold perfume. Or you can take a middle road by wearing an all-natural scent that evokes nature itself without feeling too heavy on the skin. Two summers ago, I reviewed Roxana Illuminated Perfume‘s Aurora and To Bee; over the past week, I’ve been sampling a more recent release called Chiaroscuro.

“Chiaroscuro” is a term for a bold contrast of light and darkness in visual art, especially when the contrast results in strong modeling of forms and a dramatic atmosphere. Caravaggio is known for his use of chiaroscuro, as is Georges de la Tour (whose paintings of Mary Magadene are particular favorites of mine). Roxana Illuminated Perfume has taken this word, which translates literally from Italian as “light-dark,” as the name for a jasmine-based botanical perfume. As the description for this fragrance reads, “Chiaroscuro is a shape shifter, she is both the beauty and the beast from mythical heroic stories. She is the light of the luminous moon and the darkness of the night…”

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Roxana Illuminated Perfume Figure 1: Noir ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 24 April 2013 11 Comments

Roxana Illuminated Perfume Figure 1: Noir

Indie botanical line Roxana Illuminated Perfume has launched Figure 1: Noir, a new natural fragrance…

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Holiday fragrance gifts 2012, part 5

Posted by Robin on 4 December 2012 13 Comments

Our series of holiday gift posts continues with solid perfumes. Up next (probably on Thursday), more travel sizes & coffrets. If you missed them, check out part 1 (scented body products), part 2 (travel sizes & coffrets), part 3 (home fragrance) and part 4 (gifts for men).

Bottega Veneta solid perfume

From Bottega Veneta, the brand’s signature fragrance in a solid compact. $165 at Nordstrom…

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