The 7 Virtues will launch Santal Vanille, a new addition to the brand’s Peace Perfumes collection, on March 8 in honor of International Women’s Day…
The daily lemming
Running low on samples? (Ha.) The Peace Blend Box from The 7 Virtues, with 1.5 ml samples of Grapefruit Lime, Jasmine Neroli, Orange Blossom, Patchouli Citrus, Rose Amber, Vetiver Elemi and Vanilla Woods. "These perfumes build peace. They provide dignity and meaningful employment in communities rebuilding after war or strife. This contemporary perfume collection blends the aromatherapy benefits of natural and organic essential oils with social enterprise. This collection will carry you to far away nations while rebuilding Afghanistan, Haiti, Rwanda, The Middle East, India, and Madagascar." $28 at Sephora.
The 7 Virtues Peace Perfumes ~ new fragrances
The 7 Virtues has launched Peace Perfumes, with seven new fragrances: Grapefruit Lime, Jasmine Neroli, Orange Blossom, Patchouli Citrus, Rose Amber, Vetiver Elemi and Vanilla Woods. The collection was developed under the Sephora Accelerate program (“dedicated to building a community of innovative female founders in beauty”), and features organic fair trade essential oils…
If Abdullah was selling saffron, I’d be the spice lady
A trailer for the documentary film Perfume War, about grower Abdullah Arsala of Aghanistan and Barb Stegemann of Canadian perfume house The 7 Virtues. You can read more about the film at The Man Who Defied the Taliban by Growing Flowers at Pacific Standard:
Stegemann, who borrowed off her credit card after her bank refused her a loan, spent 2,000 Canadian dollars to purchase one cup of the bitter orange oil to produce her first perfume, Afghanistan Orange Blossom.
You can follow the film at Twitter or Facebook; it opens nationwide at Cineplex in Canada on April 14. As always, no political comments please!
(found via @Sherry HawkinsHutley at Twitter)
The 7 Virtues + Lisa Ray Jasmine of India ~ new fragrance
The 7 Virtues has launched Lisa Ray Jasmine of India, the brand’s first celebrity fragrance. Lisa Ray is an Indo-Canadian Bollywood actress. The official launch will take place on the United Nations International Day of Peace, September 21…