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…
Holiday fragrance gifts 2015, part 3
Our 2015 series of holiday gift posts continues with home fragrance items. Do comment if you have any fabulous suggestions of your own! Coming up on Sunday: gift ideas for men.
From Tocca, the John Robshaw collection, featuring handmade ceramic candles with lids. Available in a number of scents, designs and colors; shown is Pondicherry (“An old French colonial outpost in India, Pondicherry paints its mansions in fantastic alizarin pinks and cadmium yellows. I love exploring Goubert Market for its baskets of vetyver, garland flowers, black currants and pamplemousse.”) 270g (55 hour burn time), $60 each at Beautyhabit…
The 7 Virtues Patchouli of Rwanda ~ new fragrance
The 7 Virtues will launch Patchouli of Rwanda, their latest fragrance, on United Nations Peace Day in September…