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…
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 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…
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 will launch Patchouli of Rwanda, their latest fragrance, on United Nations Peace Day in September…