Natural perfumes are mainly created from plant materials called essential oils and absolutes. These include fruits, flowers, herbs, resins, woods, seeds, roots.

Often these essences are termed "the life force, or soul" of the plant. Scientific scent research is showing that each plant oil has its own particular fragrance which in turn can affect our mood and emotions. Some essences are energizing, uplifting, inspiring. Others can be calming, soothing, grounding. And still others have aphrodisiac properties. Perfumes made from synthetic chemicals do not have these same 'alive' qualities.

Synthetics can approximate the dominant qualities of the natural essences, but they cannot capture the same subtlety or softness, nor can they mimic the way natural perfumes evolve on the skin, uniquely in response to body chemistry.

Borrowing from music terminology, perfumes are composed through combining notes and chords. Every perfume is created from Top, Middle and Base Notes.

Top or Head Notes are what we smell first and they introduce the perfume, drawing us in to the fragrance, forming the scent's initial impression and quickly dissipating. They are ethereal and fleeting and soon give way to the Middle Notes. These are the personality or "heart" of the perfume. They eventually fade into the Base Notes which are deep, earthy and mysterious and linger the longest on the skin.

Top or Head Notes:
Light
Joyful
Uplifting
Ethereal

Examples:
Tangerine
Lavender
Fir
Rose Otto
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Middle or Heart Notes:
Balance
Love
Sensuality
Receptivity

Examples:
Rose Maroc
Jasmine
Pink Lotus
Tuberose
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Base Notes:
Grounding
Sexuality
Connection
Strength

Examples:
Sandalwood
Patchouli
Vetiver
Frankincense
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