Osmanthus
It was to my unbridled delight that today I pried the top off our new Osmanthus absolute (Osmanthus fragrans.) Well, I said Holy Hell in a Hand Basket! and that pretty well sums it up.
It's beyond delightful, beyond delicious, beyond any reasonable expectation of what delightful or delicious might be. Osmanthus is also known as Sweet Olive, and the Chinese combine it with tea leaves to make Sweet Osmanthus tea. They make jam too. Couldn't smell any better, that's for sure.
Think deep rich floral with a powerful apricot or even peach note. These Osmanthus flowers are indeed from China but the absolute comes from Thailand. Gorgeous, sweet bliss, and a must for any natural perfumer.
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Ylang Ylang
I also had the pleasure of opening our new Thai Ylang Ylang, (Cananga odorata) A very sweet and sexy yet demure Ylang Ylang for floral fanciers.
With a shy but spicy note spiking out after the first minute or two, this oil is more subtle than Ylang Ylang usually is, yet wears her creamy floral glory well. For anyone who hesitates when confronted with the usual overwhelming Beethoven symphony of Ylang Ylang, and who craves instead more of a Schumann symphony of Ylang Ylang, this would be a great essential oil to consider.
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Boronia
Boronia absolute (Boronia megastigma) has recently showered us with his cool water cassis bliss, and thank heavens for that! Boronia is related to citrus and used in perfumery he will help and enhance fruity notes.
Boronia is from Tasmania and is one of those oils that smacks of colors, odorous dark reds and purples with tendrils of green galloping though. He is at the high end of the precious oil spectrum, and rightly so! An usual and highly individualistic oil!
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Come and see us at Enfleurage--we've got great new stuff you won't find elsewhere. Aromatics from the Natural World.
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