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VETIVER VEIL
Price range: $65.00 through $110.00
“Vetiver Veil” is Inspired by the traditional, woven curtains of Vetiver roots. These fragrant curtains are hung in windows of traditional Indian houses during the hot season to help create an atmosphere of cool relaxation. In Vetiver Curtain, Vetiver is combined with other fragrances that scent the typical Indian house in summer such as Indian Frankincense, Sandalwood and Lemongrass. “Vetiver Veil” is a perfume that grounds the emotions and produces a cool and calm state of body and mind.
Perfume Notes: fresh roots, precious woods with hints of spices and flowers.
“Vetiver Veil” comes with a one-of-a-kind, hand-blown, glass bottle. Click Here To Choose Your Bottle
Ingredients: Vetiver root (Chrysopogon zizanioides) essential oil, India Frankincense (Boswellia serrata) extract, Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) essential oil, Jasmine (Jasminum sambac) extract, Sandalwood (Santalum album) essential oil, Galbanum (Ferula gummosa) essential oil, Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential oil, Coriander seed (Coriandrum sativum) essential oil, White Ambergris extract
Inspiration
I have a number of friends from Indian, now living in Canada, with whom I discuss fragrance. One of the most intriguing fragrances that all my friends describe is the smell of Vetiver curtains (Khus Ki Tatti) that hang in windows and doors during the hottest days. Vetiver (Khus) is the scent which all of India associates with summer, especially the burning noons of northern India, when the temperature rises above 114F, and just the heat of the wind on the skin can lead to dehydration. This is the time when, traditionally, people do not venture outside. It is better to remain indoors, the windows of the house darkened with the heavy curtains woven from the wiry and fibrous roots of vetiver. The dried roots are woven together with coir rope into a mat or a curtain. Residents hang these thick curtains outside windows or doors. Typically, it is the job of the children to drench the curtains in water throughout the day. The curtains act like a natural air conditioner. They do not allow the heat in the air to pass through, and as the water evaporates, it provides a cool breeze for people living inside. The damp roots degage a musky, heady, bittersweet fragrance known in Ayurvedic medicine for healing heatstroke, headache and improving brain function. For special events, the roots are doused with rose or jasmine water creating a delicious perfumed atmosphere
In “Vetiver Veil” perfume, I combine Vetiver with other fragrances, that would scent the typical Indian house in summer. The scent-scape contains the lingering fragrances of daily puja rituals made with Indian Frankincense, Camphor and Sandalwood. A touch of the scent of lemon grass from a cooling drink, freshly pressed out in front of the house, by the sugar cane walla. The scent of jasmine water and coriander from the evening meal.
Vetiver curtains, that lend
To burning summer noons
The scented chill
Of winter nights
Bihari (1595-1664)
| Weight | .200 kg |
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| Dimensions | 15 × 15 × 10 cm |
| Size | Perfume in organic jojoba oil with hand blown glass bottle 5ml, Perfume in organic jojoba oil with hand blown glass bottle 10 ml, Refill of Perfume in an amber bottle 10ml (does not include a hand blown glass bottle) |
Tips for Wearing Natural Perfumes
Oil Based Perfumes
Esprit de la Nature liquid perfumes are infused into an odorless base of organic Jojoba oil. Even though Jojoba is called an “oil”, chemically it is actually a wax. Since Esprit de la Nature perfumes do not contain water, the perfumes do not expire, and can improve with age. While the volatile top notes (the aromas you smell first) will fade over time, the base and heart notes will deepen and grow more complex. Perfumes based in Jojoba do not have the “throw” or silage of alcohol-based perfumes. They are a more intimate experience.
Solid Perfumes
In solid perfumes, floral and bees’ waxes trap the aroma molecules in the perfume. The heat of your skin melts the waxes which release the fragrance slowly, over time, for a very intimate experience.
Tips for Wearing Natural Perfumes
While I formulate my perfumes to worn on the skin, I actually prefer them worn on the hair. The perfume blends with the natural musk of your hair to create complexity and a fragrance that is uniquely your own. Also, the aroma lasts longer worn in the hair. The best way to experience a natural perfume on your body is to apply it to well-moisturized skin. Rub the perfume into your skin as little as possible, because your skin will absorb the oils and waxes, that hold the fragrance, shortening the duration of the aroma. Natural perfumes are not going to have the longevity or projection of synthetics. Typically, top notes last 10-15 minutes; heart notes 30-45 minutes and base notes up to two hours or longer.
Olfactory nerve saturation.
After a few minutes of smelling the same thing intensely, our olfactory nerve turns off to sensing that smell. This phenomenon is a survival mechanism for sensing changes in and evaluating our environment. If you can’t smell your perfume, take a break from for 15 -30 minutes. You might not be able to smell the perfume on yourself, but others can.
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