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Sylphen Elemental perfumes. Scentscapes inspired by the verdant (super)~natural world.

A Fall inspiration : Tori Amos' greenhouse. Wild and verdant, pumpkins growing down from the sky. I love that she can ...
10/07/2021

A Fall inspiration : Tori Amos' greenhouse. Wild and verdant, pumpkins growing down from the sky. I love that she can be so authentically unconventional in a space that sometimes seeks to organize wildness. Let the plants take the reigns and show you that they want to join the circus too. 🎃🌿🧚‍♀️

My biggest influence is the forest floor. 🖤
09/22/2021

My biggest influence is the forest floor. 🖤

Focusing on the intricate details....
09/16/2021

Focusing on the intricate details....

Rewilding...
09/08/2021

Rewilding...

Knock knock, all important fae folk door. There were 3 coins, where did one go? Hmm.
09/01/2021

Knock knock, all important fae folk door.
There were 3 coins, where did one go? Hmm.

Throwback to the very first pressing of Lilacs into coconut oil for my Lilac Enfleurage balm. Each tiny bloom was pluck...
07/30/2021

Throwback to the very first pressing of Lilacs into coconut oil for my Lilac Enfleurage balm. Each tiny bloom was plucked and pressed lightly into a base of coconut oil. I was so curious to try a method that has been time tested for over 100 years. I had read about enfleurage years ago in Mandy Aftel's fantastic book 'Essence and Alchemy'. Jasmines, gardenias, lilacs and other delicate usually indolic flowers do not take well to steam distillation so a cold pressing of the flowers makes a great option for a scent imprint. It was very satisfying to capture this first moment of spring. 💜

Feeling particularly floral as well today. "Iris"🖼 : mynameistran
07/30/2021

Feeling particularly floral as well today.

"Iris"
🖼 : mynameistran

07/27/2021

Bzzzy body.
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07/25/2021

Lilacs in process. I am reminded of the sweet time of the beginning of all this ever present blooming that occurs before the peak of the sun and the sometimes oppressive heat. In spring we celebrate the first glimpse of the return of the sun, the questions that arise - how can this one small flower smell so largely intoxicating? How can I even attempt to capture this ? This is a question we have asked since the beginning of known scent usage dating back to ancient egypt and beyond. How can I be at one with nature and it's processes? How can I aid in serving silent moments of beauty? This is what I thought about while picking Lilac flowers in mid spring while the world was quietly flowering.

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