For any scent addict, the sheer brilliance of the 'true to bloom' aroma produced from the enfleurage process is something to experience. My Frangipani Flower Pomade is an offering that has taken nearly two years to produce.
Certified Organic Shea Butter is used as a base to extract the heavenly scent of fresh Frangipani blooms from my trees growing in the garden here in Southeast Queensland, Australia. The Sunshine State!
'Enfleurage' is a perfumery process where fresh blooms are individually pressed into a fat or butter base, imparting their scent and essence into the solid oil. (find out more about the process on this post here) The base is 'recharged' daily, or every 48hrs as weather permits, with fresh flowers picked by hand and pressed into the base delicately until the tree stops blooming, or, for a period of a week or more.
The end product is a 'pomade' of delicately scented botanical butter.
Soft, nourishing, invisible,... magic.
It smells like the breeze under a frangipani tree in full bloom. Green, fresh, tropical floral.
This is how you experience a true soliflore perfume. No additives. No boosters. Just the one bloom showing off and doing that beautifully.
- Samples are presented on an unbleached wax paper fold inside a glassine paper envelope with seal. Approximately 1.5g or around 3 applications.
- 6ml jars are opaque white glass with gold lid. No label.
Each order includes an information card about the enfleurage process and the single note perfume.
I've reserved half of the pomade to use again for the next flowering season and will release a small amount for purchase when it's ready. This will have stronger sillage and increased scent longevity.
Frangipani Flower Pomade
Use the spatula included or your fingertips to apply a tiny amount of pomade to your wrists, collarbones and nape of the neck.
Store your pomade away from heat and light for optimum longevity.
