BBC South Today Natural Perfumery Feature 2024

Back in the Spring we were approached by the fabulous team at The Beaulieu River to help the create a bespoke scent for a new range of products.  The launch of this range was planned to coincide with the development of their new boatshed and commercial hub.  The purpose-built site houses their brand-new marina shop,…

As I look into my garden at home I still have beautiful rose’s in bloom, so thought I’d chose this iconic flower for this month’s featured oil. The Queen of flowers, Rose symbolises love and femininity across many parts of the world. Traditionally associated with Venus, Aphrodite and the Holy Rose – Mother Mary, it’s…

Cedarwood Essential Oil is this month’s essential oil of the month.  As the stunning changing colours of Autumn come to the forest I look to the majestic evergreen Cedars around me, that will keep their full beauty during the Winter ahead.  I love the woody scents this time of year and to walk through the…

My trip to Nepal at the beginning of June 2014 was fantastic. Arriving at Tribhuvan airport in Kathmandu is a bit of a culture shock, At Heathrow I had left behind WIFI, high tech security clearance, modern cars and sealed roads. But, I instantly fell in love with this colourful, chaotic city of modern, unfinished…

Rosemary Essential Oil, our Oil of the month, is perfect for Spring.   Spring has been in the air for some time now and as I walked past my local Italian restaurant, I saw bushes of this lovely herb in flower, I couldn’t help but run my fingers through it and smell its divine, uplifting scent!  Rosemary…

Our luxury body oil comes in three different scents: WARM HUG, Revive and True Bliss. These products were originally created after a couple of fabulous massage therapists, Sarah and Heather approached me to ask if I could make essential oil massage blends that they could use with their clients and that their clients could also…