Re: Stopped in at Enfleurage

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mmahboubian1 wrote:

> The one that caught my attention was the chicle flower. Beautiful

> and light. But in the end I bought 2 mls of the Tahitian lemon

> petitgrain as it had the feel of raw lime peel like the limes and

> salt I used to eat as a kid. Expressed lime peel is too sweet and

> doesn't have the bitterness that burns your mouth when you bite into

> the fresh fruit.

>

> Next stop: Aedes and Takashimaya where I hope to encounter some

> natural perfumes. I was a bit disappointed that I didn't find any in

> Enfleurage.

Hi Maggie:

The chicle flower is Clereodendrun fragrans - you may be able to grow it

where you live. Imagine my surprise after I paid $50 for 2ml and found

it was the Clereo (Enfleurage didn't give botanical name) and I have a

quart of the tincture that cost me pennies ;-)

http://www.woodlanders.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantDetail & plant_id=1249

Be careful - this plant is INVASIVE. Pops up everywhere in the garden -

constant battle. The flowers smell like the old time Cashmere Bouquet

powder.

Enfleurage wouldn't carry perfumes, AFAIK, they sell raw materials.

Mandy's perfumes are in Bendels. Aedes and Takashimaya don't carry

naturals, again, AFAIK.

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> Hi Maggie:

>

> The chicle flower is Clereodendrun fragrans - you may be able to

grow it

> where you live. Imagine my surprise after I paid $50 for 2ml and

found

> it was the Clereo (Enfleurage didn't give botanical name) and I

have a

> quart of the tincture that cost me pennies ;-)

> http://www.woodlanders.net/index.cfm?

fuseaction=plants.plantDetail & plant_id=1249

> Be careful - this plant is INVASIVE. Pops up everywhere in the

garden -

> constant battle. The flowers smell like the old time Cashmere

Bouquet

> powder.

>

> Enfleurage wouldn't carry perfumes, AFAIK, they sell raw materials.

>

> Mandy's perfumes are in Bendels. Aedes and Takashimaya don't carry

> naturals, again, AFAIK.

Hi Anya,

Thanks so much for extending this information. I'm planning my

garden and will hopefully find a shady spot for the Clereo. What a

bummer to find out that you already had a tincture!

Maggie

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I'm intrigued by the chicle flower-I've never heard of it before. Since I've

never smelled Cashmere Bouquet can anyone explain what the flower smells like?

Thanks, Simone.