The Scented Djinn

We attempted to create this hydrosol on two occasions. The first time around we blew the still pot completely off the heat source and spent three hours cleaning up the mess. We're still finding evidence of little crumbs of the burst pot, so the cleaning hasn't officially come to an end. The second time around we lowered the temperature on the still, and didn't fill the still up to the fill line, giving the raw materials inside plenty of room to roll around. So what's this explosive new hydrosol? A beautiful co-distillation of Hawai'ian sandalwood (Santalum paniculatum) and Omani frankincense (Boswellia sacra). The scent is fresh and warm with deep notes of sacred temple frankincense embraced by sweet woody notes of sandalwood. It's really a one-of-a-kind creation, and possibly the only time we make it here in our stillroom.

Though not quite ready for production, we've got the scent base and the oil base down, plus we've designed new labels to go with the new beard oils ~

We've been toying with the idea of creating something special for the boys. Beards are all the rage these days, and we say, yay! to beards -- it's hard not to notice the bearded ones as they're so darned handsome! The best beards, long or short, are those that are carefully tended, trimmed and perfumed (think Babylonian kings). After a few months researching the best ingredients to use in beards, we think we've hit upon the perfect beard grooming solution. It's nice to be building something for the boys again. Back in our more formal business days, when we were co-owners of the lovely store Delicia in the Tower District of Fresno, CA, we created a number of lovely skincare goodies for the guys -- Tesla, a beautiful after shave skin balm that just screamed manly manliness, and our Himalayan cedar body butter, and then there was a gorgeous, deep, smoky, earthy, dirty soap using loads of Haitian vetyver root oil. We had a customer, a man, who would come into our shop...

Serj eau de Parfum is back in the shop after a few days off. Serj is one of our original edp's from our first true classical perfumery line from 2008. "Serj is a deep, resinous, floral scent with old world appeal. Smells delicious on both men and woman. The fir balsam in Serj gives it a deep and fruity sweet coniferous forest feel which is bolstered by the freshness of the orange essence and the deep floral creaminess of the hyacinth evulsion. The dry down is lush earthy patchouli and labdanum with hints of benzoin and vanilla. Key Notes: Hyacinth, osmanthus, fir balsam, orange juice, and labdanum Head notes ~ orange essence, aglaia flower, violet leaf, coriander seed and frankincense carterii Heart notes ~ hand tinctured blue hyacinth, osmanthus, clove and jasmine auriculatum Base notes ~ ruh khus, patchouli, oakmoss, labdanum, Siam benzoin, vanilla and fir balsam " It's a very sensual and sexy scent, warm and primal. 6 ml for $18 Pywacket, A...

PHEW! Up for sale at The Scented Djinn Etsy Apothecary ~