Clairmont Farms Lavender

Recently, we traveled up to Los Olivos near Santa Barbara to attend a wedding. It reminded me of the Sonoma Valley - rich, fertile hills full of grape vineyards, olive trees and huge oak trees. We took the last day to explore downtown Los Olivos with it's olive oil tasting bars - fig balsamic is my favorite - and peach and blueberry stands.


Somebody in town mentioned that we might like the lavender farm so we drove over to take a look at Clairmont Lavender Farm. We drove up to 5 acres of lavender in full bloom. I could not get out of the car fast enough and my husband had that resigned look he gets when he knows we are going to be here for a while and leave with a lot of stuff "for work".
 There are chickens in the driveway, a small gift shop and off to the side the thing that interested me most - a working copper still for distilling lavender oil. They cut and dry the lavender, sift and distill it using a low temperature that yields a beautiful Grosso Lavender oil that is reminiscent of a French lavender but with a bit of a kick. The price for their lavender oil was very, very reasonable and a little goes a long way. I add it neat to the bath and only a few drops does the trick. A bag of loose lavender with 10 small bags to fill and use as sachets was about $10 (unheard of) and very potent. They have absolutely wonderful lavender soap, dog shampoo, bath salts, etc, and my favorite culinary find Sea Salt with Lavender. We tried a saute of spinach in olive oil, garlic and the sea salt with lavender. 


Clairmont Farms has a newsletter you can subscribe to on their website - www.clairemontfarms.com . Definitely worth a look on the site or a visit if you are ever in the area.

Mélange perfume
Los Angeles, CA
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Breast Cancer Awareness Post for Melange Solid Perfume Blending Palettes

This is a great beauty blog.  She just finished a really nice post on some wonderful items that support Breast Cancer Awareness this October, including a lovely post on Melange Blending Palette in pink label floral notes.  We are donating 20% from all proceeds of these palettes during October to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.  This amazing organization provides low and no-cost screening to the growing number of women who find themselves without health care.

http://www.nyspender.com/2010/10/breast-cancer-awareness-month-for-daisy.html




Melange Perfume
Los Angeles, CA
818-886-1635
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http://www.melangeperfume.com/

The Beauty Sleuth

The Beauty Sleuth

Melange Perfume Blending Palettes - Think Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Every October we are reminded to Think Pink to promote Breast Cancer Awareness.  This year, Melange Perfume has partnered with the National Breast Cancer Foundation.  The NBCF is an amazing organization that promotes breast cancer prevention and awareness through low or no-cost screening and mammogram services and education.  My Grandmother died of breast cancer, which she may have been able to treat had she taken advantage of regular screening.

During October, Melange Perfume will donate 20% of all proceeds from the sale of our Solid Perfume Blending Palettes in our pink Floral Notes Palette on our website.  We will also donate from our wholesale orders to our many stores.  If you are interested in purchasing a Palette from a store near you, please check the locations page on our website.

Our Solid Perfume Blending Palette is a set of four finished fragrances in a natural base of beeswax and jojoba oil.  Each fragrance is designed to be worn alone, or can be blended with any or all others in the palette to create a unique custom fragrance -- custom blending at your fingertips!  Each floral notes palette contains the following four blends:  jasmine and neroli; japanese tea rose and sakura; casablanca lily and tuberose; frangipani and gardenia.

If you are due for a screening please use the month of October to make that all important appointment.  It just may save your life.

Melange Perfume

Los Angeles

melangeperfume@gmail.com

http://www.melangeperfume.com/

818=-886-1635

Melange! The Sexy Name is Deceiving--They Make the Perfect, Airy-Summery Scents!:luckymag.com

Melange! The Sexy Name is Deceiving--They Make the Perfect, Airy-Summery Scents!:luckymag.com

Lucky loves our new Melange Solid Perfume Blending Palettes! Editor Simone Kitchens made my day. She especially loves our Green Notes Palette No. 1 for the endless end-of-summer fragrance options. My favorite - cut grass & paperwhite plus cucumber, sakura & white tea. Perfect, fresh & light for these ever so hot last days of August.
$28
available at b-glowing.com and stores nationwide:
For a list of stores, visit our website:
melangeperfume.com

Cheers!

Melange Perfume
Los Angeles, CA
818-886-1635

melangeperfume@gmail.com
www.melangeperfume.com

Melange Solid Perfume Blending Palettes

Melange

Solid Perfume Blending Palettes

Several years ago I had dinner with a editor from Women's Wear Daily. I had just opened my store Melange Apothecary and was busy custom blending in-store with my clients and observing their preferences.  To keep things moving in the store, I developed small solid perfumes in the most popular fragrance notes and placed them away from the fragrance bar.  They were an instant success -- but not for the reasons I thought.  People began to mix and match the solids, much the way they did the perfume notes at the fragrance bar.

She loved the solid perfumes.  When she asked me what I wanted to do next I casually replied "I am going to develop blending kits so people can mix and match the solid fragrances, they should be ready shortly".  Fast forward 3 years, countless blends and prototypes and a lot of watching and listening to what our customers and retailers liked most.

We are very excited about our Melange Perfume Blending Palettes. Each palette contains four finished fragrances that can be worn alone or blended with any or all of the other fragrances to create a unique custom blend.  Custom Blending at your fingertips... ! Each perfume is prepared in a blend of natural Beeswax and Jojoba Oil.  Each perfume is a blend of the most sought-after fragrance notes in custom blending.  Choose the following Palettes - Floral, Amber, Fruit, Citrus & Green.  We will post comprehensive information on each palette in the coming weeks, just in time for the transition from summer to fall and winter fragrances. As always, our emphasis is on making fragrance exploration accessible, approachable and interesting for all...

Packaged in a magnetized parchment case, they are the perfect size for a handbag or travel and make a unique and fun gift! Melange Perfume Blending Palettes are available on our website, b-glowing.com, and fine stores.  For a list of stores near you or a complete description of the fragrances, please see our website. 

Melange Perfume Blending Palettes - $28

Melange Perfume
Los Angeles, CA 91325
http://www.melangeperfume.com/
melangeperfume@gmail.com

Neroli Blossom & Orange

I admit it -- I love the fragrance of  Neroli Blossom.    Tonight is no exception.  I am sitting outside at a birthday party.  It is very warm & slightly breezy in Los Angeles, a typical summer night.  All at once, I begin to smell orange blossoms in bloom.  I look up and there are dozens of white blossoms overheard.  For where we live, it is  late in the season.  My host tells me that this orange tree is a late-blooming variety.  Now I am pulling the flowers off the trees and rolling them in my hands while I take in their fragrance -- my husband is pretending not to notice and the person next to me can not understand what the big deal is.  Once home, I went straight to my studio to work on a blend to wear tomorrow.    What struck me about the flowers tonight is how crisp and fresh they were - a very distinct citrus top note.  Here is what I came up with.

2 parts Pink Grapefruit & Jasmine
1 part Neroli Blossom & Orange
1 part White Tea & Ginger
1/4 part Bergamot (optional)

Happy Blending!

Melange Perfume
Los Angeles, CA
www.melangeperfume.com
melangeperfume@gmail.com