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Moonrise Natural Perfume

“This perfume is a collaboration between Julianne Zaleta and Pam Grossman of Observatory Room and Phantasmaphile. The fragrance was created for the group art show, Lunation: Art on the Moon, at Observatory Room (observatoryroom.org).

The Greek goddess, Artemis, who represents the new moon, is portrayed in this fragrance by the addition of wormwood (an artemesia) in the top note, supported by bergamot and petitgrain. Luminous jasmine forms the basis of the heart along with honey and rose, and sandalwood and frankincense form the base chord.”

This arrived earlier in the week and was such a lovely, unexpected scent!  Most moon-inspired fragances are pale, wan things…and Moonrise is really anything but.  I have only tried it once, but upon first application it’s got a really delightful, heavy, old fashioned dressing table sort of feel, but really quite luminous at the same time.  Even my sister, a recent devotee of perfumed things, sniffed the air and said “what is that? It is gorgeous!”