Essential Oils That Can Be Worn as Perfume

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Not every essential oil is meant to be worn on the skin — some are made for the diffuser. This collection brings together the oils that work as natural perfume: scents that evolve with the warmth of the skin and stay with you all day.

At its centre is Blue Lotus — the sacred flower of ancient Egypt, exotic, floral and powdery, with a trace of mystique you won't find in any synthetic perfume. Peony brings an opulent, romantic floral. Yara Latafa opens an oriental register, more inward, almost meditative. White Musk and Mosc Alb cover the musk side — warm, powdery, long-lasting, the “evening” perfume par excellence — and Vetiver finishes with a dry, woody base, the classic fixative of perfumery.

How to wear it: test on a small area of skin first; apply a small amount to the wrists and the base of the neck, or dilute in a carrier oil for a more delicate perfume; reapply in the evening — oil-based perfumes last differently from alcohol-based ones.

It is also a gift with a story: small, precious, with a whole history behind it. If you are drawn to rare floral scents, see Extraordinary Flowers — lilac and jasmine — and the whole Love collection.