Black Currant Bud

Its now 2021 and this series, since I first launched it in 2020, has been incredibly well received. My Osmanthus Attar from the series even when on to win a CaFleureBon Best of 2020 Award.

Although simple in terms of the number of ingredients - the magic of this series is the complexity of the individual oils selected and how they enhance one another.

And so... I figured we should continue on the tradition with a few née additions ☺️🎉

I had originally made some Attars for some Japanese in-laws.

They were wanting something... Shibui.

Shibui (渋い) (adjective), shibumi (渋み) (noun), or shibusa (渋さ) (noun) are Japanese words which refer to a particular aesthetic of simple, subtle, and unobtrusive beauty. Like other Japanese aesthetics terms, such as iki and wabi-sabi, shibui can apply to a wide variety of subjects, not just art or fashion.

When they first smelled them, they said simply, “these are stunningly beautiful”.

Friends and family of theirs eventually started asking for them - and I figured it was high time to start offering these here in my shop. Seems folks love them.

These are simple solo-fleur compositions, as opposed to my more complex Attars that I’ve become quite well-known for. These are less expensive and more straight forward single-flower Attar scents.

Simple. Subtle. Unobtrusive beauty.

With that said...they are stunningly beautiful!

Distilled Japanese Yuzu

French Black Currant Bud Absolute

Phoenix Sandalwood Melange

PS - I spent a year and a half in my early 20s living in France. Black Currants have a special place in my heart ☺️☺️