Tongue of the Ocean

Tongue of the Ocean ☽•☾ natural perfume.

a l c h e m y ☽•☾

Bahamian, deep blue ambergris, thrown up the the sperm whale and jettisoned into the navy abyss. The wild setting of my in house extractions of beachcast ambergris, from one tongue to another. I festooned the regurgitated waxy magic that is ambergris with wild petals and herbs. It is a carefree homage to vintage perfumery, tropical zephyrs, and imagined bliss. These days it is extraordinarily difficult to procure beach cast ambergris. The ocean bed made for Tongue of the Ocean is my own absolutes of beachcast ambergris from the raw material sourced in the Bahamas and that I acquired back in 2013-2015 and subsequently aged in tincture.

Photos: solid perfume in 5ml and 10ml black violet glass jars; liquid perfume in 5ml and 10ml black violet glass roller ball bottles; liquid perfume in 5ml amber glass apothecary bottle with orifice reducer.

r a w ☽•☾ m a t t e r

Wild Veil natural perfumes are composed by me, Abby, using homemade, wildcrafted and organic aromatics in Vermont. These include my handmade enfleurage, tinctures, enfleurage extraits, absolutes, resinoids and concretes, and floral waxes. I spend as much time growing plants and foraging as I do composing perfumes.

h o w ☽•☾ t o ☽•☾ w e a r

The best way to experience a natural perfume is to apply it to well-moisturized skin, without rubbing in (absorption only shortens the wear time of fragrance) and without scrubbing off. Natural perfumes are dynamic and take a minimum of 2 hours to reach their final stage, or dry down. Enjoy the alchemical changes as they unfold from the initial intensity of top notes, to the warmth of the heart, to the depth of lower base notes.

☽•☾ Wild Veil ☽•☾ alchemy between earth and ether ☽•☾

☽•☾ All aesthetic material copyright Abby Hinsman 2024 ☽•☾