This story was inspired by three lavender concretes I received from Marcia Elston of Samara Botane. There was once a heavenly white angel of Lavender. He wore robes as pure and as white as the driven snow. He was a giant of an angel, with arms that cou…

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This is the last episode in the series of stories about Rose and her journey of self discovery. Thank you for your continued reading and encouragement throughout.Now please enjoy!—————————-Rose was settling in for her first proper eve…

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*The day after Rose’s night of passion with the French waitress Bergamot. Rose didn’t have time to nurse a hangover that day. She left “La Vigne Tremblante” (The Trembling Vine) restaurant after she drank her coffee and had eaten a fresh hot croissant …

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…and on her journey of self discovery she met many interesting people…I haven’t told you the story about Rose and the French waitress Bergamot.Rose lived for some time in cozy apartment overlooking the canal. When she moved in it was only partiall…

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*Rose has just arrived home in the early hours of the morning after not having seen her husband for 2 years*Blond Tobacco is sitting in the conservatory at the back of the house. The lights are off and all that can be seen in the darkness is the red gl…

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Episode 15*Rose realises after 2 years that she wants to go home to her husband*Rose woke up one Friday morning in February almost two years to the day since she left her husband Blond Tobacco and took off on her journey of self discovery. When she ope…

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Episode 14*A story from Roses Childhood*It was spring. Rose and Lavender were out walking in the woods with their mother, (Ylang Ylang wasn’t born then). Rose was ten years old and Lavender was about five at the time. Rose’s Mother often took them with…

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Continue reading → Róisín (little rose)

Episode 13*Rose is basically a wife who has run away from home to “find” herself. She meets lots of interesting people on her journey. One person Rose meets is an old man named Sandalwood. Here is the story of their meeting.*I am going to tell you abou…

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Episode 12~*A heartbroken wife has left home to “find” herself. On one very ordinary day Rose, the wife, suddenly has a self realization. Technically this is when the perfume “Roisín” was born.*Rose Remembers”The question is, where are we going with a…

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Episode 11~Rose and Jasmine, King and QueenSo the bold Rose has her way with Ambergris, and afterwards she decides that he is a bit over the top, egocentric and not really her type. (I can hardly believe this, it sounds as if Rose is being shallow, not…

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Episode 10~ Rose meets Ambergris”Ambergris, have you and Rose been introduced?” The host asks. Rose has ended up at a dinner party, and for once she hasn’t cooked a morsel of the food that the seven at the table are putting into their mouths. Sitting a…

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Episode 9The unearthing of Rose’s psyche begins todayRose, a flower that is more than a flower to me. The Rose is a queen, a symbol of womanhood & love, a healer and nourishment for the soul and the heart. The Rose, in our love story, got over the …

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Episode 8″Rose please take me back”Well, I have news on the Frangipani and Blond Tobacco affair. Sadly it just didn’t work out. Frangipani was just too…well…weak! She didn’t quite cut it, when it came to the long haul that is. And Rose, what became…

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Episode 7″Rose I love Frangipani”A few weeks ago I got a surprise package it contained 15-20 tiny glass vials of aromatic botanical oils, absolutes and tinctures. Among them was frangipani absolute. I just love the deep rich buttery floral note of this…

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Episode 6The Wedding RingsEach couple needs a ring, something to marry them, round them off, bring them together forever. I think I found one ring, that’s the Ambrette, nice round and sexy! That’ll make them last, but which couple will it tie together?…

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Episode 5Warm and Mellow, Hand in GloveAh! Rose and Blond Tobacco, truly a match made in heaven. Rose brings Blond Tobacco out of himself. A hand in glove match. And a warmer couple you could never meet! Masculine and feminine personified. Rose the ult…

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First there were three old brothers, Oakmoss, Cepes and Blond Tobacco…in a new perfume I matched them up with three spinster sisters. This is the story of how the second pair of lovers met…Lavender and Oakmoss met each other as a direct result of o…

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Once upon a time there were three old brothers, Oakmoss, Cepes and Blond Tobacco…in a perfume I am calling “match made in heaven” I teamed them up with three spinster sisters.The first couple to get together are Cepes and Ylang Ylang, the youngest br…

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The Three SistersI have found three spinster sisters for the three brothers.Ylang Ylang is the youngest of the three sisters. She is thoughtful, independent and yet very feminine, she likes writing and keeps a daily journal. She is tall and thin and we…

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I have been exploring my essences again today. I am holding in my hand 3 scent strips. The first is cepes, the next is blond tobacco and the third is oakmoss. I am calling them The Three Brothers… well The Three *Old* Brothers actually. Cepes is the …

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