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Holiday Perfume Sale for A Cause – Typhoon Haiyan Relief Effort

November 22nd, 2013 by

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“I was talking to my good friend Emma Tiebens about the devastation in the Philippines and I wondered how I could make a difference. Then I remembered my good friend Susan Ordona ?has been so amazing at rallying up people to help her devastated hometown. The result is my?“Holiday Perfume Sale for A Cause”.

My Le Voyage eau de toilette and perfume came to mind. ?Le Voyage means the journey in French. ?I see this as the journey of ?the people in the Philippines. I see the?perfume as symbolic of hope and rebuilding. ?LeVoyage eau de toilette and parfum will be on a Holiday Sale. ?20% of the proceeds of Le Voyage sales,?all natural perfumes and all offerings on my JoAnne Bassett website? until Christmas will go towards Susan Ordonas’s cause…Click here to buy Le Voyage!

The Limited Edition Collection Bottles

The Limited Edition Collection Bottles

Great Christmas gifts…hand blown glass bottles. To purchase go to Collections.

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Natural Perfumes in French flacons!

1 oz bottles

Natural eau de parfums to enchant and delight…for men and women!

Perfume coffrets that will be treasured. ?Gold gild floral boxes that are keepsakes…great stocking stuffers.

Individual samples are sold on the various collection pages. ?Also visit the sample page for sample sets.

Please scroll down to read more about the cause! ?Thank you for supporting this cause!

 

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This is a heartfelt message from my good friend Susan Ordona:

A few days ago, one of the strongest typhoon in recorded history hit and devastated the province of Leyte.
As the big relief organizations are not able to reach Abuyog yet, the Abuyognons from Manila, USA and other countries have taken it upon ourselves to help out as much as we can with the limited resources we have. Without food, water, medicines and basic necessities, our town people are in a very tough survival situation.
We have to do something with utmost urgency as lives are at stake.

The generosity and kindness of the Abuyognons and friends are so evident when everyone just gives cash and checks so our groups in the Philippines could start buying supplies and hand deliver these to the people of Abuyog.

It is a big challenge to get those supplies to our town because of the road conditions, some are non-existent and some are barely passable and of course the dangers along the way.?Even with those hurdles, the determination to get to Abuyog is there.

I have been receiving private messages and telephone calls from people wanting to help and donate, so I created this site to make it easier for people to do so.?This is also for others who want to donate to our cause, no amount is too little…every little bit helps.

100% of all your donations will go to the people of Abuyog….for their immediate needs and beyond that….the rebuilding process as well.

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More from Susan Ordona:

This devastation of Tacloban is horrible.?My hometown is about 50 miles south of Tacloban and was also affected along with the other towns along the road way.?Using hashtag?#Tacloban?#Abuyog?#TyphoonHaiyan really helped us get a streamline of information about a those keywords with the hashtags.

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Most Expensive Rose Soap!

August 18th, 2013 by

The World?s Most Expensive Rose Soap

JoAnne Bassett?s all-natural Rose Soap may be the most expensive soap ever. Why does a 3 oz. bar cost $90? Because each Rose Soap bar contains some of the world?s most expensive certified organic ingredients such as Bulgarian rose otto, Bulgarian white rose hydrosol, Bulgarian rose wax and essential oils of rose geranium, roman chamomile, rosewood and sandalwood. The soaps, which feel like silk on the body and smell utterly delicious, are also crafted with oils of extra virgin olive, babassua, virgin coconut, virgin hempseed, expeller-press grapeseed, unrefined shea butter and Alaffia cooperative virgin non-plantation palm. $90 for a 3 oz. bar wrapped in hand made paper with gold accents and a gold wire ribbon.

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Couture Perfumer JoAnne Bassett Launches Gay Weddings Collection

August 8th, 2013 by

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Couture Perfumer JoAnne Bassett Launches Gay Weddings Collection

?Rose Kiss & Rose Smoke Duo Anointing Oils Celebrates The Queen of Flowers

?Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif. ? August 8, 2013 ? Couture perfumer JoAnne Bassett of award-winning JoAnne Bassett Perfumes today launches her Gay Weddings Collection of exquisite all-natural perfume gifts for grooms, brides and those family members and friends who are seeking truly extraordinary wedding present ideas.

Why natural perfumes for gay wedding gifts? In France, a couturier is more than an artisan. Bassett considers herself a parfum couturier or custom perfumer because she handcrafts each and every bottle and, in many cases, mixes her fragrant potion to her client?s specifications as well as artfully prepares them in artisan packaging. Who wouldn?t want exquisite handmade, all-natural perfume on their gay wedding day?

Unisex Rose Kiss & Ross Smoke Coffret Duo for Grooms and Brides

Shipped straight to the bride/bride or groom/groom in a gold-foiled box, JoAnne Bassett?s unisex Rose Kiss & Rose Smoke Coffret Duo brings feminine and masculine fragrances together in one stunning package.

For those who wear the wedding dress in your new family, Rose Kiss is a decidedly light and feminine fragrance. Ross Kiss is perfect for brides as there?s a sweet innocence about this perfume from the soft, soothing notes of rose, baby powder and talc. Centered around Egyptian damask rose absolute (rosa damascena), Rose Kiss ?radiates an aura of rosiness, yet never gets overpowering or too much to bear,? so says a recent professional perfume reviewer. ?The natural sheer muskiness of the roses themselves, heightened by heavenly resins and edible sweetness, make Rose Kiss sexy, but never common. Mature, but never old or dated, with an eternally youthful heart this perfume takes the timeless association of roses with love and romance, bottles it and seals it with a fragrant lingering kiss.?

When the wedding dress comes off, it?s time for Rose Smoke. This scintillating scent has soft notes of rose contrasted with bold and mysterious smells of musk and barrel-aged bourbon. Rose Smoke awakens the senses and attracts . ?The rose featured here is Rose de Mai (May rose),? writes the reviewer, ?A softer gentler rose than the Damask, this rose has a creamy texture to it that may not smell as strongly as its Turkish cousin but is denser and richer. The intrinsic charm of this particular rose is magnified with the sweet aura of French vanilla and the dark earthy tobacco absolute.?

See the full review on the CaFleurBon blog here: http://www.cafleurebon.com/joanne-bassett-rose-smoke-and-rose-kiss-perfume-coffret-the-winners/

Sacred Scents Book

JoAnne Bassett has recently released a book titled ?Sacred Scents,? which is available on Amazon. Here is what one reviewer is saying about this educational book: ?Part story, part memoir, part spiritual treatise this book was like sitting and chatting with the author/perfumer herself. She speaks of the virtues of natural perfumes, her own personal journey to perfumer and tries to peer behind the curtain at why scent is so powerful to us and how it can be harnessed for personal growth and spiritual happiness. It is a quick read, but quite profound.?

To purchase JoAnne Bassett?s Sacred Scents book? visit: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DHYLY8S

?About JoAnne Bassett

JoAnne Bassett is a natural couturier perfumer. Based in coastal northern San Diego where flower agriculture is booming, JoAnne uses the fine art of French perfume creation to a high art with her natural perfume collections, custom intuitive perfume sessions and natural perfume-making classes. All of her perfumes, collections and hand-blown bottles can be found on her website at www.JoAnneBassett.com. JoAnne also crafts opulent bodycare products to match a favorite perfume or custom-made fragrance. Want a natural perfume with the ability to last all day like synthetics? JoAnne sells an ?extender? for those perfume enthusiasts who want their natural perfume to last all day. JoAnne also offers her couturier parfums in both sample sizes and exquisitely-packaged travel-sized sprays for purses and evening bags. JoAnne takes her craft seriously down to the artisan packaging for online and return customer orders.

For more information, including professional reviews of her perfumes, visit JoAnne Bassett?s press page: http://joannebassett.com/natural_perfumes/press/

Read JoAnne?s blog at http://joannebassett.com/natural_perfumes or friend her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JoAnne.Bassett.Perfumes

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?Press contact: Sheryll Alexander, sheryllalexander@yahoo.com, 714-274-5973

 

 

 

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Shipping on Sale! Natural Perfumes at JoAnne Bassett

July 1st, 2013 by

Shipping on Sale!

FREE SHIPPING ON US ORDERS OVER $50.01!

ORDERS UNDER $50 ONLY $5!

1 oz bottles

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JoAnne Bassett Press Release 5.31.13

June 5th, 2013 by

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Couture Parfumier JoAnne Bassett Launches Custom Natural Perfume-Making Classes

Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif.  May 31, 2013  Couture parfumier JoAnne Bassett brings her all-natural fragrances and exquisite fragrance-making talents to luxury hotels in Southern California. Her Custom Natural Perfume-Making Classes take resort guests on a 60-minute aromatic journey using her decades of experience as a natural artisan perfume creator or parfums couturier.

Guests come away from these highly educational classes with a better understanding of natural vs. synthetic perfumes as well as a custom-made bottle of perfume made from top-of-the-line essences, oils and botanicals. What could be a better way to remember a fond romantic or family vacation with a sweet-smelling spritz of fine all-natural perfume Plus, guests even name their scent, go home with their own fragrance formula, which they can re-order online anytime at www.JoAnneBassett.com.

JoAnne resides in the flower power region of North San Diego County so she can be close to the ocean and the flower fields, but she is available to teach classes at Southern California’s finest hotels. The cost for each class is usually $200, but only $150 per resort guest and includes one 4 ml bottle of perfume made from the finest natural ingredients.

Customized Natural Perfume-Making Class

While on what feels like an aromatic journey, guests gently inhale luxurious scents like precious essences of rose, champa, and sandalwood. They are guided by JoAnne Bassett as their expert guide to craft their very own signature natural perfume made with the finest ingredients. These fun, educational, and sweet-smelling workshops are literally made rewarding when guests return to their rooms and their homes with a gold-topped, four-millileter (4 ml) perfume bottle.

The classes are suited for both men and women. JoAnne says her students learn about the roles of top, middle and base notes when it comes to smelling her expensive oils, essences and absolutes. After smelling, the perfume-making process begins in earnest. JoAnne even helps guests name their signature scent and also provides tips on how to store, how to wear natural perfumes and how to extend the smell all day.

To learn about fragrance classifications, JoAnne takes her students on a “perfume smell version of a wine tasting. This fragrance flight consists of nine perfumes starting light with citrus and soft florals and then to heavier fragrances like floral orientals, woods, tobacco scents, and resins.

JoAnne is without parallel as a designer of couture fragrances. She has the ability to define the most personal attributes of her client and somehow place them in a bottle. She does this with a genuineness, warmth, integrity and style that makes the entire experience a dream. If ever one desired to do something amazing and unique, having JoAnne create a custom fragrance would be it. Michael K. B

What is a Parfum Couturier

In France, a couturier is more than an artisan. She makes her craft for each client individually with great care, attention to detail and in the spirit of the arts intended purpose. JoAnne Bassett considers herself a parfum couturier because she handcrafts each and every bottle and, in many cases, mixes her fragrant potion to her clients specifications as well as artfully prepares them in artisan packaging.

Like a fashion designer, JoAnne consults with her clients to learn about their particular tastes, dislikes, lifestyle and other energetic factors. She also uses her intuitive abilities to imbue the fragrance with the desired intention of the alluring fragrance. Is the parfum to be used to attract a new love or spark an old flame? Do you need a signature scent for business or pleasure? Are you ready to transform your immediate auric field in a simple way with 100 percent natural and rare Earth essences?

Using the finest essential oils, absolute essences and botanicals, she blends together fine works of fragrant art nestled inside a beautiful bottle. A master alchemist or couture parfumier knows how to perfectly blend 100 percent natural combinations of exquisite and rare essences that work on all levels of the body through a humans most powerful sense the sense of smell.

Why Natural Perfumes?

In the 90s when JoAnne Bassett was creating private label natural product lines for spas, she started formulating natural perfumes for spa owners. She realized that she was most attracted and impassioned by these adventures into this land of scents to heal and uplift.

The smells sent my nose, brain, body and spirit soaring free, says JoAnne. It was during this time JoAnne learned how all-natural fragrances can be used as a sweet-smelling tool to reach people by tapping into Nature?s power to energize, enlighten and empower.

Later, JoAnne studied the ancient French art of handcrafted parfumerie. Using the finest essential oils, absolute essences and botanicals, she trained herself to blend together fine works of fragrance art.

When available, JoAnne scavenges for wild and organic essences from all over the world. She never uses phthalates, synthetic aroma chemicals, nature identicals, isolates, artificial dyes, parabens, or petroleum products. Her products are never tested on animals and her lines are cruelty free. JoAnne uses organic jojoba oil in her parfums and organic grape alcohol from wine grapes for the eau de toilettes, and eau de parfums.

JoAnne Bassett crafts her natural parfums in North San Diegos quiet coastal countryside where flower growing is a serious agricultural business. She is passionate about her company using green products and sustainable materials, so she supports local farmers and distillers. JoAnne also uses refillable bottles and her sturdy, quality perfume boxes can also be reused and even kept as sacred heirlooms.

JoAnne Bassett Signature Perfume Collections

JoAnne was inspired from her studies to craft her ever-popular Royal Collection, including the classic parfums of Marie Antoinette, Madame Pompadour, Josephine, Napoleon, Petit Trianon, Magie D’Or, Malmaison and Versailles.

Next, she created lighter, more modern parfums from her More Life Collection such as Serendipity, Opulence, Ecstasy and Vert.

JoAnne is excited about the launch of her new Night And Day Duo. Held inside a gilt-edged butterfly box, two 30 ml bottles hold a perfect combination of light and sweet day perfume JoAnne calls Amazing along with her powerfully mysterious Dark Mistress for fragrant nighttime adventures.

Artisan Packaging

JoAnne believes packaging makes a difference when it comes to ordering perfumes online, so she takes care with each and every package. Imagine you, your wife, your girlfriend, your mother or your lover opening a gold foil box shaped like a book with beautiful pink or turquoise butterflies floating atop.

Inside, this gorgeous book box is lined with a plush creamy white silk pillow. Glass and gold-topped perfume bottles are enveloped in creamy white silk bags with matching silk pull-ties. Her gold-foiled book-like boxes are filled with creamy white silk cushions and the bottles are enveloped in a creamy white silk bag with matching tie ribbon. These gorgeously-decorated presents can also include a handwritten card edged in gold foil.

Clarivoyant Coaching, Customs & VIP Days

Not only an intuitive crafter of exquisite perfumes, JoAnne Bassett is a talented clairvoyant who uses her alchemical skills to give clients clarity, focus and a custom scent full of life-changing intentions. Over the decades, JoAnne has tapped into this energetic essence to deliver inspirational readings for her well-heeled clients.

Clairvoyant Coaching: $300 for a one-hour intuitive advisement where clients discover their true desires and positive potentials.

Silver Custom Couture Parfum: $1,600 for a custom-made oz. (8 ml) parfum in a French flacon inside a creamy white silk bag. JoAnne takes each client on a personal aromatic journey. JoAnne uses a combination of alchemy, clairvoyance and energy to create one-of-a-kind perfumes with magical significance and life-changing properties. Adorn yourself with your custom parfum and be transformed?.

Gold Custom Couture Parfum: $3,000 for a custom-made oz. (15 ml) hand-blown glass bottle in a gold foil box with creamy white silk pillow. JoAnne takes each client on a personal aromatic journey. JoAnne uses a combination of alchemy, clairvoyance and energy to create one-of-a-kind perfumes with magical significance and life-changing properties. Adorn yourself with your custom parfum and be transformed.

VIP Day: $5,000 for a six-hour perfume immersion includes a private clairvoyant intuitive reading and coaching session, an aromatic journey, natural perfume consultation, lunch with JoAnne and a 1/2 oz. custom couture parfum in a hand-blown bottle, gold foil box, creamy white silk pillow and matching silk bags. This VIP day will provide transformation, clarity, focus, direction, life purpose, and creating a plan. We will uncover your biggest vision for yourself!

About JoAnne Bassett

JoAnne Bassett is a natural couturier perfumer. Based in coastal northern San Diego where flower agriculture is booming, JoAnne uses the fine art of French perfume creation to a high art with her natural perfume collections, custom intuitive perfume sessions and natural perfume-making classes. All of her perfumes, collections and hand-blown bottles can be found on her website at www.JoAnneBassett.com. JoAnne also crafts opulent bodycare products to match a favorite perfume or custom-made fragrance. Want a natural perfume with the ability to last all day like synthetics? JoAnne sells an extender for those perfume enthusiasts who want their natural perfume to last all day. JoAnne also offers her couturier parfums in both sample sizes and exquisitely-packaged travel-sized sprays for purses and evening bags. JoAnne takes her craft seriously down to the artisan packaging for online and return customer orders.

JoAnne’s blog at http://joannebassett.com/natural_perfumes or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JoAnne.Bassett.Perfumes

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Intuitive Custom Couture Natural Perfumes

May 30th, 2013 by

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In these times of fast food, generic labels, stock items, and everything smells the same… why not choose an Intuitive Custom Couture Parfum over just another cotton candy scent? Doesn’t real Bulgarian white rose oil, vintage Mysore sandalwood oil, vintage jasmine sambac, osmanthus, mimosa, tuberose, and all of the other precious oils in my collection sound really fabulous to you? They are so sensuous and when they flower on your skin you will know it was meant for you.

For almost 20 years I have created Custom 100% Natural Perfumes for discriminating clients. Why not treat yourself today! You are worth it!

Please go to www.JoAnneBassett.com to read more or call me at 760.309.2571 to place an order. You are so worth it!

A full line of organic and vegan body care products are available in your Bespoke Natural Perfume.

 

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Happy National Fragrance Day!

March 21st, 2013 by

In the year 2000 I listed my Le Voyage eau de toilette and parfum, and Reveiller eau de toilette and parfum on my Bassett Aromatherapy website at? www.AromaWorld.com

Since then I have added many new fragrances and removed some collections.? Some of the perfumes that were removed were the Divine Collection – a sense of the Divine from 2005.? Others may have been created from a blog project or a project of the Natural Perfumers Guild.

I love creating 100% Natural Perfumes from essential oils and absolutes.? These botanical perfumes use oils that have a live energy..the soul of the plant.? You can feel their energy.? It is not like putting synthetic chemicals or isolates on your skin.? You will smell and feel the difference!

In 2011 I commissioned some hand blown glass bottles for my Limited Edition Collection.? These are exquisite parfums with a high concentration of oils.? The extraits are very precious with some rare and precious ingredients.? When these are gone …the collection will end.

In 2012 I created the More Life Collection of parfums and eau de parfums. They are luxurious extraits created with costly essences.? Italian Smoke eau de perfume from this collection is the only one not in extrait form.? The parfums wear closer to your body and the eau de parfums have more sillage.

Some of my favorite fragrances were created on a New Moon, Full Moon, or special astrological event.? I just sat down at my perfume organ and created.? It is alchemy that I perform.

I love creating Custom Bespoke Couture perfumes and Custom Perfume Potions.? Have you had a perfume made just for you?

A special 25% off sale is on right now on my natural fragrances, body care products, perfume kits, travel sprayers, natural candles, samples, and essential oils.? This offer expires Wednesday, March 27.? Place an order today!

Check out my Monthly Specials page for more great deals!

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Monthly Specials – France is calling my name!

March 1st, 2013 by

My birthday is coming and Paris is calling my name!? April in Paris…I love Paris in the spring.? I love to celebrate my birthday in the city of Love and Light…I also love to travel to the South of? France and spend time in Provence.? Grasse the “perfume capital of the world”? is also speaking to me.

It is my intention to spend some time in France this spring and summer.? To do that I am offering a special prices on the Le Voyage fragrance collection and travel candles.

Won’t you help me to make this a reality?? The special prices are my gift to you.? It is a win – win.

Go to my Monthly Specials? page now!

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