During the winter months many people experience seasonal depression.  This happens when there are not many hours of daylight and often during the day it rains, snows or is generally cloudy and dark.  Some people tend to stay indoors and drink coffee or tea for the caffeine to give them a “boost”.

This time of year can be an emotional roller coaster as we take a look at our life. We spend hours with ourselves after the holidays have worn off, doing a life review of our goals and where we are at.  If that is not a positive thing for you there is a tendency to fall into a depressed state. We do not feel good about ourselves and everything  surrounding us.

When I lived in the Seattle, Washington area for 10 years I learned about depression and the lack of sunlight and how it affects us emotionally.  My citrus essential oils brought me some smiles but it was not long lasting.

I created Reveiller eau de toilette for my boyfriend who suffered from depression from going to work in the dark and driving home in the dark and rain. He actually did not even realize his depressed state but I did.  In the summer he was a different person. Reveiller means “to awaken” and when you spray on this light botanical fragrance you will feel refreshed.

Since that time I have created other fragrances with St. John’s wort and other oils with alchemy to transmute and transform the depression.  Whether the depressed state is seasonal or not. Happy, Liquid Sunshine, Josephine, Radiance are other natural perfumes that will support you if you desire.

You do not need to suffer through this time… you do not need to go to bed early and sleep through the misery of it.  Allow the natural perfumes to help uplift you and shift your energy.

Well I tried it for one month. I thought more people would take this opportunity to order the heavy items like the Perfume Kit and full bottles. I received some orders for perfume kits and they saved $35.00 and more on their shipping.  My intention was to reach more new customers world wide.

My USA free shipping when you spend $35 is still active.  The shipping fees in Canada are $10 flat rate shipping up to a $299 order and then $20 over $300. The shipping fees World Wide are $20 flat rate shipping up to a $299 order and then $25 over $300. Shipping perfume kits are $25 to $45 outside of the US so that is your discount.

I will not be offering any 20% off discounts on Etsy for them to show my site more often in  searches.  As I have shared Etsy paid ads takes a large chunk of profit already.

In this Etsy and retail world of discounting everything… people are just looking for bargains. That is a scarcity mindset and I no longer choose to play the game.

Empowering people is one of my missions in this reincarnation.  How can I tell you to empower yourself using my encoded and perfumes with alchemy, and then you play the discount game? The world is an abundant place.. prosperity abounds. Shift your way of thinking, the way you talk to yourself and treat yourself.  This is mainly a self esteem issue. I have gone through this myself this lifetime. Have you read the book “As A Man Thinketh”?  You create your reality with your thoughts and the actions you take in this world.

No one is coming to save you!  Save yourself! You are the only one who can do it.

Check out my Empowering Perfumes for your support at this time.  I named this Collection Women’s Empowerment but it could be called Empowerment for Everyone. My perfumes do not have gender affiliations.  Get the sample sets and decide for yourself which natural perfumes work for you.  I also sell 1 ml eau de perfume samples of most collections. Look on each collection page to order them.

For a fun party idea order my Perfume Kit. Men and women love it.. fun for bridal showers and more.

I cannot believe we are at Labor Day already! This summer went really fast.

My 20% off Labor Day Sale is on Etsy only and goes until September 8.  I do not have many sales a year so you do not want to miss this one.

There are perfume kits, perfume samples, perfume bottles, perfumes and eau de perfumes in various sizes and vintage essential oils for sale. I have a lot of beautiful fragrances that have been encoded for various purposes like love, joy, abundance and prosperity.  They all have had alchemy performed on them so just by wearing them you will feel the Divine Light surrounding you.  By wearing my energetic, all natural perfumes you will be in a higher vibratory state and will attract more love to you. You will also feel more love for yourself.  Who doesn’t need to feel that at this time?

My natural perfume business has always been about empowering women. My alchemy  I perform on my natural perfume is about love or above on the Hawkin’s scale.

My RoseLoversGifts Etsy store has some beautiful coffee and tea mugs with rose photos on them.  Some of these roses are from my garden.  I have around 30 roses growing right now. Please visit my store and give it some love.. these mugs make beautiful gifts.. I enjoy mine with my morning coffee and tea during the day.  There are also enamel camping mugs that are great for camping and for children to use anytime.

Regarding selling my perfume business – my brand.  I have received numerous offers but have not sold it to anyone yet.  I want a cash buyout with someone or a company who can carry on my perfume business, make my formulas with alchemy attached and leave my legacy. That person or company with integrity has not come forward yet. I am not interested in a payment plan. Also I am selling perfume formulas on their own for $15,000 each or $17,000 with Divine alchemy attached.  Just by purchasing perfume formulas someone can start their own perfume business. They cannot use my name or say these are my formulas however.

I have had inquiries why I do not make samples for my latest Infinity Collection. The perfumes that do not have samples are like a prescription of a supplement. You are supposed to take them for a month or more for a body condition. You do not receive a small sample as you are meant to wear it daily until it is gone.  These perfumes are protocols. A sample is only like a kiss instead of a full on embrace.  To receive the full benefit you will need a larger amount.

Also in the Infinity Collection I listed ingredients for two of the perfumes only. I find listing the essential oils and absolutes is a good idea so people can get an idea of what it might smell like. It can also alert people of their favorite ingredients are included. On the other hand I had a client that said she loved two perfumes of this collection but did not care for one ingredient in a third perfume.  My experience in teaching people how to create their own perfume, often the ingredients a person tells me they do not like are exactly the essential oils they need to wear.  This is an emotional response to an ingredient the client may have memories from childhood or their past where it was unpleasant, etc.  In life we often do not like what we need the most.

In my time creating private label lines for business owners I would have the client smell many essential oils and absolutes. They would be numbered with no names of the oils. The client would choose based on the number.  When I listed the names of the oils on the labels the client would not choose certain oils as they knew they did not like them. If they did not have a label those same oils would be picked as favorites.

One thing I adore about Spring is the many blooms that only last a few weeks and then they are gone until next year.  One of my most favorite flowering bulbs is iris. When I was growing up we had a bunch of these old fashioned iris pallida blooms.  It is heaven to stick your nose into the bloom.  The soft, sweet ethereal scent matches the fragile petals of the purple bloom.  Do you recall these from your childhood?

Iris pallida, the Dalmatian iris or sweet iris, is a hardy flowering perennial plant. It is native to the Dalmatian coast in Croatia.  This highly sought after material from the iris is called orris root butter or absolute. The real material is expensive and that is what I have. I bought it from a small company in Europe who offered it to me. What a treat!   It is a floral and smells like violet flowers.  It also adds a powdery note that is sought after in high end perfumes.  I have been saving it for a really special perfume and the time is now.

Smelling this divine orris makes me feel loved.  It is so expansive.  So I created a magical perfume and named it “You Are So Loved” as that is how I felt after anointing myself with it.

You Are So Loved perfume smells like a beautiful, sweet purple violet with citrus top notes that play into a light green note. It is fresh like Spring rain and is grounded like soft wood.

The alchemy I perform on this perfume raises your vibration to a such a high feeling of joy and pleasure. Feeling safe in your own skin and being open to receive all of the good life has to offer.

I am offering this precious delight in an eau de parfum in organic grape alcohol. It is available in a 5 ml silver with silver dots travel sprayer with silver organdy bag. 16% fragrance strength

To purchase this fabulous Spring eau de parfum at $50.00 for a 5 ml travel sprayer. There is a limited supply so until they run out.

You will receive a 5 ml silver travel sprayer in a silver organdy bag.

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I am having a small sale of 9 Items on my Etsy store. Some of my best sellers are included like my Perfume Kit and my Natural Perfume First Aid Kit.

Go there and check it out!

I have 36 roses growing in pots now.  It is so much fun getting back to growing more roses… of different types.

This year I am also experimenting with growing vegetables from seed in pots also.  There is hard red clay in North Carolina and pots are much easier for now.

There are many flowering trees, red bud trees, bulbs blooming, and forsythia blooms in my neighborhood.  Also the pine pollen is covering everything. Welcome to Spring!

JoAnne Bassett Artisan Natural Perfumer

On this day I would like to remind everyone that there is no such thing as competition. We really are only competing with ourselves. Read that again. Relationships have been lost to this addiction we have in our culture. Do better than yesterday and never mind where someone else is in their journey..it is their life not yours. This time on earth is all about the choices YOU make.. not the woman down the street or at the office.. they have their own choices…

I created many natural perfumes that are in support of people on many levels.. All people!  My alchemy was added to all perfumes to raise our vibrations.. to love and above on the Hawkin’s scale. Peace, joy, love, enlightenment.. These are the levels my perfumes activate in you. Quantum Physics makes it so..

Watch your self talk during the day… no complaining… no putting your self down.  Do some self care everyday.  Whether that means going for a walk or taking a bath, or spraying on some of my mood elevating natural perfumes.

Some of my collections are especially for empowerment. Empowerment is the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights. My Empowerment Collection contains:

Opulence for self esteem, Indulgence for confidence, Temptress for sensuality, Dark Mistress for sexuality, and 1/2 ml Luscious Roses eau de perfume to open your heart, for self love, and for the ability to give and receive love and abundance.

Another favorite perfume from the Empowerment Collection is

Radiance: Empowering women one breath at a time.

Radiate in your feminine essence! Feel your brilliance. Don’t dim your light.

An elegant, refreshing, citrus floral with a hint of spice and light and mellow patchouli. Like a breath of fresh air. The intention is empowerment.

One of my most popular fragrances I have is in my Sovereign Collection sold on Etsy.  Become Sovereign..

Perfect As I AM eau de perfume
Just as the name implies believe in yourself! Release all unworthiness. You are whole so embrace yourself fully. This perfume is a very beautiful floral. Spray this on and give yourself a big hug. When you love and appreciate yourself, you become sovereign. You create your world.

For a beautiful gift for yourself or friends, go to my shop Rose Lovers Gifts on Etsy and choose large coffee mugs, tea mugs, tote bags, computer laptop sleeves, rugs, pillows, and shower curtains.. all with photos of roses or watercolor roses on them.

Be the best you can be.. begin it today! Enjoy!

In the winter season especially in cold climates there are a lot of gray, dreary, rainy days that are very depressing. Some people just want to go back to bed.  With cooler temperatures and going to work in the dark and getting home in the dark when the sun sets at 5:00 pm it seems like you never see the light of day.  There is a condition called SAD – Seasonal affective disorder occurs in climates where there is less sunlight at certain times of the year. Symptoms include fatigue, depression, hopelessness, and social withdrawal.

Depression of any kind can lead to thoughts of suicide.  If a person feels that there is no longer anything to live for after loosing a loved one, loosing a job or other loss it may escalate to suicide.

The last few years many people have expressed hardship, loss on many levels.  Quarantine made many of us lonely, sad, and we were left to sit with our feelings. The chaos of the world and the stress of the unknown have done major damage in some lives. The virus and threat of losing our freedoms with the need of Health Passports and other controls by the government may be the final straw for some.

I have received many perfume orders for my cheerful fragrances such as Liquid Sunshine, Happy, Kiss of Gentleness,  Radiance  and others. When I lived in the Seattle area for 10 years we were experiencing record rainfall. It was very depressing with gray skies and mist or rain most of the time.  I created Reveiller eau de toilette with St. John’s Wort that is used for depression.  It helped some of my friends at the time.  If you are experiencing any of the symptons like fatigue and social withdrawl get help.  Try some natural perfumes to spray on that are encoded with higher vibrations like peace love and joy.

The 20% off Etsy sale ends on January 9.  Don’t miss out!