The life of a Natural Couture Perfumer isn’t always as glamorous as you may think. The every day tasks of creating small batches of natural perfume and eau de perfume is ongoing. I do everything by hand…no machines…As a Royal Alchemist I impart the magical energy that you feel when you apply it.

It is rewarding when you are able to smell the beautiful perfumes and then see them assembled in perfume vials. These small glass vials are carefully attached to perfume cards that tell you the classification for the perfume and the notes included. Often there is a hint of how the perfume may benefit you….perhaps it is grounding and centering.

Today I was creating sample vials of Italian Smoke eau de parfum from the More Life Collection.

The More Life Collection eau de perfume  Sampler Pack

The sampler pack includes six, 1 ml eau de perfume vials of the following: Ecstasy, Intimacy, Italian Smoke, Opulence, Serendipity, Vert eau de parfum is a 2013 Indie FiFi nominee Sampler Pack of 6 Eau de Perfumes

The individual sample of Italian Smoke eau de perfume is available here.

Italian Smoke Eau de Perfume

Woody Aromatic Italian Smoke has uplifting sweet orange essence and orange blossoms, the sensuous heart of vintage jasmine grandifolium, the smoky, sexiness of tobacco absolute, the sweetness of vanilla, and the vintage Mysore sandalwood. It is very grounding.

A golden tobacco note full of the Italian sun!

Guess what my scent of the day is? You guessed it! Italian Smoke eau de parfum.

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Peacock box with 1 oz and travel sprayer

JoAnne Bassett Natural Perfumes wants you to relieve your holiday shopping stress this year…

I know you say..it is only the beginning of November. Pretty soon it will be Thanksgiving and the craziness begins. If you have family and friends in the military or in other countries now is the time to purchase and send their presents…that is if you want them to be received in time for the holidays.

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Recently I sent out two newsletters in email format to everyone who has signed up on my website to receive the newsletter or blog and to all who had purchased from JoAnne Bassett in 2015. Sorry if you were missed and please let me know if you did not receive this email.

It was sent in email format not html so it would not get caught in your filter and end up in your junk mail folder.

It was sent multiple times in my mail program. The response was small even though I made a very generous offer and shared what that was in the second email.

This is what it said on October 6:

Dear Fragrant Friends,

I am conducting some market research with my company JoAnne Bassett.

If you have purchased from me I have included your email address here. If you
are not interested in receiving any further newsletters from me you can unsubscribe from this newsletter.

The important questions are:

1. You have made a fragrant purchase from JoAnne Bassett. Did you order more than one time? If you did what is the reason for doing so. Was it because of my special offer within 30 days of purchase? Was it due to a sale? Did you like the perfume and want to buy a larger size? Did you want to test more samples?
Did you reorder more samples of the same order?

2. You have made a fragrant purchase from JoAnne Bassett. Did you order a second time? If not why not? Was it due to the perfume? Did you not like it? Please explain. Was it due to the price? Was it due to the sizes available. Any other reason.

Was it delivered in a timely manner? Were there any problems with the order?

Please email me at joanne@joannebassett.com and in the subject line put Market Research.

Because I value your opinions and feedback I want to give you a special offer. When you send me an email with your feedback I will send you an offer with my return email. It will be worth your time if you decide to respond. I want to give you something back for your time and response.

Thank you for your help. I really do appreciate it. This will help me serve you
better.

Sincerely,

JoAnne
JoAnne Bassett

Natural Perfume and Travel Sprayer Gift Box

On October 23 I sent this email:

Dear Fragrant Friends,

My last newsletter email was sent October 6 asking for your help with a Market Research study I was conducting. I was amazed at the beautiful responses I received from some of you. The percentage received was lower than my expectations. My Special Offer was 50% off your next order when you answered my questions listed in the newsletter email. Rarely do I offer a discount and especially this high of a discount.

If you still want to take this survey the deadline is November 15 to receive this discount.

If you did not receive this email or have deleted it and want to take the survey I have included it again.

Thank you all who have responded and taken advantage of this generous discount. The feedback was excellent and I appreciate it.

Many blessings,

JoAnne

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With the article “Frankincense Proven To Be A Psychoactive Antidepressant” it is becoming more well known that essential oils – aromatherapy and incense is very helpful and can effect our emotions positively and more.

My Sacred Frankincense natural perfumes contain this magnificent natural essential oil that will uplift you and more. Article: http://www.the-open-mind.com/frankincense-proven-to-be-psy/
To my Royal Alchemy Collection of Sacred Frankincense 1-6 perfumes and eau de perfumes.

Frankincense tears that are resins that can be burned for incense. It can also be steam distilled and turned into essential oil to be used for meditation and added to my natural eau de perfumes and perfumes. This very special Omani frankincense (Boswellia sacra) is great for meditation, relaxation, focus, spiritual connections, and respiratory conditions.

Don’t you just love the fact that you can apply your natural perfume and receive these benefits naturally? That is why I create 100% natural perfumes without any extra “enchancers” added.

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Cool for Fall Discovery Set

Cool For Fall Discovery Set

Put away your hot weather citrus and floral scents. Bring out your heavy scents with ouds and floral orientals for those cool?days and nights. After the fall Equinox we need to get ready for the crisp autumn days and nights.

Cool For Fall Discovery Set sample pack – 8 one ml eau de parfums. Price $35.00

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The Autumnal Equinox is happening tomorrow September 23. This signals the end of summer and the end of citrus and light scents. The Northern Hemisphere will soon turn into cooler days and nights that turn the leaves into beautiful brilliant colors. We will reach for sweaters and jackets and heavier fragrances.

I love fall. The crisp, cool morning air. The delightful warm afternoons. The Indian summer sunset evenings.

The beaches are almost deserted and life slows down here in Southern California.

The other aspects of fall I love are the leathery, woodsy, sultry, smoky scents that I associate with fall bonfires, crispy leaves, and cinnamon and spicy, warm apple cider. We wear eau de parfums in the day and also reach for rich and heavier parfums for evening. It is a delight to surround ourselves with natural perfumes.

Leather Collection

Some of my JoAnne Bassett Natural Perfumes I offer for fall and winter are:

Floral Family romantic, and typically not too heavy

Floral Woody Musk  Sybarite,

Oriental Family exotic, sensual earthy, sometimes heavy

Sacred Incense, Sacred Frankincense 1, Sacred Frankincense 4, Sacred Frankincense 6

Oriental Floral  Contessa, Sacred Frankincense 2, Marie Antoinette

Oriental Spicy  Madame Pompadour

Oriental Woody  Venus Amber, Sacred Frankincense 3, Sacred Frankincense 5

Chypre Family  forest, mossy notes with citrus an outdoorsy smell

Chypre Floral  Intimacy

Intimacy Parfum

Fougere (Green) Family  green, grassy, herbal

Vert Also Aromatic)

Leather Family  sexy, dirty, woodsy, animalic

The Leather Collection Arabian, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish

Woody Family

Woody Aromatic  Italian Smoke

Aromatic Family

Aromatic  Napoleon

Leather Collection Bottle

Tom Pease at Perfume Posse wrote this wonderful review of my natural perfumes.

JoAnne Bassett Italian Smoke, Italian Leather and Sacred Frankincense 3

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about JoAnne Bassett?s Call to Prayer, which I was loving so much I didn?t have a chance to test the three samples she included, Italian Smoke, Italian Leather and Sacred Frankincense 3. Well, I?ve tested all three, so here?s the scoop.

Sacred Frankincense 3 is written of as ?A sultry tuberose walk in the woods after dark with orange blossoms caressing your nose.? It?s very lovely, but I think the orange blossom is far more the star than the tuberose, which frankly I think is no bad thing.

Italian Smoke is ?Italian Smoke has uplifting sweet orange essence and orange blossoms, the sensuous heart of vintage jasmine grandifolium, the smoky, sexiness of tobacco absolute, the sweetness of vanilla, and the vintage Mysore sandalwood.? It?s very interesting- I don?t get smoke at all, but a winning combination of orange and tobacco.

Italian Leather is ?This sensuous leather is like a summer evening?s drive in a Bugatti with leather seats and jasmine and orange blossoms in the air?cistus, wild orange, vintage jasmine grandifolium, Bulgarian tobacco, light patchouli.? It?s far and away my favorite of the bunch- the ?leather? is in no way overpowering with a lovely hit of jasmine and tobacco.

All 0f them have excellent lasting power- I could smell them on my skin after sleeping. Also, they are super concentrated- you might at first balk at the price, but it?s clear that the ingredients are the best and you really only need to use the tiniest drop.

All of these are available at her website, and she does sell samples of her works for a nominal amount- less than $10. She also offers sample sets; My samples were given to me by JoAnne. Image: Her website.

There are Fragrance Classifications that can help you choose what fragrance may be right for you. There are six distinct families for fragrance and then there are subcategories within the fragrant families. I added a few categories at the end. I have composed a listing of JoAnne Bassett Natural Perfumes within the categories.

Citrus Family – light, refreshing, uplifting

Sparkling Citrus

Citrus Aromatic – Collette, Reveiller, Versailles

Floral Family romantic, and typically not too heavy

Ecstasy, I Love You, Opulence, Camille, Chantelle, Luscious Roses, Le Voyage, Sensual Embrace, Magie D Or, Malmaison

Floral Fruity – Temptress

Floral Green – Josephine, Petit Trianon

Floral Woody Musk – Sybarite, Rose Smoke

Oriental Family exotic, sensual earthy, sometimes heavy

Sacred Incense, Sacred Frankincense 1, Sacred Frankincense 4, Sacred Frankincense 6

Oriental Floral – Amazing, Rose Kiss, Serendipity, Contessa, Enchant, Esoterica, Reflections, Indulgence, Tetu, Sacred Frankincense 2, Marie Antoinette

Oriental Spicy – Madame Pompadour

Oriental Woody – Venus Amber, Timeless, Dark Mistress, Sacred Frankincense 3, Sacred Frankincense 5

Chypre Family – forest, mossy notes with citrus an outdoorsy smell

Chypre Floral – Intimacy

Fougere (Green) Family – green, grassy, herbal

Vert (Also Aromatic)

Leather Family – sexy, dirty, woodsy, animalic

The Leather Collection – Arabian, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish

Other Categories

Aromatic – Vert, Napoleon

Gourmand – Collette

Woody

Woody Aromatic – Italian Smoke