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Orange Blossom Absolute.
A deep, complex absolute of bitter orange blossom from Tunisia, a touch green from the bottle and radiant, rich and heady in dilution: the heart of a serious floral perfume.
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About this product
Think of a palace corridor at dusk, candles lit, a breath of orange flowers through an open window. This is the absolute for that kind of perfume: deep, complex and quietly extravagant.
It comes from the blossoms of the bitter orange tree, Citrus aurantium. The flowers are grown and solvent-extracted to a concrete in Tunisia, and a master extractor produces the absolute in France. It recalls our Neroli, but runs much deeper and more complex. Fresh from the bottle it carries a touch of green; diluted, it becomes a radiant floral, rich, warm and heady, and it is potent even at very low dilutions.
Details
- Botanical name: Citrus aurantium
- Plant part: bitter orange tree blossoms, grown in Tunisia
- Method: solvent extraction to a concrete in Tunisia; absolute produced in France
- Strength: full strength; also offered as a 10% dilution in fractionated coconut oil
How to use
Let it give depth and heart to any blend that needs a floral beyond the top notes. Blend it half and half with Neroli, its natural complement, or soften it with Lavender absolute, Benzoin or a fine Frankincense and lift it with Petitgrain. The undiluted absolute is thick: you may need to remove the orifice reducer and use a pipette, or warm the bottle a little. Dilute before skin use, and keep it out of reach of children.
An extravagance worth keeping, used a drop at a time.
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Orange Blossom Absolute
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