2008 Archives: Ajne Organic Essential Oil Custom Perfume Blends
There’s nothing like meeting your future mother-in-law and realizing that you wear the same perfume. Not only does this mean that your fantastically expensive bottle of sweet nothings must go straight to the recycling bin, but it also brings to mind a whole host of questions like: Does he not know, i.e. does he have some sort of olfactory problem? Or (better), does he just not care, i.e. you’re so unique he’d love you even if you smelled like a back-alley bum? Or (frighteningly), maybe he likes the fact that you and his mom would be indistinguishable in a blindfolded line-up, i.e. you’re in a whole lotta trouble, sister.
To remedy such potential situations, we EcoStilettoistas have been diligently searching for drop-dead gorgeous scented oils, solid perfumes and strangely invisible scents that are not only distinctive, but eschew the synthetic fragrances that can leave us headache-y, sneeze-y and generally far more unattractive than a good smell could ever remedy.
But nothing is more individual than a perfume that you blend yourself, and Ajne Rare & Precious fits the bill with a collection of fragrances that are designed to be combined with each other—and interact with your body chemistry—to create a signature scent. Take a trip to Carmel to the company’s flagship store where a custom-blending session utilizing more than 200 internationally sourced, organic and wild-crafted ingredients will set you back $750. Or try a less-expensive demi-blending session with Ajne’s signature Prêt-à-Porter fragrances at resort spa locations like the Four Seasons Manele Bay or the Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena.
Can’t make the trip? Order up a Fragrance Sample Set and for $25 you choose three fragrances to blend at home from miniature spray bottles that hold about a week’s worth of perfume. We chose Blum de Nuit, de Lavande and a third little number that we certainly won’t be sharing.
