Cool Looks for Hot Days: Agape & Zoe and One Seed
Agape and Zoe Sugared Crush ($38; roller ball also available for $9.99)
There are so many scents forever associated with summer: coconut oil, fresh peaches, briny sea air, charcoal on the grill. Now, add one more: Vanilla. “Vanilla is perfect for hot days because it seems to melt with your body, creating warm rich scent that intertwines with the sultriness of summer,” says natural perfumer Patricia Malemes, who created the all-organic, Texas-based Agape & Zoe line of scents that Green Girls Night Out guests completely flipped for.
One sniff, and these ecoistas grabbed for Sugared Crush—a heady mixture of vanilla, cotton candy and a hint of bubble gum—followed closely by the seductive and soothing scent of Repose, which mixes lavender and vanilla in just the right proportions.
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Turns out, vanilla may be the scent of summer in on both sides of the globe. Australian artisan eco-perfume-maker One Seed handcrafts fragrances that simply sing with these deliciously summery notes. Our favorite? Courage—a bold and sexy fusion of musky ylang ylang, magnolia, vanilla and white jasmine. Just a dab makes us feel like we could brave almost anything: riding the big waves, scaling the high dive or baring it all in that teenie-weenie bikini.
Like Agape & Zoe, One Seed uses 100-percent-botanical ingredients that are organic-focused and GMO-free, and sticks with sustainable and recyclable packaging. Plus, One Seed donates 10 percent of profits to organizations including Women’s Forum Australia, which battles domestic violence and sex trafficking.
Virtuous perfumes, virtuous values. We like the smell of that.
One Seed Courage ($65)
P.S. Check back the week of September 25th, when we’re giving away a $64 One Seed five-piece perfume sampler set to THREE lucky newsletter subscribers!
