Pierre Black

naturopath • wellness coach • change agent

MEKONG BLUSH Oud & Frangipani natural perfume

My newest perfume creation! Unabashedly feminine and flirtatious Mekong Blush showcases only two premium ingredients from The Heart of Vietnam, both courtesy of my distillation mentor Tony Bolton at Aroma Sublime. Tony's Famous Frangipani oil combined with a very light and fruity Vietnam agarwood oil from the same region right on the Mekong River where Aroma Sublime is headquartered. This is a reflection of that special terroir and my wonderful time there with Tony and Tha.

100% natural perfumes are delicate process and here I have tried to highlight the perfection and complexity of only two very expensive ingredients that represent a kind of aromatic quintessence and wholeness each on their own.

The bottle is also filled with rose quartz making this not only a perfume but a gem elixir.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Our products are pure, natural, and chemical-free. This product can be used simply for the aroma, but it also has traditional medicinal uses. Get properly informed before using this product in or on your body. Some people tolerate natural aromatics and essential oils easily and others do not. Use caution and common sense. Get informed about this specific product from a variety of sources before you make a decision about how to use it.

• INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS (Europe, USA, Canada, etc) generally DO NOT PAY additional customs fees. We make our best effort to provide the correct documentation for your specific country to reduce or eliminate customs duties and taxes.

• It's all in THE "DRYDOWN": How to best enjoy premium aromatic oils: https://pierreblack.com/blog/2020/7/4/its-all-in-the-drydown-how-to-enjoy-premium-oud-and-other-finer-aromatics

• The Best Bottle Choice for Fine Aromatics? Our Choice is Clear.

PLEASE PROTECT YOUR VALUABLE AROMATICS & OTHER NATURALS FROM LIGHT & TEMPERATURE VARIATION.

https://pierreblack.com/blog/2020/11/8/best-bottles-for-fine-aromatics-our-choice-is-clear

• DISCLAIMER: As with any natural product, allergic sensitivity is possible. Always test for 24 hours on a small area of skin before use. No medical or health claims are made regarding this product. Inform yourself regarding the correct and safe use of natural products before using them. Disclaimer and copyright apply to this product and its description: http://www.pierreblack.com/copyright-and-disclaimer

• Pierre Black, Tony Bolton, and Aroma Sublime partnership...

I am honoured to have partnered with Aroma Sublime and the legendary Tony Bolton to bring you some of the finest artisanal hydro-distilled essential oils in the world. Aroma Sublime specializes in limited-edition single-estate small-batch distillations of Oud (Agarwood), Sandalwood, Frangipani, Rose, and others. Offering a selection of their own exclusive on-site distillations, or a small, carefully curated selection of fine artisanal oils from carefully chosen suppliers that we laboratory test for purity, Aroma Sublime has a reputation for quality, purity, and simplicity. Always solvent-free, Aroma Sublime supplies only verified pure hydro-distilled essential oils of the highest quality from our own still or from trusted and verified artisanal suppliers. If we don't oversee production personally, our products are lab tested for purity. visit: https://www.aromasublime.com and https://pierreblack.com

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MUSHAAD GOLD Ayurvedic treatment oil: intensive skincare & soothing mindcare

Premium Somali MUSHAAD Frankincense Whole Resin (boswellia frereana) is sustainably wild harvested.

New powerful skin healing and rejuvenating tonic. SHOP NOW

BEAUTIFUL DEEP FRANKINCENSE "incense" SCENT!

Face or Body.

Use on the face as a rejuvenation and detox facial treatment.

Conditions and tightens facial skin and promotes intensive healing.

Also an effective treatment for eczema and other inflammatory skin conditions.

Wonderful deep frankincense scent.

Improves sleep, mood, and soothes the nervous system.

Dilute up to 10x for a shin healing and soothing psychoactive massage experience.

30ml size

Handcrafted by me personally at BeppuZenRetreat in southern Japan, numbered limited edition (only 30 units made)

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Frankincense is used extensively as medicine, sacrament, and perfume.

Ingredients:

- Whole Mushaad Frankincense resin from Somaila 20% (boswellia frereana)

- Organic rice bran oil

- Vitamin E

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Our products are pure, natural, and chemical-free. This product can be used simply for the aroma, but it also has traditional medicinal uses. Get properly informed before using this product in or on your body. Some people tolerate natural aromatics and essential oils easily and others do not. Use caution and common sense. Get informed about this specific product from a variety of sources before you make a decision about how to use it.

• It's all in THE "DRYDOWN": How to best enjoy premium aromatic oils: https://pierreblack.com/blog/2020/7/4/its-all-in-the-drydown-how-to-enjoy-premium-oud-and-other-finer-aromatics

• The Best Bottle Choice for Fine Aromatics? Our Choice is Clear.

PLEASE PROTECT YOUR VALUABLE AROMATICS & OTHER NATURALS FROM LIGHT & TEMPERATURE VARIATION.

https://pierreblack.com/blog/2020/11/8/best-bottles-for-fine-aromatics-our-choice-is-clear

• DISCLAIMER: As with any natural product, allergic sensitivity is possible. Always test for 24 hours on a small area of skin before use. No medical or health claims are made regarding this product. Inform yourself regarding the correct and safe use of natural products before using them. Disclaimer and copyright apply to this product and its description: http://www.pierreblack.com/copyright-and-disclaimer

• Pierre Black, Tony Bolton, and Aroma Sublime partnership...

I am honoured to have partnered with Aroma Sublime and the legendary Tony Bolton to bring you some of the finest artisanal hydro-distilled essential oils in the world. Aroma Sublime specializes in limited-edition single-estate small-batch distillations of Oud (Agarwood), Sandalwood, Frangipani, Rose, and others. Offering a selection of their own exclusive on-site distillations, or a small, carefully curated selection of fine artisanal oils from carefully chosen suppliers that we laboratory test for purity, Aroma Sublime has a reputation for quality, purity, and simplicity. Always solvent-free, Aroma Sublime supplies only verified pure hydro-distilled essential oils of the highest quality from our own still or from trusted and verified artisanal suppliers. If we don't oversee production personally, our products are lab tested for purity. visit: https://www.aromasublime.com and https://pierreblack.com SHOP NOW

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3 JAPANESE CITRUS essential oils: Yuzu, Kabosu, Sudachi.

Exotic Japanese citrus for culinary use! My own distillations of local organic citrus fruits: Sudachi, Yuzu, Kabosu! Organic, food-grade, and from a single-tree and single-harvest from a 670-year-old temple site in southern Japan. SHOP NOW

Use These oils for cocktails, chocolate, ice cream, sweets and desserts and experience their unique and exotic flavour. Also fantastic in the bath or in your essential oil diffuser!

  • Kabosu 5 ml

  • Sudachi 5ml

  • Yuzu 5 ml

A few notes on these wonderful oils:

YUZU is Japan's quintessential citrus specialty fruit used as you would a lemon but with a distinctive lemon- tangerine flavor and aroma. There are two individual distillations of Yuzu, the Gold and the Zen One Premium. Both are excellent but the Zen One Premium is from a very old tree and has an unusual deep warm and resinous aroma reminiscent of blood orange.

SUDACHI is a small sour citrus fruit indigenous to Japan with a beautiful bright clear lemon aroma reminiscent of the best Italian tree-ripened lemons.

KABOSU is a regional Citrus specialty used like lime but with a prominent grapefruit aroma. The essential oil is an unexpected Delight in that it has a background scent and flavour of ripe pears! SHOP NOW

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Japan Inspired Perfume Set with local artisanal essential oils

I have been crafting essential oils in the Japanese countryside all through 2020 with local raw materials.

Now I have meticulously blended my oils to produce two perfumes inspired by my time here in Southern Japan.

Very Limited edition, only 10 sets available. SHOP NOW

Set of 2 x 10ml beautiful and long-lasting breezy and feminine perfumes with Japanese aromatic sensibility.

I have been crafting essential oils in the Japanese countryside all through 2020 with local raw materials.

Now I have meticulously blended my oils to produce two perfumes inspired by my time here in Southern Japan.

HIJI FOREST WALK and BEPPU SPICE WALK (10 ml each in a bamboo atomizer spray bottle)

HIJI FOREST WALK The small Japanese town of Hiji is actually where I have been living for the past year and distilling essential oils from local organic and wildcrafted ingredients. This scent is like a stroll through Hiji in the summertime with its incredible variety of flowers, citrus trees, and lush cedar and cypress surroundings. Top notes of yuzu citrus and orange blossom and a breezy woodsy heart and base of Japanese mountainside forest; sugi, hinoki, laurel, lichen and moss, and just a hint of good sandalwood.

BEPPU SPICE WALK Beppu is the nearest city and popular tourist town. Although it is small, Beppu is bustling with creativity, youthful vigour, and remarkable ethnic diversity as a result of an international university and its reputation as a party and hot spring mecca. The perfume inspired by Beppu is foundationally a smooth light and breezy blend of very Japanese scents but with a few spicy surprises. Most notably the aroma of cardamom and a Japanese citrus medley pops at the top, and then through the day will open up into a Japanese summer breeze of forest and field.

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Yakusugi, the 1000-year-old essential oil!

The first trickle of oil from the rare and no longer harvested Yakushima Sugi, Wood from Japanese red cedar trees that are 1000 years old or more from the forest island of Yakushima off the southern coast of Japan, that inspired the princess Mononoke anime film. Some of these trees have been recorded at up to 7000 years old! Fortunately, they are now protected from any type of cutting or harvesting. That means there is an ever-dwindling supply of this gorgeous wood available, and there will be no more to come in our lifetime. Prices keep rising and items tend to increase in value over time. I feel very lucky to have access to this rare and valuable raw material!

The oil so far has a beautiful colour, as you can see from the photo, and has a very unusual opalescent sheen that is most visible in the meniscus.

I’m always struck by how older trees produce their own unique aromatic complexity and almost express an individual personality in their scent composition. Thousand-year plus Yakusigi seems to be no exception! It features a stunning complexity a world apart from regular young Japanese red cedar essential oil. The scent does feature classic cedar notes, but not heavy, resinous, sharp or camphorous at all. Instead, it presents a broad wood-aroma spectrum that is not obviously cedar, but something completely different. It overlaps slightly into some more sweet/floral oud notes and the edges of aged sandalwood top notes.
In addition, I notice a sunny medley of dried wildflowers, the scents of chalk and clay, lichen and moss…
I’m very curious to see how this develops as we extend the distillation time and perhaps age the oil a little while. #sugi #yakushima #yakusugi #artisanalessentialoil #japanesecedar #princessmononoke

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