Aftelier
Sonoma Scent Studio
Olympic Orchids
April Aromatics
Anya's Garden
AbdesSalaam
Sultan Pasha
Ayala Moriel
Bortnikoff
Areej Le Doré
DSH Perfumes
TRNP
Hiram Green
Di Ser
House of Matriarch.

Some use synthetics, but usually when they do they'll say whether a perfume is mixed media or what percent natural.

Sorry not true (about Allure). Chanel uses many naturals in their higher priced extraits.

Too many naturals and you just end up smelling like essential oils and farmers markets. Synthetics are indispensable in modern perfumery. But I understand what you're saying, you're looking for quality materials sourced from around the world. Many houses offer this: Creed, Roja, Serge Lutens, Frederic Malle etc.

I've been primarily into naturals for a while now. A handful that are definitely worth checking out (in no particular order) --

ALL NATURAL

• Teone Reinthal Natural Perfumes (TRNP)
• Di Ser
• Hiram Green
• April Aromatics
• Jolie Laide
• Gather
• Abdes Salaam Attars
• Aftelier
• Pomares Stolen Perfumes
• Providence Perfumes
• Strange Invisible Perfumes

LARGE PERCENTAGE NATURALS

• Areej le Dore
• Bortnikoff
• Dixit & Zak
• Elixir Attar
• St. Clair Scents
• - Rogue Perfumery (I think) Maybe not high % naturals after all? As a fan of naturals I'd still recommend checking them out; I've never gotten headaches or anything as I do with some other high% synthetic fragrances.

Synthetic DOES however mean that most likely the ingredients were tested on animals, which the natural scent seeker may be against.

Le Labo - Rose 31 , to me it smells like the stems of fresh roses, such a great fragrance.

any of my ateliers. pacific lime, bergamot soleil, trefle pur, ORANGE SANGUINE, cedrat envirante. reiner oud rain smells like I'm in a jungle by a fireplace surrounded by woods and exotic fruits

Un jardin sur le nil - Hermés

Un Jardin Sur Le Toit is great! Mine would probably be Fico di Amalfi—fresh cut figs right under the tree.

I don't own it, but Diptyque Philosykos is definitely wins for the most natural smelling fragrance I've sampled. It smells exactly like fresh figs.

Top 5 are:

• 7 Cobalt
• Esencia EDP
• Solo
• 7
• Agua El

Also really enjoy Loewe Pour Homme which is an old school fougere, Paula's Ibiza and Solo Platinum (sadly discontinued).

• Guerlain
• Hermes
• Chanel
• Loewe
• Xerjoff

MFK, Mind Games, PDM, Acqua di Parma and Byredo.

In no particular order

1. Guerlain

2. Dior

3. Amouage

4. Chanel

5. Frederic Malle

Honorable mentions for Les Indemnodables, Roja Dove, Ormonde Jayne, Les Abstraits, Bortnikoff, Rogue Perfumery, and Serge Lutens.

Creed, Armani, PDM, Chanel, Louis Vuitton

Argos, LV, mind games, MFK, Creed

OUAI melrose .. smells like I just showered

11 11 by Lake and Skye! It's my favorite unisex scent, and has a slight petrichor smell for those of you who like realistic rain fragrances.

Prada lhomme, Hermes, Dior homme eau

clean reserve warm cotton gets me soo many compliments and is really strong. Also vegan/ cruelty free etc etc and great ingredients yk

Chanel Platinum Egoiste? But idk if it is “seriously good”?

That's because pretty much all petrichor perfumes go wayyy too hard on the geosmin and it smells moldy.

Diptyque is VERY synthetic smelling. I love their candles but not their perfumes.

I really can't think of any really nice ones that are in store...where I use to live (Toronto) we had amazing private owned natural beauty stores that had selections of perfume brands. Maybe have a look in your city in stores like that? Also, Sephora has a section with natural scents too.

If you want to take a chance and I highly suggest you do, try BPAL Snake Oil is their best seller and I LOVE Solstice Scents Conjure...it's Amber, Spice and creamy..every time I wear it I get compliments and it's one I could wear all day.

You might like BPAL .. Black Phoenix Alchemical Laboratory. It seems many Lushies in the past also love their perfume oils for exactly the reasons you described. They don’t have a store but you can order sample packs.

Bravaraniz are a great Spanish perfume house that make small batches of perfume from natural materials gathered in a specific location. The scents are beautiful and have that rough, natural quality that it sounds like is a big factor in why you like Lush so much.

You might check out some of the scents from Demeter. Everything is intentionally one note for the most part but it's meant to be a layering range.

I'm not 100% sure if this is what you're looking for (haven't personally seen them in local stores but Harrods definitely stocks them).

I love Lush and my other perfumes I wear which my parents get me, (especially mum) who is sensitive to fragrance. Is Frédéric Malle, but I only like a couple (some are way over powerful) I stick to Musc Ravageur and Carnal Flower.

Musc Ravageur which I think is mainly geared towards men, smells very musky and sultry, I pick up a bit of vanilla and black pepper too. It's never made anyone sneeze or headachy.

Carnal Flower is tube rose scented, but to me it smells like a very grassy meadow of flowers and just a little bit of maybe hay?! I get terrible hay fever but this perfume just reminds me of Summer.

Anyways I would definitely try testers if you can because they are very unique scents and everyone is so individual, you might not like them at all. Good luck in perfume hunting <3

EdT and Eau Givree. The EdT is a modern classic for me, never feels out of place and affordable. Eau Givree is just a super smooth warm weather scent, a little less versatile for me, but godly opening.

Eau Grivee

There’s never been a “bad” TdH (even Intense Vetiver is great until the amberwood overstays its welcome), but I also don’t think the OG EdT has ever been topped. Eau Givree comes really damn close

Eau Givree, but thinking of getting Mancera Cedrat Boisee intense I think it is similar to TDH but with larger silage and better performance

I’ve not tried the Eau de Parfum yet.

My favourite is Intense Vetiver.

You forgot one. Eau Tres Fraiche.

Heretic Parfum does all naturally derived ingredients in their scents. I would also recommend that you check out some oil based perfumes. They wear a little closer to the skin, but as someone who can be sensitive to scent I find that oil formats are far less triggering than a traditional alcohol based spray; even oils that use synthetic fragrance molecules. Off the top of my head, I know that Solstice Scents and Possets have some perfume oils that are 100% botanical. Another botanical perfume house is Strange Invisible. Hope you find something you love!

You could try samples from online shops like Integrity Botanicals and Detox Market. There are lots of small perfumers now, too, that have some natural fragrances - La Curie for example. I’ve seen others but can’t recall their names now - Google searches could possibly find them. That said, many people have the same reaction you have when they’re near someone wearing strong perfume, whether it’s natural or not. I get migraines from all of them and I struggle when I’m in enclosed spaces with someone wearing them. It’s better to keep your perfume close to you and not obvious to others in public if you’ll be in enclosed spaces or close to people who can’t move away (like standing in line).

I LOVE Kumba Made fragrance oils. The Water Lilly has been my go-to for years. I feel like it lasts a really long time, but I don’t wear it every day. https://kuumbamade.com/products/water-lily-fragrance-oil

Here are some of the ones I’ve been admiring, but haven’t tried because I react to pretty much everything now (the only perfume I use is very faint): Olo Fragrance (uses minimal synthetic ingredients, mostly natural), Illuminated Perfume, Hima Jomo, Tamara Parfums

Pacifica or DIME?

Heretic Parfum, Wit & West, Living Libations, Providence Perfume, there's so many 100% natural perfumers now! Full list is here https://organicbeautylover.com/skin/best-clean-perfumes/

Oliver/Jacques Polge, Alberto Morillas, Annick Menardo, Thierry Wasser. I can list more but those came to my mind

That's a tough question. I probably have a top 3 and can't really split them. In no particular order:

• Francis Kurkdjian
• Jean-Claude Ellena
• Pierre Bourdon

Dominique Ropion is the perfumer whose work I have sought out across different fragrance houses.

Whereas with my other favorite perfumers, I’m familiar them based on their work at a specific brand: François Demachy (Dior), Jacques Polge (Chanel), Christine Nagel (Hermès), Jean-Claude Ellena (Hermès), Francis Kurkdjian (MFK).

Annick Menardo

Cecile Zarokian

Of perfumes that you've tried and liked or that you own, which of these is the top 5 or 10?

Of the ones listed, I own or have tried and like perfumes from April Aromatics, House of Matriarch, Aftelier and DSH.

Natural Perfumers I like who are not listed: Auphorie, Hiram Green, Ayala Moriel, Olympic Orchids, Ensar Oud, Areej Le Doré.

Many of these have very nice longevity and projection.

I wasn't aware that Acorelle was a natural perfumer. I bought something from them at Whole foods. It's nice but I don't think it's natural.

Quality post! Do any if these have affordable sample sets?

I love the Heymountain perfumes so much! 😍

Wow. Thanks for this.