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Aromatherapy for Stress Relief: Finding Stillness In Busy Times
Feeling overwhelmed this holiday season? Discover how aromatherapy and essential oils can help you reduce stress, embrace calm, and find moments of stillness amidst the hustle and bustle.

Transform & Channel Your Emotions Through the Alchemy of Scent
Feeling overwhelmed or uncertain? Through Flames is more than a perfume—it’s a tool for transformation. Crafted with grounding woods, fiery spices, and invigorating herbs, this natural scent helps you channel emotions and reignite your inner fire. Discover the story behind its creation and how it can empower you to remember your purpose.

The Natural Perfume Path: Why I Started Making Fragrances
How Natural Perfumes Changed My Life Have you ever felt like you're just going through the motions? That was me in 2015, before I started making natural perfumes. It was a few years after I had returned from life-changing travels in South America. I felt trapped in a...

Mardi Gras Balance
Here are some ways that I’ve been staying balanced during Mardi Gras

Air Element Energy & Perfume- Ways to Connect
We can intentionally channel the energy of Air within us and around us, through focus and visualization, as well as through rituals, scents, plants, and symbols. Below are the qualities & correspondences associated with Air, Elspeth’s Airs most airy perfumes & some of my favorite ways to connect with this energy. What are some of yours?

Take up space with Sambac Jasmine
I’ve been growing a Sambac Jasmine plant for about 3 years and this is the first year it’s really taken off. Learn more about the plant & its scent!

Water Element Energy & Perfume- Ways to Connect
We can intentionally work with the element of Water can help us to connect more deeply with our emotions, feel them and move them through our bodies. Below are the qualities & correspondences associated with Water, Elspeth’s Airs most watery perfumes & some of my favorite ways to connect with this energy. What are some of yours?

Fire Energy & Perfume- Ways to Connect
We can intentionally channel the energy of Fire within us and around us, through focus and visualization, as well as through rituals, scents, plants, and symbols. Below are the qualities & correspondences associated with Fire, Elspeth’s Airs most fire-invoking perfumes & some of my favorite ways to connect with this energy. What are some of yours?

Connecting to the Elements through Perfume
We can work with natural perfume & our sense of smell to consciously connect with the elements in our daily lives and remember our connection to Earth and our own bodies.

Embracing Softness with Sweetbay Magnolia
I’ve spent the past few weeks visiting a group of Sweetbay Magnolia almost daily. One thing that stands out to me is their softness. The petals are soft, supple, thick & waxy. The buds have tiny little hairs that feel like fur. The gray-green leaves have soft undersides. Even the newer branches have bark that feels soft to the touch. They seem to invite gentle stroking.