I used to think that all 'natural' perfumes smelled of patchouli and left oil slicks on your clothing, but I'm quite a convert having tried a few such potions recently, and am always on the lookout for new and exciting non-synthetic fragrances.
The main difference I've found is that they don't reek of alcohol when they're applied, and the oils tend to blend into the skin far more readily, leading to admiring comments from colleagues and friends for the rest of the day, with no need to re-apply! They come in cooler bottles, too.
Recently, I stumbled across the wonderfully named Strange Invisible Perfumes, and just had to give them a try.
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Now, all of the botanical ingredients in this range are organic, wild-crafted, pesticide-free or biodynamically cultivated, so that's definitely quite hippy. But the result is ever-so-glam, from the blingy bottle (which is made from post-consumer waste) to the delicate floral scents. My fave has to be 'Moon Garden' which
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