One of my favorite things about having a
business is the fascinating people that it has brought into my life. One of
those is Jessica Ring, of Ring Botanicals, who has a way with both words and
plant essences.
Jessica is a distiller,
a perfumer, and a poet, living on her family farm in Oregon. She distills
native Pacific Norwest botanicals as well as farm botanicals to create
hydrosols and essential oils that she uses to make natural perfumes.
Recently we decided to
trade some products and I excitedly chose two of her perfumes perfumes; Copal
Rose and Spice Lavender. Rose and lavender are two of my favorite herbs and
fragrances and I was anxious to experience what Jessica did with them.
The Rose Copal has a sweet,
warm, somewhat spicy aroma with scents of balsam. Just lightly floral the scent
is almost springlike. With time the rose fragrance seems to become more
dominant. In fact, I liked it even more after it had been on my skin an hou.
Lavender Spice is a
very warm fragrant blend that warmed me on a cold winter day. It is lightly floral
light but with the warm, woodsy fragrance of balsam and vanilla. With time it seems to become more spicey and delicious.
Both reminded me of the
Northwest Forests where they were made. And both stay on the skin for a long
time.
I love that she says
she offers ‘wilderness in a bottle’. You can learn more about Jess and her
perfumes here. http://www.ringbotanicals.com/collections/natural-perfumes-and-colognes
