Beauty for Foodies: Strange Invisible Perfumes

When moving to cleaner beauty, one of the toughest moves is fragrance. Because in the real world, the word fragrance has been stained to equal chemicals. Today, let’s talk about a company that carefully sources their natural, organic ingredients and produces some of the best smelling, if not the best, botanical perfumes in the country: Strange Invisible Perfumes. 

As much as I don’t want to sound like I’m some “guru”, I’m going to: when I started my journey into cleaner beauty, my quick and easy way to judge a product was this. If it listed “fragrance” as an ingredient, I instantly put it down. Because fragrance basically means chemical warfare nowadays, it was tough even finding a perfume brand that wasn’t made in a laboratory out of bits and pieces of harmful chemicals. And with fragrance as the new second hand smoke….it’s time to make a switch.

In my research, I stumbled upon Strange Invisible Perfumes and contacted them to learn more about the brand, the perfume maker, and more. Along came a “perfume minibar” – a collection of their twelve scents, so you can try them all before making a commitment.

The Perfume Minibar brings the fragrance bar of the Strange Invisible Perfumes Boutique to your door. This beautifully presented, hand-made, gold-engraved purple box includes a sampling of the Signature Collection, so that you can experience a variety of botanical fragrances before choosing a favorite. Included with each Minibar is a $50 Gift Card, redeemable against a future Signature Collection 50ml or 100ml purchase.

It’s a luxurious experience for sure, at $90 per box, but when you smell these perfumes, you’ll understand why it’s worth it. And let me just state, I was not swayed by the free samples. These perfumes honestly smell like the most amazing combinations, incredibly hard to describe but I’ll try. Every single time I wear one, I get compliments on how amazing I smell!

The botanical blends are certified organic, wildcrafted, biodynamic, and hydro-distilled essences. Every blend is designed, decanted, and bottled in their fragrance house in Venice, California by a master distiller that leads the team. The blends are then set into a custom-distilled cognac and aged for a minimum of six months. They commission a twelfth-generation master distiller in Napa Valley to produce this premium spirit from non-GMO, pesticide-free grapes. Basically, it’s like they are making a fine spirit every time.

But let’s get to it, which were my favorite? Read below and treat yourself to sample this perfume minibar – the only problem will be if you fall in love with the most expensive one, like I did!

• Essence of IX: smelling this perfume instantly lifted my mood – instantly! The combination of white sage, hydro-distilled rose, black currant, lavender, French oak, and wild honey. Somehow this combination creates a botanical blend that lifts your spirits – unlike anything else!
• Aquarian Rose: Strange Invisible Perfumes also make blends for the zodiac sings, and let me tell you – I’m not one to read my horoscope, ever. But one smell of this Aquarian Rose and I was in love – is it because I’m an Aquarius and am attracted to this blend subconsciously? The blend is hydro-distilled rose, orange, marjoram & sandalwood – a bit woodsy, which I loved.

Disclosure: This post features products received for editorial consideration.