NEW Providence Perfume Co Natural Perfume Oils + Violet Beauregarde, Sweet Jasmine Brown, Ivy Tower, Summer Yuzu, Rose 802 & Orange Blossom Honey Draw

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Photos by Providence Perfume Co: Perfume Oils

I have been following the talented perfumer Charna Ethier since 2010 and have been captivated by her complex hand blended line of natural perfumes. I have so many favorites but it is the Treatment  Body Oils  in Orange Blossom and Amber that are part of my every day repertoire. There is something about perfume oils that I have always loved, from back in the day when I fell for Sage Machado Onyx, Sarah Horowitz Perfect Kiss and Aroma M Geisha Noire. I love the convenience of a rollerball mini that I can slip into my bag and I have always been a sucker for pretty packaging. I haven't found a 100 percent botanical line of oils that appealed to me…until now.

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Providence Perfume Co Store Display-  301 Wickenden Street, Providence, Rhode Island

Charna Ethier has created six all natural, highly concentrated perfumes composed of quality essences of bulgarian rose, jasmine, sandalwood, narcissus and orange blossom in carrier oils. Charna  explains that oil based perfumes last longer on the skin than alchohol based fragrances. Many natural perfume oils on the market have little sillage, so a high concentration of essential oils are neccesary to lift the scent and the artisan's skill is neccessary in the blending so they don't smell heavy or linear.

As many of our readers may know, Providence Perfume Co has a retail pein Rhode Island where Charna Ethier sells her fragrances, When she added a custom blending bar sales started to skyrocket.   Many customers had never smelled natural perfume before, or had negative notions that naturals were for hippies, so she created this collection to appeal to both newbies to natural and a more discriminating perfumistas who expect depth and complexity in fragrance.

 violet beauregarde

Violet Beauregarde :  a nod to the bubble gum chewing  character (who turnes into a bluberry) in Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka;  Notes: ylang ylang, violet leaf, alpha ionone, vanilla, sandalwood, mimosa, jasmine

 sweet jasmine brown

Sweet Jasmine Brown: Inspired by the jazz classic of 1925, performed by such legends as Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Jerry Lee Lewis and Ella Fitzgerald (It is the theme for the Harlem Globetrotters too!) Notes: jasmine, vanilla, pink pepper, tonka, cocoa nib, ylang ylang, musk, ambrette   (a young ballerina dancing the part of the  Black Swan in Swan Lake)

 ivy tower

Ivy Tower: Chrystalline with a delicate green floral scent resting on a soft bed of sandalwood.  Notes: narcissus, mimosa, blue tansy, lily, sandalwood, geranium, jonquil, jasmine

 summer yuzu

Summer Yuzu: Good Day Sunshine! Yuzu is a Japanese fruit that gives off a complex scent of mandarin, graperfuit and lemon. Just what you need when you are feeling glum. Notes: rose, black currant, cedar wood, fir, vanilla, bergamot, myrtle (Prozac for Perfumsitas; helps with SAAD)

 vermont area code 802 rose

Rose 802: The area code in Vermont is 802 where the roses grow wild and the air is redolent of  fir trees in shady forests and  blackberry brambles Notes: rose, black currant, cedar wood, fir, vanilla, bergamot, myrtle (This remninded me of Diptyque L'eau de L'eau which is incredible for a natural)

 orange blossom honey perfume

Orange Blossom and Honey  Summertime is and the living easy…bees buzz in a  golden garden all year long. Notes: honey, vanilla, neroli, balsam, tonka, orange blossom, ginger, sweet orange (I can't resist Honey, Ginger and Orange Bossom)

Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief

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Providence Perfume Co Oils Sampler Set

At $50 for 5ml and beautiful packaging (that is as much eye candy as the scents are nose candy), you will want to buy a few. Thanks to Charna Ethier of Providence Perfume Co, we have a worldwide draw for a sampler of all six perfume oils. If you live in the CON USA you can choose between any 5ml rollerball or the sample set. Leave a comment on your favorite  Providence Perfume Co. which of the new perfume oils appeal to you (if you are in the USA and choose a rollerball be sure to note the one you would like to win) and where you live. Draw ends 10/14/2014

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43 comments

  • My favorite Providence perfume is Rose Boheme and I cannot wait to try Chrna’s new perfume oils. This is my favorite form of perfume. It lasts forever on my skin and gives soft silage that gently wafts around me. If I were to win I would like the Sweet Jasmine Brown rollerball. I’m in the U.S. and thank you so much for the draw !

  • These sound wonderful! My favorite Providence Perfume is Samarinda and I would most like to win a rollerball of Summer Yuzu; I am really dreading winter this year 🙁

  • My favorites are Divine and Moss Gown. Both are rich, mysterious scents that harken to an older era. These new oils, on the other hand, look playful and fun. I would love to try Orange Blossom and Honey, as the word honey in scent gets me every time. I am in the US. Thank you!

  • My favorite is Moss Gown. I would love to try the sampler set of the oils, since it is pretty much impossible for me to just choose one. I am in the US, thanks!

  • Providence Perfume Co continues to evolve into an american classic!

    thank you so much for the display pics! SO well done.

    i will choose Hindu Honeysuckle as my so-called favorite- this kind of superlative question is a bit too much to ask when looking at the entire PPC house.

    the oil most intriguing to me is Rose 802 because i think Charna does a rose well and it’s an interesting snapshot of her actual world. (i would, however, choose the sampler set and i reside in the usa.)

  • I’m a big fan of Providence Perfume and anything Charna creates is wonderful. I love them all but lately I’ve been enjoying Eva Luna on my skin.
    It’s so hard to choose between the sample set or a 5ml rollerball BUT the packaging is so tempting that I want to go for the 5ml bottle of Ivy Tower since I’ve never smelled jonquil eo.
    Congratulations Charna!
    In the US. Thank you

  • My favorite is the new Bay Rum, but I also love Gypsy. I would love to win the Sweet Jasmine Brown! Thank you so much for the giveaway, and I’m in the US.

  • I love Mousseline Peche; it’s gorgeous. It’s hard to pick which one of these I would like most, but my love of yuzu leads me to go for Summer Yuzu if I win. I’m in the US; thanks for the draw!

  • I second Hindu Honeysuckle. Usually samplers are the way to go for me,but this time I would go for Ivy Tower, all florals and sandalwood. Sounds like it was made with me in mind. In US.

  • I haven’t had the opportunity to smell any Providence Perfume fragrances, though I’ve admired the line and would love to try Osmanthus Oolong as I have a thing for teas… Of these, I’d love to try Summer Yuzu if I win. I’ve recently began a love affair with Yuzu after getting a yuzu scented wool wash! Thanks for the draw, I’m in the US!

  • I am having a hard time working out which appeals to me the most, they all sound lovely. Thank you for offering the sample set.
    I am international.

  • Fazal Cheema says:

    my favorite new release may be Summer Yuzu..yuzu seems to be in trend now…among those i have tried, my favorite Providence creation is Gypsy..thanks for the lovely draw. I am in the US

  • All of these sound great, with Orange Blossom and Honey, at the top of my favorites! I love Charna’s Cocoa Tuberose. I would love to win this new set of oils! I live in the US. Thanks!

  • Lovely review. I love natural perfumes, but I had never try any of Providence Perfume Co. I suppose these are all wonderful fragrance. I would very like to try them all, so my choice would be the sampler.
    I live in Europe.

  • I’m in the USA and would like the sampler- Orange Blossom and Honey appeals to me the most. My favorite from Providence Perfume Company is Cocoa Tubereuse. And then Rose Boheme and Tabac Citron.

  • julesinrose says:

    Ooh! Rose 802 sounds divine, as these are the same smells I love here on the coast of Maine. I was eyeing that on PPC’s website the day before yesterday! So far, my favorite is Branch & Vine. In the US (still) and cheers! 🙂

  • These perfume oils all sound very tempting. My favorites from PP are Moss Gown and I adore the Bay Rum. Would love the sampler. I am in the US.

  • The only Providence Perfume I have tried is Rose Boheme, which I thought was an interesting dark rose. Of the perfume oils, Ivy Tower appeals most to me. The scents of narcissus and jonquil I adore. I live in the UK.

  • My favorite Providence Perfume is Eva Luna. I’d love to win the sampler set, and I live in the US. Thanks!

  • hotlanta linda says:

    Ooooo – they ALL sound so good! Yt is in violet mode just now – so Violet Beauregarde if we win 🙂 Cocoa Tuberose is a fall fave! We are rockin` in the USA! Thank you!!

  • My favorite Providence Perfume so far is Branch and Vine. I’d like the sample set because I want to try them all! I’m a big fan of naturals and I live in the US. thanks for the draw.

  • Sweet Jasmine Brown sounds delicious as does Ivy Tower. I’m international so a sampler set would be amazing of course! Charna’s work is simply lovely and thanks for this generous draw.

  • Jennifer Witt says:

    I don’t currently have a favorite, and if i were to win I would want to try the sampler set. I live in the US.

  • Donna Spiegel says:

    This is a lovely selection of wonderful natural fragrance. The notes in all of the different offerings sound so nice that it makes it difficult to settle on just one. The packaging is very pretty. They look like beautiful little packages that you might find as a surprise for a special occasion. Colors are so pretty. Natural perfumery is really beginning to shine and it’s great that we are being introduced to more lines. For me I would like to check out all of Charna’s creations so the sampler would be the way to go for me. I’m in the US 🙂

  • I don’t have a favorite from PPC, but I do feel sure that I’d love a roller ball of Ivy Tower! I’m in the US; thanks for the draw.

  • I haven’t treid any perfume from Providence. I love yuzu esp in summer so summer yuzu is the one that interests me a lot. Also rose 802. I would like to win a sample set.
    Thanks USA

  • I never had the chance to smell any Providence Perfume fragrances. Violet Beauregarde from the new perfume oils line must smell really wonderful.
    I live in EU and I thank you for this lovely draw.

  • rivercitylizzy says:

    My favorite Providence Perfume Co. fragrance is still Branch & Vine, which stands unique in my perfume collection and was an unexpected love. I would choose the sample set, because they all sound lovely and I cannot decide on one 😉 I am in the US and thanks to Charna & Co. for the draw!

  • I adore Moss Gown and Samarinda — I live in the continental U.S. and would LOVE to win the sample set (as much as I think the packaging is absolutely wonderful in the 5ml size). Thanks for the draw! Looking forward to trying more from Charna!

  • My favorite is probably Hindu Honeysuckle. As for these, a few sound lovely but I think I’d prefer Sweet Jasmine Brown – it sounds wonderful!

    Thanks for the draw. I am in the USA

  • Sweet Jasmine Brown sounds irresistible. I think either that one or the Orange Blossom and Honey would be my favorite. I am so excited to try these! I would have to choose (tough decision) to go with the Sweet Jasmine Brown if I won. Thanks so much! I’m in the U.S.

  • Samarinda is fantastic! I can’t pick just one, so I will go with the sample set. In the US. Thanks for the draw 🙂

  • Sweet Jasmine Brown sounds interesting to me, I’d like to try the sampler set please.
    I;m in the EU

  • Unfortunately I haven’t smelled any of the Providence Perfumes yet. Ivy Tower seems very interesting to me. I am in the EU. Thanks for the draw!

  • Orange Blossom and Honey or Rose 802 sound very nice to me, but I would love to try all. A sample set would be great. I’m in the EU.

  • I haven’t had the pleasure of experiencing this line of fragrances. I’m in the US and for the draw would welcome the sample set.

  • Cynthia Richardson says:

    My favorite Providence Perfume Co. fragrance is Osmanthus Oolong eau de parfum. I live in the US and would like to win the sample set.

  • Violet Beauregarde for me, please! Always violets first! 🙂
    I still haven’t tried any of Providence’ perfumes, and I am eager to win a sample set! I am in Bulgaria (EU). Thanks for the chance!

  • My favorite is Divine Noir. Of the new scents, Rose 802 and Ivy Tower both sound lovely…I am in the USA