Painting: Winslow Homer

Thick, velvety white petals of the bitter orange tree breathe out one of the most important and ancient scents in perfumery. The fragrance floats on the night air and perfumes the dawn in countries around the world.

 

Courtesy of Fragrance & Arts 50ml Azamour les Orangers by Parfum D'Empire contains orange,clementine, tangerine, orange blossom, neroli, and grapefruit. (If you read our interview with Marc-Antoine Corticchiato this fragrance is a tribute to his childhood to Morocco).-scentual healing

Courtesy of Honoré des Prés Paris 50ml of the eco-certified Organic Honoré's Trip composed by Olivia Giacobetti. (Now available at Be-glowing.com and Founder Christian David's personal scent). Tangerines from Morroco, Oranges from Florida, yellow & green lemons. rowena clarke

Courtesy of Sylvie Ganter and the team at Atelier Cologne 30 ml of Grand Neroli Cologne Absolue by Cecile Krakower. This is my personal favorite from the debut line. The Roman godesses painted by Botticelli in La Primevera evoke this exquisite and feminine fragrance. It is also the perfect wedding scent. Moroccan Neroli, lemon, Sicilian bergamot and petitgrain. – katie

Courtesy of Tony Perez and Meredith Wagner-Perez of Belle Fleur New York Orange Blossom Pomegrante candle with a 45 hr burn time. The perfume of this candle was inspired by the idea of "orginal sin", as it was likely the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden was a pomegrante not an apple. Seville Orange and orange blossom. jessie b

Courtesy of Xerjoff 15ml of Kobe, a gender bending Shooting Star fragrances. Neroli from the South of Italy, Petit Grain from Paraguay, Calabrese Bergamot and Florida Orange. For a complete list of notes, you can check the composition on this link to MinNewYork – brooke

 

Elise Pearlstine of Bellyflowers Perfumes www.bellyflowers.com – 10 ml Spiral EdT with Moroccan Neroli. ineverwas

JoAnne Bassett (http://joannebassett.com) (now sold at MinNewYork ) – Petit Trianon Eau de Parfum 1 oz spray bottle. Neroli and Orange Blossom Absolute from Tunisia -nickley

 

Christi Meshell, House of Matriarch www.matriarch.biz – uses all parts of the bitter orange tree orange blossom/neroli, petitgrain, hydrosol. This is a mystery perfume, and the winner gets a 3 ml, pre-release sample in a Murano glass bottle.- sillage

Charna Ethier, of Providence Perfume Co. www.providenceperfume.com – Divine 1/2 ounce atomizer EdP. Divine is a Moroccan orange blossom based perfume and is also sold at Beauty Habit –Courtney Solomine