Haley Alexander van Oosten is an artisan perfumer and founder of L'Oeil du Vert, a natural fragrance and body care company in Los Angeles, CA.

Blog Entries by Haley Alexander van Oosten

Natural Misconceptions

Posted November 11, 2008 | 10:59 AM (EST)


On a recent pilgrimage to Grasse, the historic center of perfume plant cultivation, I found myself harvesting roses with fourth generation farmers. Well, more accurately, they were harvesting. I mostly watched their fingers. With a deft sweep under open petals, and a gentle half-pinch, half-snap with the thumb, the farmers...

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