I choose to use the term "illuminated" for my botanical perfume brand for a variety of reasons. Some of you may have already h...

Today, on this blessed Venus Day, we celebrate the root vegetable: carrot. For Jade Shutes 21 Days, 21 Recipes she shares Carrot Rosehip...

Jade Shutes, my aromatherapy teacher, has been doing a series titled  21 days: 21 Recipes and Remedies . I'm here to share with each...

When I was a child my mother worked for a boutique in Beverly Hills. On occasion she would travel to Paris for some of her clients, if I...

All the links to the Perfume Illuminated project posts have been collected here, beginning with the post that introduces the series: Per...

"Green how I want you green. Green wind. Green branches." ~ Federico Garcia Lorca The day officially devoted to green may have bee...

In the dry, hot dessert climate of the chaparral biome a pretty white to pale yellow flower blooms in the Spring. This native dweller goes ...

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it. Don't w...

“Let me be mad… mad with the madness of Absinthe, the wildest, most luxurious madness in the world.” ~ Marie Corelli It seemed fitting tha...

Preferring the habitat of warm climates like the Mediterranean, our dignitary that gets illuminated today is noble Bay. When I think of Bay ...