Please note we are currently not accepting any more orders. All countries have been removed from the website and as such, prices now display without vat. The website will be reopened towards the end of November.
26/10/21 @ 9pm: Update, slightly later than planned. We are still working our way through orders and are on course to clear our order book by Friday 29th. All orders received up to the 20th will be dispatched by tomorrow. After this most of the orders left are really straightforward so we will be able to speed through them. Upon reopening we will introduce our final wave of new aromatics for 2021, including Sultan of Oman private reserve frankincense (Al Busaidi Dynasty) and our heavily aged Ambergris tinctures. I will write here again on Friday. Thank you, Adam : ) Close
Adam Michael has this to say “The aroma of styrax absolute is described as woody-vanilla, leathery, animalic-castoreum, balsamic. In a leathery compound, this product brings a modern animalic and elegant note. Produced by fractionation of styrax absolute in order to respond to applicable regulations. This advanced process results in a material with a very animalic tone. The suggested use in cream is at 0.5%, shampoo at 0.3% and fine fragrance at up to 2%.”
Yuliya Y (verified owner) –
Animalic, leathery, and rather elegant at the same time. It pairs very well with any floral material and adding a depth and complexity.
Thomas (verified owner) –
Animalic ? Yes, but not that much. To me, this is a sweet version of an old fashioned musk composition (musk ambrette & musk ketone) with a hint of vanilla. To me, this one remains on the non-offensive side of Styrax : mellow and sweet, it would perfectly pair with benzoin and myrrh.
Indie Perfumer (verified owner) –
Though Asian (Turkish) styrax is traditionally preferred, the American (mostly Honduran) material is now more common, and the two resulting absolutes are more similar than the essential oils. The unpleasant, gasoline-like odour of styrene, so present in unaged American styrax oil, is here removed during solvent extraction, resulting in a material with a surprisingly fresh, smooth, animalic top note, a balsamic, spicy (cinnamon), floral (lilac, hyacinth) heart and leathery, ambery dry down.
Paschalis Gkesios (verified owner) –
Considering that this is an absolute,I was expecting this to be alcohol soluble,which was not the case .
Turned cloudy,the scent is nice though..
Dear Adam I have send an email regarding this,but I got no answer.