Alkemia Old Books and Fresh Flowers was created by Sharra Lamoureaux and has notes of neroli, heliotrope, paper, leather bound book
From the brand:
"And all I love is here : old books, fresh flowers.
My books are tombs where wit and wisdom sleep,
Stored full with treasure of the long ago ;
My tender buds, that dews of springtide steep.
Like shining mirrors of the future show.
The present is so sad ! . . . . this dark to-day
Like skies with thunder charged above us lowers :
Ah ! of the past — the future — speak always.
Tell me of naught but these .... old books, fresh
flowers."
-- Graham R. Tomson (Rosamund Marriott Watson)
This is the alcohol-free spray. It is also free of parabens, phthalates, PDGs and other unpleasant things. Alkemia is a hand-blended and small batch perfumery using natural essences, ethically rendered accords, and lab-created aroma molecules.
Reddit - "I only sense the old books when I’m actively searching for them, but I love this. It ends up going a little baby-powder on me but it’s so comforting and sweet and lovely, like baby’s first floral scent. It’s light and spring-y and makes me happy. I already bought a full size of this. I almost wind up with the smallest whiff of almond, but it pulls back at the last minute."
Etsy - "I do get that soft, sorta vanilla, soft woods of book paper with a background of fresh flowers. Not super-sweet and wears very close to my skin. Lovely and glad I sprang for the spray."
