Perfume for Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a romantic gesture, not a toxic one. Which is why we’ve rounded up the best new natural perfumes that won’t kill the mood with chemicals. Our perfume picks are mostly handcrafted in small batches with plant extracts, distilled flower essences, and essential oils. So giving or getting one feels luxurious and special. Here are our 9 favorites of the season… A Perfume Organic Mejica. Perfumer Amanda Walker’s small batch, botanical blends are super desirable, and “Mejica,” might be the sexiest of her five USDA certified-organic scents. It’s a delicious blend of three vanillas, rare resins, and spices. The petite bottle is actually a roll-on, and the flower seed-embedded box can be planted. $65, www.spiritbeautylounge.com Red Flower Ambrette Roll-On Oil. Aside from making exquisite natural candles, Red Flower creates masterful fragrances, like “Ambrette.” It’s the name of a seed used in Indian culture to perfume the hair, and is sometimes burned as an offering. When blended here with patchouli, orange, and black pepper (all certified USDA organic), it’s both alluring and restoring. Wear it to yoga to lift stress-related fatigue or anoint your pulse points with it as an aphrodisiac. $48, www.redflower.com Strange Invisible Perfumes Black Rosette. Perfumer Alexandra Balahoutis is all about luxury craftsmanship. Her forte is creating scents with certified organic, wildcrafted, and biodynamic ingredients that focus on “aroma profile, evocative narratives, and the beauty of scent.” Black Rosette eau de parfum, for example, tells a subtle story of seduction using roses, black tea, and spearmint with a hint of bad-boy leather. $220, www.spiritbeautylounge.com Want even more all-natural scent suggestions? Click over to Well+GoodNYC’s 9 Amazing All-Natural Perfumes for the rest.
