"Perfume names may promise anything from romance to adventure to illicit love. Names invoke visions of the heights of luxury, the depth of passion, or the excitement of living on the edge. The old (and magikal) associations that demand the use of specific scentsor combination of scents to achieve specific purposes may not be apparent in the modern (perfume) designer's work. The more modern criteria of olafactory gratification and salability have taken a more prominent role."
--from The Magick of Aromatherapy by Gwydion O'Hara

Name that Perfume

Perhaps it seems a little pretentious to name your own blend but just think about. You poured your heart into coming up with perfect ingredients. You are one of the few people in the entire world, most of the others being celebrities, millionaires, or royalty, who has her own personal perfume. And yours is better because theirs is likely full of synthetics instead of your precious pure essential oils toiled from the earth by dedicated organic farmers and alchemical distillers.

I mean you probably know some guy who named his boat. You name your child--so why not live a little and name your own (perfume) creation!

Besides, when people walk up to you and say "What is that your wearing, it's divine!" Won't it be cooler to say "oh, it's 'Diva,' a perfume I made for myself from the purest organic ingredients."

Most perfumers name their first perfume after themselves, their mother, or the most favorite person, or maybe a place that reminds them of their perfume. One of the most creative natural perfumers I know, Christine Malcomb, developed a series of scents called "Therarome Systems" and each scent perfectly captures places she visited.

I have a book that describes about 1,200 commercial perfumes. To help give you some idea's I picked out a few of my favorite names:

Sample Names
Absinthe Amarige Attar (Usually refers to a single floral rose blend) Attitude Black Suede Citrus Cordial Close Desire Eau de [anything] Elixir of [anything] Essence of [anything] Femme	Floret Gem Hope I Love You Immortelle In the Rain Intuition Kali Mambo Mirage Nothing but Love	Om Pikake -- Jasmine blends Pure Calm or Pure [anything] Rapture Rumba Talisman Tigare? --Gardenia blends Skin Deep Soul Wild Child Ylang