We went to Mother's, a local health food store, and I wanted to find some more amber perfume, since it's my favorite, and I was running out of the tiny bottle I had been streeeetching out for months. They had some that had a good fragrance, but it was very diluted, so you almost couldn't smell it, and a tiny bottle was about $15.
So, I had a thought, and I went to the incenses, and found a couple of chunks of amber resin, one "golden" amber, one "spicy" amber, for $3.99 each, and a pint bottle of expeller pressed almond oil. I got out my trusty mortar and pestle, and a few minutes later, voila! A full cup of very wonderful, concentrated perfume that will do me for at least a year, and I can use it as often as I like.
Funny how I don't think of these things until I can't find what I expect to find. B*B, Ysabeau
Yum! You've inspired me to try and find one of my favorite scents. Oakmoss.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I have some amber resin thingies to enclose with a package headed your way! (hint: time to cover those tootsies!)
So does it have to "steep" or do you strain it or just keep it there and continue to add oil occasionally? Glad you found a scent you like and can use. Since getting asthma - that is something I miss - but most scents do me in!
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