I have a long-standing love-hate relationship with perfume. I like the idea of finding a scent that's truly "me," but every time I get trapped in the plume of someone else's cloyingly sweet perfume (blech!), I swear off the stuff for good. To me, the best fragrances are deliciously subtle and preferably derived from natural ingredients. So despite my usual hesitation when it comes to scents, I was excited to try Lavanila's new alcohol-free Forever Fragrance Oils. Compact, concentrated and completely untouched by harsh chemicals, they are a joy to wear and slip easily into in a pocket or a purse. Pure essential oils are blended in a base of sweet almond oil for a super-long-lasting and hydrating olfactory experience. My favorite is the Vanilla Coconut–a beautifully beachy blend of young coconut, exotic Tahitian tiare flower and warming Madagascar vanilla bean–it's like an exotic mini-vacation in a bottle. 

New yummy scents:

Pure Vanilla

Vanilla Coconut

Vanilla Grapefruit

No petrochemicals, phthalates, propylene glycol, mineral oils, silicones, synthetic dyes, sufates or parabens.

$26 each at Sephora, Sephora.com and Lavanilla.com

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– Amelia Glynn