The Bees Extrait de Parfum

"The bees are flying.  They taste the spring."

Named after the final lines of Sylvia Plath's poem "Wintering," this scent is a bee's dream of spring. Representative of hope in a time of survival, we will be donating 5% of sales to Time Out Youth, a Charlotte-based nonprofit that provides community and needed services for our LGBTQ+ youth. 

The Bees opens with a bright, realistic honey aroma created with a natural honey extraction, paired with jasmine and mimosa absolutes, petrichor, and a fuzzy note of pollen. As the fragrance wears on the skin, the lingering honey aroma begins to swirl with creamy iris, fresh cream and aromatic myrrh to create a cozy, your-skin-but-better scent.

Notes: Egyptian jasmine absolute, honey extract*, pollen, iris, myrrh, mimosa absolute, fresh cream, cedar, petrichor

Category: Aromatic Floral

*This perfume contains a natural honey extraction and is therefore not vegan. The cream note IS vegan.

Hand-blended with high quality perfumery materials, this scent is formulated at an extrait de parfum strength (more of the good stuff in your bottle) to provide maximum longevity and projection for the scent profile. 

Choose from a coconut oil base for increased longevity, an alcohol base for more projection, or layer for the best of both worlds. We also now have an isopropyl myristate (IPM) base for our international customers who prefer a spray. The base can change the scent slightly; oil tends to bring out the richer base notes of a perfume and ages beautifully over time; alcohol tends to bring out lighter, fresher top notes and spice.

*Alcohol-based perfumes cannot be shipped internationally. If you are outside of the U.S. and choose an alcohol-based spray, your item will automatically be switched to IPM*