A Reminder About Wearing Fragrance with a Purpose!

Not a very good photo, will have to change when I get one with better lighting.

   Well back to the subject of utilizing perfumes with a purpose in mind. Some you just instinctively know what to use them for. The fragrance as a whole conducts energy or creates a pathway for energy to flow through. But then there are the times when you are looking for a specific note. You know you need to be wearing a perfume with cedar for example.... or frankincense. That's when being able to look up the notes comes in really handy! But you still need to try the fragrance first in order to see if it really suits your needs. Is that particular note prominent enough so that you can work with it? 
    You can charge any fragrance with a specific use in mind, but I find it works better if the scent correspondences match up. (Theres a reason why certain plants and resins have been used for specific purposes for hundreds, if not thousands, of years...... its been PROVEN that they WORK!)
   Here is a personal example that covers several aspects of this. Things have been a bit tough lately... and I'm trying to function at what I call  "overload capacity". (Like a lot of other folks!)   So I asked my guides what perfume I could wear to help better sustain me. In answer I received a mental image of my bottle of Esprit d'Oscar. My first thought was along the lines of "really? you've got to be kidding". But then I remembered that it turns into a huge heliotrope bomb on my skin.... with a strong dose of tonka bean.  And I used to use heliotrope oil back in the day for protection and dreaming. So hmmm, time to look up a few notes in this perfume.
   Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) aka cherry pie plant, turnsole. Lets see, it is said to increase psychic abilities, aid in prophetic dreaming, assist in meditation, used for protection from physical harm, and for success and wealth. So WHY am I not wearing this ALL THE TIME? chuckle
   And an obvious question came to mind~ if a fragrance note is reproduced by synthetics in a perfume will it still be able to call in the same energies? My answer is that it certainly seems so. At least it has in the fragrances I've worked with so far. And heliotrope in Esprit d'Oscar is a good example... it works! And it is a synthetic. The flower's almondy, vanilla like scent is recreated by something called heliotropin.
   Tonka bean (Dipteryx odorata) aka cumaru fruit. This is where coumarin comes from. The scent is described as "new mown hay with bittersweet almond". Well yeah, if you put in some vanilla and a pinch of cinnamon and cloves. Very pleasant smelling. These always went into mojo bags for making wishes come true and to help give you courage. And as we all know, sometimes those two things go hand in hand!
   Lemon cleanses away negative vibrations.  Use for purification and healing. Well, it looks like you can't go wrong with lemon! (I wonder if a lemon meringue pie would do the same?  Or is that just wishful thinking haha)
   Oakmoss (Evernia prunastri) is a species of lichen. Long used as a fixative. It lends an earthiness to perfumes. Its the wondrous note that my beloved chypres all have in common. I just love this description of its scent from an article at Fragrantica... "an inky, bitter smelling forest floor evocative". Mmm, doesn't get much better than that!
   Now, due to some extremely narrow minded restrictions that have made it almost impossible to use in fragrance, the perfumers have had to get creative... down to the molecular level. Just enough to get around the restrictions or they go the synthetic route. I know they're trying, but if you get a chance to sniff a vintage chypre.... please do!  An older perfume loaded with true oakmoss is a thing of beauty!
    But back to the subject at hand. Oakmoss is traditionally used for clairvoyance and divination. Also inspiration and prosperity. Another case where the two often go together!  AND its used in breaking hexes and even exorcism! Pretty darn useful if you ask me!
    Of course there are lots of other notes to this particular fragrance, but I chose the main ones that bloom on my skin... and the oakmoss! chuckle    I have to say that since I've been wearing it my overall mood has greatly improved.  I don't feel as "beaten down" as I did before. And that's after only three days. So in the future I intend to be much more mindful of what fragrance I use. Its so easy to forget things like this in the hustle and bustle of everyday life!
    Have you done any research on the fragrances that you love and surround yourself with? Give it a try!