Toilet Flora , Historical Perfume, Vintage Perfume , Colonial Williamsburg
1772- Sweet Smelling Perfume
Recipe Accuracy: We were able to add everything except the Melilot
(More Information below) 
Toilet De Flora
A Fruity Citrus, Powdery Fresh Scent ( which will vary on everyone)
18th-century Perfume/Cologne 
Full Size 1/3 fl. oz
Sample 1 Ml Tiny Glass Vial


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In the 18th century waters & perfumes were applied often. Many times scented balls, waters, perfumes, and scented vinegars were carried with the person. Here is your chance to step back into the 18th century. Once you put this perfume on it will work with your own body's chemistry and produce a unique scent to you. 

Let's talk recipe:
We included all the ingredients other than the Melilot. With that said- this recipe wants you to take all the ingredients and turn it into a goo throughout the summer. Then use the goo as a base for your perfume ( however you wish to make it). The recipe also suggests after all is complete to possibly add cypress or violet powders which in 18th-century terms means that you either make a "violet powder" or you use Orris Root. So we also added the Orris Root for the violet scent.

Also, it is to be noted- Violet powder isn't what you are probably thinking... Violets ( the flower-) don't produce oil or a scent when made into an oil that would last long. Historically they say, " Violet has not the strength.." Before synthetic violet was produced - ( which is why violet-scented products were all the rage) they used Orris Root because it has a violet-ish scent. So one option for the violet powder that they are referring to is actually Orris Root. We took all these ingredients with their measurements and made a perfume. Now historically they could have made the perfume as strong or as light as they wanted based on what they did after they had the goo. So we hope you like our rendition of this recipe. 

Colognes and Perfumes are very close to one another. Perfume contains the highest concentration of essential oils to alcohol (about 30% by volume). Cologne contains a lower percentage (about 5% to 8%). This recipe ( I followed the amounts given in herbs- not oil because that is how perfumes were constructed at that time. The only difference is the amount of alcohol to ratio of essence, which in the Flora, they weren't specific on. Some may consider this a Perfume and others a Cologne. It all depends on how often you find yourself putting it on. Perfumes usually last for 6 to 8 hrs and colognes last for 2 to 3 hrs. This authentic 18th-century scent is a sweet-smelling flowery scent with a hint of orange. I would personally call this more of cologne based on how long it lasted when we tested it. No more guessing as to what the perfumes they wore smelled like.

If you do living history- now you can wear an original perfume!
Maybe you just want to know what a 1772 perfume smelled like. - Now is your chance.
 
 
Ingredients: Organic Rosemary, Organic Thyme, Organic Cloves, Organic Marjoram, Organic Lavender, Organic Rose, Organic Bay Leaves, Organic Orange Flower Blossoms, Organic Myrtle Leaves, Organic Orris Root, Alcohol