Spring is in the air

Time for new and fresh things.

It's time to do spring cleaning, a time for new growth and new beginnings.

How about a fresh scent just for spring? Honeysuckle is the hot new fragrance for spring.

Most of the top perfumeries have a honeysuckle-based scent, or will be introducing one this year. Honeysuckle is not just for women, but also men. Fahrenheit (for men) by Christian Dior has honeysuckle as one of its main ingredients.

A little bit about honeysuckle: Did you know that honeysuckle is not really a flower, it is a blooming vine. Because of this it falls in our leafy category.

Soft and sweet, this flower-like fragrance is a "top note," meaning that it is the first scent you smell when you spray it on, but also the most volatile and the first to evaporate as the day goes by, so we can mix it with some woodsey to give it some staying power.

I did a honeysuckle and gardenia blend for my mom. Not crazy about that one, that is ok, I have 64 other perfume oils for you to try:

Another new thing for spring. I have a hostess tic, tac, toe game that can be used with Urban Botanic ( also taste of Gourmet and Vantel Pearls) so book your workshop today for May

Leafy, Leafy, bo Beafy,......

A Leafy’s favorite thing to do is gain knowledge. Their aspiration is to understand. Leafies are always alert.
Einstein was probably a Leafy, as most geniuses are. Leafies are always thinking of new ways to do things. They’re very innovative thinkers and inventors, often working on several ideas and theories at the same time.
Leafies aren’t afraid of hard work and they use their talents in obtaining information in every aspect of life whether starting a new business, getting a degree, or purchasing a car. They make sure they have all the details before making any decision, big or small.
Leafies are the most creative people on the planet and they approach every aspect of life with originality. Sometimes Leafies have extremist and nonconformist ideas. Does this describe you, take the personality test to find out

From Karlene and her take of the men and women of Grey's Anatomy.

Cristina's signature scent reflects both the Leafy and Woodsy sides of her personality, with Green Tea (3), Bergamot (2), and Sandalwood (4).

George O'Malley is a yummy honey. He's so sweet you just want to hug him. His fragrance recipe contains Almond (2), Chocolate (1), Oak Moss (2), Pina Colada (2) and Honeydew Melon (2).

Wear a Melody

What does it take to make a melody? Oprah had a piano prodigy on her show recently. Oprah picked out 5 notes; E,F, G, B, C. The prodigy then put them together and in about 45 seconds improvised a song using this 5 note melody. Amazing. There are 88 keys on a piano keyboard.

The same 7 notes in varying tones repeated over and over from very low to very high with keys to make them sharp or flat. The combinations are endless and so are the melodies.That is basically what we do at Urban Botanic. We have 66 "keys" or perfume oils. We have high notes and low notes and a lot of notes inbetween. And the combination of these notes is endless. Some combinations are sharp and some are flat and others are simply amazing.

We can also take 5 simple notes; Chocolate, Coconut, Heliotrope, Vanilla, Cedarwood and you get an amazing, smoky haunting scent. However, if you change one note- say change Cedarwood and put Sandalwood instead and it changes the whole melody. Where before it was smoky, now it is fresh. Before it reminded you of winter and perhaps curling up by a fireplace with a good book and some cocoa, now it feels like summer and swimming and picnics. All with just the change of one note. It is no longer haunting, but lilting instead.Come join us and learn how to make your own scent melody. The combinations are endless.

I borrowed this article from my upline Sandra

Turn up the Heat with some Spice!

Your personality is joyous, and animated. You’re always the one cheering others up when the
going gets rough. As a Spicy, you love life deeply and are happy, spontaneous, and entertaining. A great story teller, people around you might describe you as, “sparkling”. Spicies are very intelligent, multi-talented people. Go get-em! Spicies are easy to recognize from their over-the-top reactions to everything.

One of the fragrances of the spicy line is Asian Spice. I really love this oil. It is a cloudy red, and will give the product a pink color. This is because Asian Spice contains a mixture of Patchouli, Sandalwood, Amber and Dragon's Blood. It is the Dragon's Blood that gives it the deep dark red color

Dragon's blood is a bright red resin that is obtained from different species of four distinct plant genera: Croton, Dracaena, Daemonorops, and Pterocarpus. The red resin was used in ancient times as varnish, medicine, incense, and dye.

Fruit Salad Galore

The Fruity personality is friendly, committed, supportive, hard-working, and encouraging. They’re responsible and mature – all of these characteristics make a Fruity a dream employee for any employer.
Fruities need to express themselves and have a very independent nature, great faith in themselves, and tremendous courage.

One of the more unusual fragrances in the Fruity line is Naked. Thought that would get your attention, as it does everyone's


Naked is the aroma of fresh green apples, perfectly blended with honeydew and spicy pear notes. If you want a fresh, fruity, but sexy scent that is definitely different and bright, this is the fragrance for you. Naked blends well with the other fruits and the spicy scents. It also does well mixed with the woodsy scents.