{"id":27662,"date":"2017-03-23T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/?p=27662\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T07:01:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:01:27","slug":"loeil-du-vert-perfumes-haley-alexander-van-oosten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/so-trendy\/loeil-du-vert-perfumes-haley-alexander-van-oosten\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow the smell"},"content":{"rendered":"
Haley Alexander Van Oosten<\/strong>, the one with not only the green thumb, but the green eye, or more precisely, the\u00a0L\u2019oeil du vert<\/strong>, identifying and extracting our very essences. (Relax, it\u2019s not witchcraft we speak of.)<\/p>\n You might mistake your first meeting as a therapy session (or interrogation) because to make the perfect one-of-a-kind fragrance<\/strong>\u00a0requires the spilling of the beans to the head alchemist--what makes you happiest, what makes you tick. Before you know it, you\u2019ll understand why frankincense was such a coveted gift to baby Jesus.<\/p>\n Some call what Haley (yes, we\u2019re on a first-name basis) has an obsession; her knack for all things green has led her to become an honorary ethnobotanist and bonafide\u00a0fragrance designer <\/strong>in Los Angeles, with a special nose for individuality. Check her credentials, her diplomas in East Asian Studies confirm she\u2019s legit and led her to explore the healing aspects of perfumery<\/strong>. This dedication treks\u00a0her out to the mountains and jungles of India, the Middle East, South America, and Europe, in search for the purest and rarest herbs<\/strong>. She\u00a0returns and distills the unique scents in her Malibu lab. And don\u2019t get us started on the customized packaging--it\u2019s a whole other story-- but let\u2019s just say it\u2019s artisanal woodwork<\/strong> looks like miniature architectural models for a modern cabin in the woods. The end result is something that will set you apart in a sea full of Chanel <\/strong>N\u00b05<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Her craft is known in the L.A<\/strong> area as a new kind of art, \u201cscent sculpture,\u201d she calls them in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Her concoctions have even increased business at the Four Seasons Hualalai<\/strong>. Hmm ... maybe her special potions could work on a lover, it is 100% organic<\/strong> after all.<\/p>\n Head out of the gutter! Moral of the story: We want whatever she has.<\/p>\n