Thanks to my beautiful mom and my effortlessly glamourous great-aunt,
I developed a deep and abiding love for perfume at a very young age. As a wee
preteen, I worshipped at the altar of body sprays, and in college I upgraded to
finer eau de toilettes from Dolce & Gabbana, Viktor & Rolf, and Chloe.
When I became vegan nearly five years ago and focused on making
the switch to green beauty products, I was sure that I’d have to settle for
natural perfumes that I predicted could only smell like essential oils and
patchouli. (No shade: I’d be the first to admit that I’m kind of a hippie at
heart – mixed in with some Joan from Mad
Men glam and a dash of Zoey Deschanel-esque whimsy. But just because I’m a
hippie doesn’t mean I have to smell like one.)
Now, when it comes to vegan perfumes, it seems like everyone
and their mom knows about – and reaches for – Pacifica. I feel that. After all,
their Tibetan Mountain Temple fragrance makes me feel like I’m a badass yoga
teacher.
But I’d like to invite you all to embrace your inner
hipsters by broadening your fragrance horizons and supporting indie perfumers
who put their heart and soul – along with more traditional fragrance notes,
obvi – into each scent they create.
If you’re the type to go against the grain, here are three
amazing indie perfumers that’ll leave you smelling glamourous, edgy, and
sophisticated any time of the year.
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| My vegan perfume collection as it currently stands. Not pictured: the millions of sample vials I have from indie perfumers. |
