ESSENTIAL OILS FOR CREATED SPACES.

Carefully extracted from a range of natural plant sources - leaves, bark, flowers, fruit, wood, resin, roots and buds - essential oils bring us back to nature and allow us to keep it close.

A GOOD LIFE 

Here’s to living a good life. A collaboration with KURA STUDIO.

  • So the three of us sat down to discuss what we wanted this collaboration to represent. Serena and Anika from KURA, and Katie from The Second Salon. We kept coming back to what it feels like when finding happiness in a honest and balanced life.

    At the time we were all sitting in Serena's warm and welcoming home, surrounded by beautiful pieces of Kura art, drinking tea and eating cakes.

    Life was good.

    Of course we all have our own sets of challenges when travelling our own paths, perhaps bearing witness to some of the world's broader challenges. It would be remiss to ignore this fact.

    But what we wanted to do was to simply celebrate when life is good.

    We called this realistic gratitude; an active observation and acknowledgement of the gifts we do have.

    Here's to living a good life. Honouring your needs. Slowing down. Drinking tea. Being creative. Enjoying beautiful things. Being in nature. Getting to do what you love.

    Katie, Serena, Anika x

  • Lemon is bright, delicate, citrusy and refreshing. Lemon always lifts a blend with its uplifting and joyful energy.

    Grapefruit is fresh and bright, uplifting and inspiring. Grapefruit White is slightly sharp and not too sweet.

    Rosemary is strong, fresh and camphoraceous; it’s clearing and cleansing.

    Petitgrain is delightfully complex – the essential oil is distilled from the leaves and twigs of the bitter orange tree, which also produces Orange essential oil from the fruit and Neroli essential oil from the blossoms. Petitgrain smells citrusy, woody and floral – all at the same time. It feels safe, hopeful and soothing.

    Cypress is woody and fresh. It slows the mind and calms the body.

    Clary Sage is floral-sweet and herbaceous. Restorative and balancing.

    Lemon (Citrus limon), Grapefruit White (Citrus paradisi), Petitgrain (Citrus aurantium amara), Rosemary (Rosmaninus officinalis), Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea)

The Second Salon has always been about giving beautiful humans (you) a cushion. A comfort. A safe place to land. About helping you create your own spaces. More about The Second Salon.

INTERCONNECTED

A collaboration with ANFISA.

  • For this collaboration I wanted to create an aromatic concept that showed a juxtaposition between two distinct groups of essential oils: the first group light and volatile; the second heavy and lingering.

    The blend allows the two contrasting groups – six essential oils in total – to work together in synergy. Each essential oil has its place and a role to play. None take over and none disappear into the blend, but rather complement and enhance each other in their respective lightness and heaviness.

  • Rosalina (Melaleuca ericifolia) is a darling. It’s fresh and earthy, (a little) floral and (a lot) lemony. It’s gentle on you. It’s a top note that shows up quickly and I’ve held it back a little so the blend doesn’t smell too bushy.

    Bergamot (Citrus bergamia) masterfully uplifts. Its bitter floral notes hide behind a lovely, uplifting citrusy top.

    Petitgrain (Citrus aurantium amara) is delightfully complex – the essential oil is distilled from the leaves and twigs of the bitter orange tree, which also produces Orange essential oil from the fruit and Neroli essential oil from the blossoms. Petitgtrain smells citrusy, woody and floral – all at the same time. It feels safe, hopeful and soothing.

    Frankincense (Boswellia carterii) is a safe place. It’s one of those essential oils we all love. Clean, fresh, earthy, woody, spicy-sweet. Soothing and meditative, as it stills the mind and effortlessly invites in tranquillity.

    Cedarwood Atlas (Cedrus atlantica) is solid. A gentle camphoraceous top note and sweet woody-balsamic undertone. It feels warm and grounding. Like the majestic cedarwood tree, the essential oil brings with it a strengthening and stabilising presence. 

    Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanoides) is a true love. Thick and viscous; representative of its intense smoky, earthy, woody aroma. Like the root system Vetiver is derived from, the essential oil smells and feels grounding, earthy and comforting. This marvellous essential oil holds all the others in place, beautifully. 

LOVE STORY

A special blend of comfort, beauty, hope and optimism.

  • The beauty of the delicate, muted floral Rose Geranium. The strength and subtle sweetness of Cedarwood Atlas. The bright and joyful optimism of Lemon. The soothing and meditative grounding of Frankincense.

  • Rose Geranium smells like roses - with a hint of green and slightly muted. Feels gentle, comforting and reassuring. Makes the space its being diffused in feel very special. 

    Cedarwood Atlas offers a gentle camphoraceous top note and sweet woody-balsamic undertone. Feels warm and grounding. Like the majestic cedarwood tree, the essential oil brings with it a strengthening and stabilising presence.

    Lemon smells fresh and citrusy. Feels bright, happy, energetic, optimistic and refreshing. Offers comfort and hope. 

    Frankincense is earthy, woody and spicy-sweet - with a clean and fresh feeling. Feels soothing and meditative. Fills the space with tranquillity.

Work with me…

If you have a project you’d like to add a sensory element to, I’d love to meet you. I can create aromatic concepts for exhibitions, openings, weddings, hospitality venues and retail blends. For more visit the collaborations page or get in touch with me.

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