Review & Giveaway: Heaven's Alchemy Perfumes

The Heaven's Alchemy Story (taken from here):

Late one spring night, husband and wife team Scott and Michele decided to bring a dream to life. Inspired by their own East - West romance, they combined their vision and expertise. Scott's business acumen and experience in the highly demanding semi-conductor industry and Michele's passion for perfume, culture and art set them on their exciting journey.

Their mission was two-fold: first, to create a line of the purest perfumes possible from the finest ingredients without alcohol, color additives, harmful chemicals or animal testing; second, to capture the passion, beauty, history, romance and glamour of the world's most captivating cities.

With degrees in Anthropology and French, Michele drew on years of research to perfect the concepts for each perfume. The results were breathtaking. With years of meticulous development and scrupulous attention to detail complete, Heaven's Alchemy Exquisite Perfumes debuted in early 2006 and rapidly gained a passionate following. The company quickly moved from its modest location to a larger facility and soon needed a second site.

The joy and excitement of Heaven's Alchemy is in traveling the world through perfume. It is in experiencing beauty and romance through the eyes of a different culture. It is the thrill of feeling more oneself in a foreign land than at home. It is the world and all its magical possibilities unveiled through the transformative powers of pure perfume.

The Heaven's Alchemy line consists of 13 exquisite concentrated perfume oils. Candles, diffusers, potpourri and other elegant, custom creations are also available. The company's business consists of private label accounts, including several high end customers, and brand accounts. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, Heaven's Alchemy is where romance lives.

The name Heaven's Alchemy means the Divine Art of Transformation. It represents the transformative power of love, be it Storge (familial love), Philia (friendship), Agape (altruistic love of humanity), or Eros (romantic love). This power is known, understood and cherished by all cultures. The Heaven's Alchemy Medallion is an artistic expansion of the Alchemical symbol for gold, the mystical symbol of enlightenment.

My review:
I was hoping that I would be able to pinpoint a favorite or even a couple favorites. It wasn't possible. Every time I would sniff a new scent, I would be like, this is it, this is my favorite. Then I'd sniff another one and after the first four I started to notice a pattern.

All of the scents are soft and elegant. This may sound kind of silly but this perfume makes me feel more like a woman. I didn't know something like that was possible but I have to admit that I'll be wearing this on date nights with my hubby.

Important facts:
*Alcohol free
*No color additives
*No phthalates
*No parabens
*This company does no test on animals
*No animal by-products

There are several different sizes that you can purchase:
The Crystal Set - 20 mL - $175
The Crystal Set - 10 mL - $145
Tassel Traveler - 10 mL - $85
Tassel Traveler - 5 mL - $75
European Glass Traveler - 10 mL - $65

If you are interested in purchasing the sampler that I received, you can do that for $35 here.

I would like to thank Heaven's Alchemy for sending me this perfume to review & for allowing me to host a giveaway.



I have an extra sampler pack to give away to one lucky person (prize shown above - 13 .9 ml vials).
Open to residents of the US and Canada - I'm shipping this myself - sorry international followers:(
Cannot mail to a P.O. Box

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