Unveiling the Alchemy of Botanical Perfumery
Step into the enchanting world where botanical perfumery, herbalism, and magic intertwine.
Unveiling the Alchemy of Botanical Perfumery explores the sacred art of Ars Botanica—the thoughtful selection, preparation, and blending of herbs, flowers, resins, spices, and other aromatic materials to create fragrances for pleasure, ritual, and magical practice.
Beautifully illustrated and filled with hands-on guidance, this hardcover book invites readers to experience perfume making as both a creative craft and an alchemical art. Discover how raw botanical ingredients can be transformed into complex, evocative scents while exploring the energetic qualities and symbolism behind different fragrance families.
Journey through:
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Fiery, smoky, resinous, and deeply aromatic notes
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Solar and lunar fragrance profiles
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Herbs, flowers, spices, and resins used in botanical perfumery
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The art of balancing contrasting and complementary scents
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Practical DIY perfume recipes and blending techniques
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The relationship between fragrance, ritual, intention, and sensory experience
Author Caterina Roncati brings a poetic quality to the subject, encouraging readers to experience scent not simply as perfume, but as a form of transformation, expression, and connection with the botanical world.
Accessible to beginners while still offering inspiration for experienced fragrance lovers, herbalists, witches, and magical practitioners, this book makes a beautiful addition to any collection devoted to perfumery, plant magic, aromatics, herbal arts, and ritual craft.
A wonderful choice for anyone who believes fragrance can be more than something we wear—it can become part of an intention, a memory, a ritual, and a little everyday magic.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Publication Date: April 2026
Author: Caterina Roncati
Publisher/Imprint: Marlamú
