Natural and niche perfumes: eaux de parfum, extraits, oils
Our selection brings together independent perfume houses, from Paris to Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Los Angeles. Each has its own approach to formulation: 100% natural ingredients, a limited share of synthetic molecules, or full ingredient lists published openly. Choose by scent family, by format and by how natural you want the formula to be.
Short, transparent formulas
The eaux de parfum from Abel, an Amsterdam house, are 100% natural. They are based on organic grain alcohol and made without petrochemicals, parabens, phthalates, silicones or artificial dyes.
Heretic Parfum, founded in Los Angeles by Douglas Little, makes its eaux de parfum with 93 to 97% naturally derived ingredients depending on the fragrance, in organic sugarcane alcohol. They are free from phthalates, parabens, synthetic dyes and formaldehyde.
Bastille, in Paris, uses 95% natural ingredients and 5% synthetic molecules, in organic wheat alcohol. Its perfumes contain no dyes or UV filters and are made in France.
Versatile, founded in Paris by perfumer Coralie Frébourg, publishes its formulas in full. Its roll-on extraits are alcohol-free, made with plant oils. All its creations are free from BHT and BHA, UV filters, dyes and CMR substances.
The eaux de parfum from NUORI, in Copenhagen, are made with 100% naturally derived ingredients. At Fascent, in Paris, the recycled-glass bottles are refilled with a glass ampoule.
By scent family
Fresh and green. Abel’s Laundry Day Eau de Parfum evokes clean laundry: cut grass, neroli, lime and vetiver. Fascent’s L’Eau D’or Dort pairs bergamot and orange blossom with a clean-linen accord. From Heretic, Rhubarb Thief brings together grapefruit, angelica, verbena and carrot seed.
Floral. Abel’s Pink Iris Eau de Parfum combines iris, rose and jasmine with Sichuan pepper. Heretic’s Florgasm is a bright floral with citrus. NUORI’s Shinrin Eau de Parfum brings together bergamot, jasmine and sandalwood.
Woody and smoky. The Blackened Santal Eau de Parfum from RAAW Alchemy, winner of a Danish Beauty Award, combines sea salt, iris, cardamom and vanilla over sandalwood and cedar. Heretic’s Nosferatu, inspired by Robert Eggers’ film, blends lilac, ambrette seed and a note of petrichor. Bastille’s Paradis Nuit Eau de Parfum pairs neroli, cedar and patchouli with a base of cacao and sandalwood.
Gourmand. Heretic’s Dirty Vanilla is a woody vanilla. Abel’s Double Scoop Eau de Parfum brings together black sesame, butterscotch and vanilla. Fascent’s Crème Brûlante combines two vanillas, a cake-batter accord and a drop of rum. Versatile’s Croissant Café evokes a French breakfast. Bastille’s 14 Juillet Eau de Parfum is built on a Fair For Life certified Madagascar vanilla.
Musky, close to the skin. AIME’s Parfum de Peau, unisex, combines sandalwood, white musks and ambroxan. Fascent’s Radical Softness brings together white tea, frangipani and white musk.
By format
Most fragrances are eaux de parfum in spray form. Versatile’s extraits come as alcohol-free roll-ons with 30 to 38% perfume concentrate, and as sprays. Perfume oils, alcohol-free, are applied with a rollerball: every RAAW Alchemy fragrance exists as an oil, such as the Blackened Santal Perfume Oil, and AIME’s Parfum de Peau Roll-On is based on jojoba oil. For your bag, Heretic’s Nosferatu Rollerball. For a lighter scent on the body, Salt & Stone’s Body Mist and Ollie’s alcohol-free hair and body mist.
Discovery sets
Heretic’s Discovery Set brings together five fragrances in 2 ml: Nosferatu, Scandalwood, Dirty Vanilla, Dirty Hinoki and Black Salt. Fascent’s Eau de Parfum Discovery Kit brings together seven in 2 ml. Versatile offers four sets, including Les Réconfortants, six 1 ml extraits.
Choosing your perfume in five steps
- Choose a family: fresh, floral, woody, gourmand or musky.
- Start with a discovery set to try several fragrances.
- Test on skin rather than on a blotter, one fragrance at a time.
- Let the perfume develop, from top notes to base notes.
- Choose the format: spray, roll-on, oil or mist.
Frequently asked questions
Eau de parfum, extrait or oil: what is the difference? An extrait is more concentrated: 30 to 38% perfume concentrate in Versatile’s roll-ons. A perfume oil, alcohol-free, is applied with a rollerball and stays close to the skin.
Are these perfumes natural? It depends on the house. Abel and NUORI state 100% natural ingredients, Heretic 93 to 97% depending on the fragrance, Bastille 95%. Versatile publishes its full formulas, natural and synthetic ingredients included. Each product page details the composition.
Are the perfumes unisex? The creations from Heretic, Bastille, Versatile, Fascent and RAAW Alchemy are unisex, as is AIME’s Parfum de Peau.
Perfumes at J’adore bio
Every fragrance can be smelled in our boutique at 13 rue Beaumont, Luxembourg, Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 18:30: we help you choose based on the families you like. Free delivery from €60 to Luxembourg, Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands, and from €80 to most other EU countries.
