Our Process
SYNTHETIC-FREE PERFUMERY: OUR IDEA OF LUXURY
CUSANI fragrances are created by hand entirely with premium plant ingredients. They are 100% synthetic-free.
Each creation combines the timeless art of botanical perfumery with our modern scent aesthetic to bring you an aromatic experience of beauty and character.
Our Perfumes are composed from our perfumer's palette of over three hundred sustainably sourced essential oils, absolutes, resins, tinctures and CO2 extracts. Many of these are rare and precious ingredients. We spare no expense in creating our authentic botanical fragrances.
100% NATURAL AND ORGANIC INGREDIENTS
When it comes to perfume, we’re purists. We design our fragrances to support and enhance your well-being, so they contain none of the harmful synthetic ingredients found in conventional perfumery. They’re made exclusively with sustainably sourced botanicals.
We guarantee that our fragrances contain no synthetic fragrance molecules, aroma chemicals, isolates, “safe synthetics,” fragrance oils, phthalates, parabens, sulfates, glycols, petrochemicals, formaldehydes, artificial preservatives, synthetic dyes, denatured alcohol, fillers, GMO’s or animal ingredients.
Just pure, unadulterated plant essences that connect you to the natural world and leave you feeling radiant and inspired.
Our fragrances each contain between 75% and 86% certified organic ingredients, with the remaining ingredients being wildcrafted or traditionally farmed.
WHO OUR FRAGRANCES ARE FOR
Our Perfumes are for people who love to wear scent but prefer to avoid harmful fragrance ingredients. People who are mindful of their health and environment, and understand the value of real botanical essences versus imitative synthetics.
They’re for people who are long-time natural perfume devotees, as well as those who have been looking for non-irritating fragrances they can actually wear. We love turning people on to botanical perfumery, so if you’re new to the experience, welcome!
Our fragrances are not gender-specific. Our philosophy is simple: if you like it, wear it. We believe categorizing scents by gender is an unnecessarily limiting approach. Our aim when composing a fragrance is simply to create something beautiful that anyone can wear.
You may experience some of our fragrances as leaning feminine, some as leaning masculine, and some as completely gender-neutral. Other people may perceive them differently. To us, it’s all good. Just wear what you want and enjoy!
NON-LINEAR COMPOSITION: FRAGRANCE AS A JOURNEY
Our Perfumes are complex and non-linear. They are composed in the classic French tradition, which focuses on the evolution and interplay of essences over time. This differs from “linear” fragrances, where what you smell at first spritz is pretty much what you get all the way through.
In a non-linear perfume, the essences unfold in highly nuanced stages — opening with the vivid but fleeting top notes, segueing to the expressive heart notes, and moving on to the lingering dry down of the rich base notes. In this way, the wearer is taken on a luxurious aromatic journey, and the full beauty and character of the perfume is revealed over many hours.
We combine this non-linear approach with our modern scent aesthetic and creative impulse to “color outside the lines.” The result is distinctive fragrances that are at once contemporary and classic. Learn more about our perfumes.
THE POWER OF PLANTS
One pure botanical perfumes are high vibration fragrances, made the way nature intended. They harness the power of the plants they’re created with to generate a bounty of positive energy for the wearer.
Composed with dozens of vital plant essences, each perfume offers a unique set of aroma benefits, depending on the properties of the essences it contains. To learn more, view the “More About” section on our perfume product pages.
ARTISANAL CRAFTSMANSHIP
Our Perfumes are handmade in small batches in our Los Angeles studio. We are meticulous in our attention to every detail to ensure the highest product quality and integrity. We savor the artisanal process and enjoy each step along the way, from initial inspiration for a fragrance, to blending the essences, to decanting each batch.
We carefully age our perfumes for several months before bottling. We do not filter our fragrances, as filtering can erase subtle aromatic nuances that contribute to the beauty of a scent. Our perfumes are blended in USDA-certified, triple-filtered organic perfumers’ alcohol. We never use denatured alcohol, which contains toxic additives.
If a fragrance is listed as sold out on our website, more will be available soon. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram (@cusaniperfumes) for stock updates.
FRAGRANCE SAMPLES
Fragrance samples are a great way to find your favorite scents. We sell them on our website in Discovery Sets and also as individual samples. We recommend you sample a fragrance first to make sure you love it before purchasing a full-sized bottle.
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
The natural world is our mentor and our muse. We’re committed to helping preserve it through our sustainable business practices. All CUSANI products are made entirely with renewable ingredients sourced from ethical growers. They are free of synthetics and petrochemicals. They are vegan, non-GMO and cruelty-free.
Our product containers consist of 90% recyclable materials, and product boxes are made with 100% post-consumer recycled content.
SOLD EXCLUSIVELY ON THIS WEBSITE
Our 100% natural botanical Perfumes are sold exclusively on this website. Selling directly to our customers enables us to guarantee the integrity of our handmade products. And because there is no middleman, it also helps us keep our retail prices as low as possible.
Our fragrances cannot be returned or exchanged, so we encourage you to try samples before purchasing full-sized bottles of perfume. Fragrance samples are available in Discovery Sets and also as individual samples.
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Learn more on our FAQS page. Read perfumer Claudia Cusani's story here.