Beautiful moments captured by scent.
At Circe Natural Perfume, we believe beautiful moments can be remembered, created and captured by the real scents of nature.
That foundational belief has driven us to create a boutique collection of all natural fragrances, each scent designed, made and bottled right here in beautiful Aotearoa.
Over the course of our journey, we’ve discovered that many of our customers love the idea of beautiful, traditionally made natural perfumes, while others are looking to connect with the scents and sensations of our beautiful island home.
People have come to us time and again, seeking the modern scent profiles which they know and love, but crafted using natural ingredients.
That’s what really inspires us at Circe Natural Perfume. Working ethically, transparently and naturally to help you build beautiful moments.
About The Perfumer
Founder of Circe Natural Perfume, Amber Lenihan
Hi, I’m Amber.
One could argue I have been a perfumer all my life. As a little girl I used to mix ‘potions’, combining talcum powder, leaves, flowers and water in little jars and present them to my family as perfumes. When I grew older I studied wine making and worked in vineyards, labs, and later in restaurants as a sommelier, this gave me a well educated palate and trained my sensory evaluation.
I traveled the world taking in the sights, sounds and scents, and came home with a new purpose, to create my own unique perfumery. However I have given up the talcum powder for some of the best and most beautiful natural essences available from around the world - flowers, spices, woods, resins and mosses. Creating beautiful perfumes without nasty synthetics.
I wanted to make perfume honest again. I believe everyone should experience the aroma rather than be overpowered by it. My natural essential extracts and absolutes are subtle, seductive, and safe.
What makes Circe unique? Whats better than the smell of fresh cut grass in spring, mixed with the sweetness of a tiny pungent nasturtium flower, or ripe feijoa's, blended with the damp leaves and late blooming roses of Autumn?
Many New Zealand plants and flowers are completely unique. Their scents have never been used in perfume before. I have been trialling our natives with some fantastic results.
Our aim is to produce high-end, natural perfume using unique scents from New Zealand, and around the world.
Nature is the master perfumer, we just blend it with love, naturally.
Amber Lenihan, Founder
Created by nature. Blended with love.
Circe perfumes are 100% natural blends of essential oils, absolutes, botanicals and natural grain alcohol. Our vision is to create a safe and natural alternative that is able to hold its own against the mainstream, more well known high-end perfume brands.
Our natural ingredients are sourced from around the world and blended with native botanical extracts to create incredible, unique, safe and natural fragrances.
We use certified natural oils to create our original scents, handmade in small batches, and bottled to order. Circe fragrances are completely cruelty-free, sustainably sourced and are free from synthetics.
Our 30ml bottles are of the highest quality, imported from France and feature a wooden bottle cap to minimise our plastic use. We use ecological and sustainable processes in our packaging, made from recycled paper, and eco friendly ink to minimise our effect on the environment.
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