The Perfume Vault
Past and present fragrances crafted with reverence by LVNEA's founder & perfumer April Lea over the the past decade+ of being called to create and experiment with natural inmgredients and traditional extraction methods. This page is actively under construction, so check back soon for updates!
Signature Line
All personal fragrances currently included in our signature line.
L'Alchimie | blood orange, red mandarin rind, and cracked peppercorn; night-blooming jasmine and rose; sweet resins and golden fossilized amber.
Cuir Fétiche | botanical leather accord, vanillic amber, dried roots and threads of warm saffron, bound together by coils of pungent smoke from burning incense and dark, smouldering woods.
Dagger Moon | a moonlit path cleaved through dense woodlands. Baked earth, juniper berry, nutmeg and palo santo on a grounding base of vetiver root, coffee bean, and smooth woods.
Fern and Moss | pink grapefruit pulp and rind; fresh muddled basil and milky green stalks; sweet clover fields, french lavender, young ferns unfurling; thickets of moss and fluttering wild grasses.
Ghost Pine | crisp pine needles, fallen leaves, sap-spangled tree bark, damp earth and dewy moss patches, ancient creaking woods.
Mourning Ritual | dried roses, black velvet accord, sweet myrrh and cathedral incense.
Papillon de Nuit | palo santo and sweet, sweat-slicked skin on a summer night's breeze. Bright elemi resin, magnolia blossom nectar, white champaca, rosewood, cool creamy tonka, and sandalwood.
Pêche Obscène | ripe peach, osmanthus, and jasmine blossoms over an accord of rich, black earth and organic decay; ripe, jammy stone fruit gorged on sweet air, dripping ambrosial nectar into moss-strewn soil.
Saffron Rouge | the rooty, earthen breath of fecund soil warmed by the rising sun. Red roses, saffron threads, and spikenard. Sandalwood, rosewood, and leather.
Tasseomancy | lapsang souchong—an earthy, smoked black tea. Rings of honey and ground spices. Warm milk and steamed rice. Bergamot rind and sweet amber.
Violet Woods | sweet violets decorating green sprawls of spring growth and tacit, sun-lit clearings. Splashes from puddles and fresh morning dew. Muted powder notes, soft woods, and a sweet aromatic current from wild grasses nearby.
L'Alchimie | blood orange, red mandarin rind, and cracked peppercorn; night-blooming jasmine and rose; sweet resins and golden fossilized amber.
Cuir Fétiche | botanical leather accord, vanillic amber, dried roots and threads of warm saffron, bound together by coils of pungent smoke from burning incense and dark, smouldering woods.
Dagger Moon | a moonlit path cleaved through dense woodlands. Baked earth, juniper berry, nutmeg and palo santo on a grounding base of vetiver root, coffee bean, and smooth woods.
Fern and Moss | pink grapefruit pulp and rind; fresh muddled basil and milky green stalks; sweet clover fields, french lavender, young ferns unfurling; thickets of moss and fluttering wild grasses.
Ghost Pine | crisp pine needles, fallen leaves, sap-spangled tree bark, damp earth and dewy moss patches, ancient creaking woods.
Mourning Ritual | dried roses, black velvet accord, sweet myrrh and cathedral incense.
Papillon de Nuit | palo santo and sweet, sweat-slicked skin on a summer night's breeze. Bright elemi resin, magnolia blossom nectar, white champaca, rosewood, cool creamy tonka, and sandalwood.
Pêche Obscène | ripe peach, osmanthus, and jasmine blossoms over an accord of rich, black earth and organic decay; ripe, jammy stone fruit gorged on sweet air, dripping ambrosial nectar into moss-strewn soil.
Saffron Rouge | the rooty, earthen breath of fecund soil warmed by the rising sun. Red roses, saffron threads, and spikenard. Sandalwood, rosewood, and leather.
Tasseomancy | lapsang souchong—an earthy, smoked black tea. Rings of honey and ground spices. Warm milk and steamed rice. Bergamot rind and sweet amber.
Violet Woods | sweet violets decorating green sprawls of spring growth and tacit, sun-lit clearings. Splashes from puddles and fresh morning dew. Muted powder notes, soft woods, and a sweet aromatic current from wild grasses nearby.
Feu Follet | the crackling of conifer needles, scorched bark, and burning balsams; columns of billowing smoke from a nearby wildfire, leather, and the redolence of church incense.
Forêt Dormante | bergamot rind, evergreen medley, cardamom, lavender buds, rose de mai, neroli, frankincense, sweet tree sap and soft beds of moss.
Ghost Pine | crisp pine needles, fallen leaves, sap-spangled tree bark, damp earth and dewy moss patches, ancient creaking woods.
Holy Oak| wet earth and rain-soaked moss, drying in the rising heat of a hazy afternoon.
L'Incarnation| yuzu peel, pink grapefruit, clove bud, pink peppercorn, carnation, rose, honeysuckle, vanilla, ambrette, sandalwood.
Les Lunatiques | absinthe haze, night-blooming jasmine, rosewood accord, opoponax, orris root, copal, sandalwood, musk, myrrh.
Pêche Obscène | ripe peach, osmanthus, and jasmine blossoms over an accord of rich, black earth and organic decay; a smothering veil of ripe stone fruit gorged on sweet air, dripping ambrosial nectar into moss-strewn soil—in collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe
Rose Fantôme | sun-dried hay and wild grasses, a porcelain rose accord, rosewood, and immortelle; delicate tokens left and forgotten amidst towering effigies, upturned soil, and overgrown moss.
La Serpentine | osmanthus, ginger lily, peach, black tea, honey, musk, sandalwood, patchouli, labdanum, oakmoss.
Feu Follet | the crackling of conifer needles, scorched bark, and burning balsams; columns of billowing smoke from a nearby wildfire, leather, and the redolence of church incense.
Forêt Dormante | bergamot rind, evergreen medley, cardamom, lavender buds, rose de mai, neroli, frankincense, sweet tree sap and soft beds of moss.
Ghost Pine | crisp pine needles, fallen leaves, sap-spangled tree bark, damp earth and dewy moss patches, ancient creaking woods.
Holy Oak| wet earth and rain-soaked moss, drying in the rising heat of a hazy afternoon.
L'Incarnation| yuzu peel, pink grapefruit, clove bud, pink peppercorn, carnation, rose, honeysuckle, vanilla, ambrette, sandalwood.
Les Lunatiques | absinthe haze, night-blooming jasmine, rosewood accord, opoponax, orris root, copal, sandalwood, musk, myrrh.
Pêche Obscène | ripe peach, osmanthus, and jasmine blossoms over an accord of rich, black earth and organic decay; a smothering veil of ripe stone fruit gorged on sweet air, dripping ambrosial nectar into moss-strewn soil—in collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe
Rose Fantôme | sun-dried hay and wild grasses, a porcelain rose accord, rosewood, and immortelle; delicate tokens left and forgotten amidst towering effigies, upturned soil, and overgrown moss.
La Serpentine | osmanthus, ginger lily, peach, black tea, honey, musk, sandalwood, patchouli, labdanum, oakmoss.
Eau du Diable | Italian bergamot, spiced orange bitters, night-blooming jasmine, enticing promises, supple flesh, scorched soil, smouldering incense, warm smoky woods. The devil's honeyed tongue, bright and narcotic.
Eau de Floride | bergamot rind, a bouquet of French lavender, heirloom garden roses, fresh herbs hung to dry, a sprinkle of dusting powder, sacred incense, and orange blossom. An uplifting spiritual shield, aromatic and clean.
Eau de Vénus | bergamot rind, lemon verbena, mugwort, yarrow, magnolia, rosewater, elderflower syrup, sandalwood, ambrette, musk, benzoin.
Eau du Diable | Italian bergamot, spiced orange bitters, night-blooming jasmine, enticing promises, supple flesh, scorched soil, smouldering incense, warm smoky woods. The devil's honeyed tongue, bright and narcotic.
Eau de Floride | bergamot rind, a bouquet of French lavender, heirloom garden roses, fresh herbs hung to dry, a sprinkle of dusting powder, sacred incense, and orange blossom. An uplifting spiritual shield, aromatic and clean.
Eau de Vénus | bergamot rind, lemon verbena, mugwort, yarrow, magnolia, rosewater, elderflower syrup, sandalwood, ambrette, musk, benzoin.
Amber Forest | sweet sticky poplar and honey; bright balsams, boreal woods, spruce sap, and peppered amber; wisps of faraway woodfire and wafts of dark leather; a hint of bitter cacao.
Apothecary Rose | a bouquet of heirloom roses cut from the garden; green stem accord, dew-pearled petals, wild rosehips and young thorns. Apricot jelly, fresh tarragon, and a bittersweet base of myrrh and labdanum.
Fire & Oud | splinters of cedarwood, swaths of incense smoke, smouldering agarwood, sticky tar, scorched earth, black leather, and wildfire behind charcoal-smudged eyes.
Hemlock Shade | hemlock groves, black spruce, and fir balsam. Peeling birch bark, forest incense, and sticky sap, dripping and crackling onto an open fire. Woodsmoke drifting across cool night air. A dark forest fragrance.
Jasmine & Fig | sunrays piercing through green fiddle-shaped leaves · fig pulp · ripe flesh sticky with the sheen of fruit juice · the delicate yet bewilderingly animalic weight of jasmine garlands on tropical air
Midnight Tuberose | flushed cheeks and baited breath; tuberose at the twilight hour, hot and heavy on summernight’s air; rosewood, creamy benzoin, sandalwood and grapefruit zest.
Moon Moss | dark green fronds in a moonlit glade; swaying lavender fields, geranium leaf, and swaths of oakmoss. Patchouli leaves hung to cure in the sun, ground herbs, and powdered incense. The barbed, silver underside of sage leaves and rich, fertile soil.
Nocturnal Bloom | nights of rapture and intoxicating floralcy; datura blossom accord, patchouli, frankincense, oakmoss, and a bite of warm spice from carnation and clove.
Amber Forest | sweet sticky poplar and honey; bright balsams, boreal woods, spruce sap, and peppered amber; wisps of faraway woodfire and wafts of dark leather; a hint of bitter cacao.
Apothecary Rose | a bouquet of heirloom roses cut from the garden; green stem accord, dew-pearled petals, wild rosehips and young thorns. Apricot jelly, fresh tarragon, and a bittersweet base of myrrh and labdanum.
Fire & Oud | splinters of cedarwood, swaths of incense smoke, smouldering agarwood, sticky tar, scorched earth, black leather, and wildfire behind charcoal-smudged eyes.
Hemlock Shade | hemlock groves, black spruce, and fir balsam. Peeling birch bark, forest incense, and sticky sap, dripping and crackling onto an open fire. Woodsmoke drifting across cool night air. A dark forest fragrance.
Jasmine & Fig | sunrays piercing through green fiddle-shaped leaves · fig pulp · ripe flesh sticky with the sheen of fruit juice · the delicate yet bewilderingly animalic weight of jasmine garlands on tropical air
Midnight Tuberose | flushed cheeks and baited breath; tuberose at the twilight hour, hot and heavy on summernight’s air; rosewood, creamy benzoin, sandalwood and grapefruit zest.
Moon Moss | dark green fronds in a moonlit glade; swaying lavender fields, geranium leaf, and swaths of oakmoss. Patchouli leaves hung to cure in the sun, ground herbs, and powdered incense. The barbed, silver underside of sage leaves and rich, fertile soil.
Nocturnal Bloom | nights of rapture and intoxicating floralcy; datura blossom accord, patchouli, frankincense, oakmoss, and a bite of warm spice from carnation and clove.
Limited & Discontinued
Spring
Eau de Lilas - Lilac Enfleurage & Eau de Parfum | a narcotic Lilac soliflore with notes of vegetal tumescence, floral torpor, and earthen musk. A photorealistic white floral that captures the weight of lilac blossoms on hot, humid air
Babylon Rose Eau de Parfum | bergamot rind, black pepper, clove absolute, damask rose, cascades of rainfall, frankincense, saffron, oud attar—a buoyant veil of blooming roses, fresh rain, and aphrodisiac spices laid atop a base of warm, animalic musk, incense, wet earth and fragrant woods.
Summer
Black Sea Eau de Parfum | Italian bergamot, black peppercorn, salted lime, coriander seed, young coconut, seaweed, roasted seashells ,ambergris accord, driftwood accord.
Selkie Eau de Parfum | ocean pine, sea brine, kelp, sun-kissed wet fur, blubber. seashells, marine musk, ambergris accord, sea moss.
Fall
Ronds de Sorcière Eau de Parfum | wet grass, fruiting bodies, wild-foraged mushrooms, apple core accord, forest floor accord, damp soil, upturned stone, mouldering bark, organic decay.
L’Ossuaire Eau de Parfum | orris root, bone accord, incense, moss accord, chrysanthemum, dust accord.
Spring
Eau de Lilas - Lilac Enfleurage & Eau de Parfum | a narcotic Lilac soliflore with notes of vegetal tumescence, floral torpor, and earthen musk. A photorealistic white floral that captures the weight of lilac blossoms on hot, humid air
Babylon Rose Eau de Parfum | bergamot rind, black pepper, clove absolute, damask rose, cascades of rainfall, frankincense, saffron, oud attar—a buoyant veil of blooming roses, fresh rain, and aphrodisiac spices laid atop a base of warm, animalic musk, incense, wet earth and fragrant woods.
Summer
Black Sea Eau de Parfum | Italian bergamot, black peppercorn, salted lime, coriander seed, young coconut, seaweed, roasted seashells ,ambergris accord, driftwood accord.
Selkie Eau de Parfum | ocean pine, sea brine, kelp, sun-kissed wet fur, blubber. seashells, marine musk, ambergris accord, sea moss.
Fall
Ronds de Sorcière Eau de Parfum | wet grass, fruiting bodies, wild-foraged mushrooms, apple core accord, forest floor accord, damp soil, upturned stone, mouldering bark, organic decay.
L’Ossuaire Eau de Parfum | orris root, bone accord, incense, moss accord, chrysanthemum, dust accord.
Seasonal Box Sets
Initially, L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal had invited LVNEA to collaborate on a multisensory installation as part of the 2035 edition of La Virée Classique. Rich symphonic textures were interpreted into five distinct eaux de parfum, each representing sections typically found at the orchestra.
Contains:
- Brass: ginger, bitter orange, petitgrain, davana, marigold, oakwood cask, amber accord, tobacco, hay, and a metallic accord
- Percussions: pink peppercorn, green stems, iris, violet, black currant, tuberose, rosewood, oakmoss, and wild grass
- Strings: clementine, red mandarine, apricot, ylang ylang, patchouli, warm spices, sweet amber, suede accord, cedarwood
- Woodwinds: camphor, cardamom, cypress, violet leaf, water accord, frankincense, and sandalwood
- The Organ: pine needles, bitter orange, cedarwood, saffron, forest incense, spiced amber, damp earth, oakmoss.
Initially, L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal had invited LVNEA to collaborate on a multisensory installation as part of the 2035 edition of La Virée Classique. Rich symphonic textures were interpreted into five distinct eaux de parfum, each representing sections typically found at the orchestra.
Contains:
- Brass: ginger, bitter orange, petitgrain, davana, marigold, oakwood cask, amber accord, tobacco, hay, and a metallic accord
- Percussions: pink peppercorn, green stems, iris, violet, black currant, tuberose, rosewood, oakmoss, and wild grass
- Strings: clementine, red mandarine, apricot, ylang ylang, patchouli, warm spices, sweet amber, suede accord, cedarwood
- Woodwinds: camphor, cardamom, cypress, violet leaf, water accord, frankincense, and sandalwood
- The Organ: pine needles, bitter orange, cedarwood, saffron, forest incense, spiced amber, damp earth, oakmoss.
Inspired by the golden age of Dutch still life paintings, Still Life With... is an olfactory journey of light and shadow; a collection that captures the beauty of ephemeral objects slowly fading into stillness, reminding us that to grow, to wilt, and to decompose is inevitable.
Contains:
- Vanitas eau de parfum: labdanum, olibanum, benzoin tonkinese, poudre à la maréchale accord (orris root, styrax, orange blossom, clove), wax accord, cocoa, rice absolute, beeswax, osmanthus, cedarwood, honeybush, apricot, mandarin, bitter orange, bergamot
- Memento Mori incense cones: benzoin, costus root, patchouli, musk root, ivy resin, chrysanthemum.
- Danse Macabre perfumed parchment: dragon's blood, benzoin, musk root, holy basil, hyraceum, ambrette seed, vanilla bean, myrrh
Inspired by the golden age of Dutch still life paintings, Still Life With... is an olfactory journey of light and shadow; a collection that captures the beauty of ephemeral objects slowly fading into stillness, reminding us that to grow, to wilt, and to decompose is inevitable.
Contains:
- Vanitas eau de parfum: labdanum, olibanum, benzoin tonkinese, poudre à la maréchale accord (orris root, styrax, orange blossom, clove), wax accord, cocoa, rice absolute, beeswax, osmanthus, cedarwood, honeybush, apricot, mandarin, bitter orange, bergamot
- Memento Mori incense cones: benzoin, costus root, patchouli, musk root, ivy resin, chrysanthemum.
- Danse Macabre perfumed parchment: dragon's blood, benzoin, musk root, holy basil, hyraceum, ambrette seed, vanilla bean, myrrh
Inspired by the language of flowers; six soliflores interpret popular modern-day florals and explore their hidden meaning. Meant to be enjoyed separately or in a complex bouquet. Manifest dreams and desires into a tangible, sensory reality.
Contains:
- Cherry Blossom (Beauty/Renewal/Evanescence): in-house raspberry fruit tincture, vanilla, sandalwood, bitter almond, bergamot, mimosa, and ylang ylang.
- Dandelion (Hope/Resilience/Strength): bergamot, chamomile, goldenrod, marigold, rose leaf, patchouli, honey, beeswax, and ambrette in a base of calendula-infused organic sugarcane alcohol.
- Honeysuckle (Sweetness/Devotion/Bonds of Love): honeysuckle absolute, petitgrain, honey absolute, jasmine, and magnolia
- Poppy (Rêverie/Torpor /Eternal Rest): cacao, carnation, rose, massoia bark, orris butter, cinnamon, patchouli, labdanum, and vanilla
- Strawberry Flower (Perfection/Love/Foresight): in-house strawberry fruit tincture, fir balsam, cognac, jasmine, mimosa, and ylang ylang
- Sweet Pea (Fond Memories/Blissful Pleasure /Sweet Departure): pink lotus, orris butter, violet leaf, neroli, jasmine, rose, ho wood, and petitgrain
Inspired by the language of flowers; six soliflores interpret popular modern-day florals and explore their hidden meaning. Meant to be enjoyed separately or in a complex bouquet. Manifest dreams and desires into a tangible, sensory reality.
Contains:
- Cherry Blossom (Beauty/Renewal/Evanescence): in-house raspberry fruit tincture, vanilla, sandalwood, bitter almond, bergamot, mimosa, and ylang ylang.
- Dandelion (Hope/Resilience/Strength): bergamot, chamomile, goldenrod, marigold, rose leaf, patchouli, honey, beeswax, and ambrette in a base of calendula-infused organic sugarcane alcohol.
- Honeysuckle (Sweetness/Devotion/Bonds of Love): honeysuckle absolute, petitgrain, honey absolute, jasmine, and magnolia
- Poppy (Rêverie/Torpor /Eternal Rest): cacao, carnation, rose, massoia bark, orris butter, cinnamon, patchouli, labdanum, and vanilla
- Strawberry Flower (Perfection/Love/Foresight): in-house strawberry fruit tincture, fir balsam, cognac, jasmine, mimosa, and ylang ylang
- Sweet Pea (Fond Memories/Blissful Pleasure /Sweet Departure): pink lotus, orris butter, violet leaf, neroli, jasmine, rose, ho wood, and petitgrain