2.09.2011

mcmc fragrances.

When Anne was younger she had a friend named Harrison, who she liked to call Hunter. He lent her the book Ishmael, and played guitar, and taught her about loving the environment. Years later, memories of their long friendship and his adventures building maple sugar cabins in Vermont inspired the fragrance Hunter. With tobacco absolute, organic Bourbon vanilla and fir balsam, this fragrance is best if worn with a flannel shirt.



Maine is inspired by a day spent on the island of North Haven off the coast of Maine, falling in love.Bulgarian rose absolute, local clary sage, wild Somalian myrhh and French seaweed absolute convey the fresh scents of sea, air, sun, pine, and the discovery of a single perfect beach plum rose. Dries down into the musky scent of sensual skin coupled with sun-dried grass.



Noble is the first fragrance ever created by Anne McClain. Long before formal training, Anne was toying with the sensual, intoxicating scent of Indian jasmine absolute and combining it with the fiery, earthy vetiver oil of Haiti. The two ingredients were a symbol of time spent in the beautiful and spiritual country of Nepal.Combined with rich almondy notes of chai tea, burning incense, amber and musk, the jasmine-centered Noble is a long-lasting floral woody with an ethereal drydown.


Maui is inspired by the namesake Hawaiian island. One summer, Anne traveled there on a whim and a dime. She never imagined that in this beautiful tropical land, ancient traditions would mingle with modern surf culture, creating a fun and sacred beachside atmosphere. (Click here to view the album from the trip that inspired this fragrance.)


With top notes of young ginger and star anise, and a heart of frangipani, tuberose, and green bamboo, all wrapped in a light salty breeze, Maui is the essence of freedom with a laid-back vibe.



The Garden fragrance is inspired by the Ananda Harvest, a group of urban farmers who come together each weekend in upstate New York to teach themselves and others how to farm, strengthen the local food movement, and give back to the community.


With essential oils of red thyme, myrtle, lavender, lemon and bitter orange, the fragrance wears well on both men and women. Blended into a unique combination of organic jojoba and hemp seed oils, this fragrance is 88% certified organic.


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MCMC fragrances is a small company based in Brooklyn, founded in 2009 and dedicated to creating original perfumes made with the highest quality ingredients.


Each fragrance is formulated by Anne McClain, who studied natural perfumery and aromatherapy before moving to Grasse, the "perfume capital" of France, for a more intensive study of the history, techniques, and practices of modern perfumery.


Una has the above in stock in the roll-on size.

(great for travel!)

also, Nationale carries the MCMC yummy beard oil.

2 comments:

Sweet Ronit said...

Yay, these came in! Maui is such a beautiful scent, it made these subtle shifts and really took me on a journey. I'm curious about Noble too.

may said...

MAUI! MAUI! MAUI!
OUI! OUI! OUI!