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    Anemone fragrance note

    Anemone offers a crisp, green‑fresh aroma with a subtle hint of honeyed earth, evoking the early spring bloom of its delicate petals. Its br…More

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    Belara by Mary Kay – Eau de Parfum
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    Belara

    Mary Kay

    Eau de Parfum

    Character

    The Story of Anemone

    Anemone offers a crisp, green‑fresh aroma with a subtle hint of honeyed earth, evoking the early spring bloom of its delicate petals. Its bright, slightly metallic nuance adds a luminous lift to modern compositions.

    Heritage

    Anemone has scented temples and gardens since antiquity. Archaeologists uncovered pressed anemone petals in Egyptian burial caches dating to 1500 BCE, indicating early use as a fragrant offering. Greek poets linked the flower to the sea god Poseidon, and its name—derived from the Greek word for wind—reflected the plant’s delicate sway. In medieval Europe, monastic apothecaries infused anemone petals into scented oils for medicinal balms, believing the flower could calm fevers. The Ottoman Empire exported dried anemone to European courts, where it appeared in royal toilette powders. By the late 19th century, chemists isolated anemonin and recognized its potential as a perfume ingredient, prompting the first laboratory‑scale solvent extractions in France. Modern perfumers value anemone for its bright, green‑fresh character, and it now appears in niche compositions that celebrate springtime flora.

    At a Glance

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    Origin

    Turkey

    Primary source region

    Ingredient Details

    Extraction

    Solvent extraction

    Used Parts

    Flower petals

    Did You Know

    "Anemone petals contain a rare compound called anemonin, which transforms into fragrant aldehydes during extraction, making the note both unique and chemically complex."

    Production

    How Anemone Is Made

    Harvesters cut anemone blossoms at first light, when volatile compounds peak. The petals are chilled and immediately placed in a stainless steel extractor. Workers create a concrete by saturating the petals with a non‑polar solvent such as hexane, then press the mixture to separate the waxy mass. The concrete is filtered and placed in a vacuum distillation unit where the solvent evaporates, leaving a thick, amber‑brown absolute rich in anemonin‑derived aldehydes. The process runs at low temperature to preserve the fragile green notes. After solvent recovery, the absolute is bottled under nitrogen to prevent oxidation. Typical yields range from 0.2 % to 0.5 % of the fresh flower weight, reflecting the delicate nature of the material. Some farms employ supercritical CO₂ extraction, which avoids solvent residues and captures a broader spectrum of aromatics, but the method requires high pressure equipment and reduces overall yield to about 0.1 %.

    Provenance

    Turkey

    Turkey39.0°N, 35.2°E

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