The Bell of Borone
Rare and Precious, A Harbinger of Spring

The Bell of Borone

$365 Free Shipping
Description

A micro batch perfume created with Tasmanian Boronia, a delicate bell shaped Australian flower with a short and fragile lifespan, grounded with mellow Australian sandalwood and precious, aged orris butter from the root of the Iris plant. A rare and complex lush spring floral with mineral greens and a wash of warm, honeyed nectar.

How To Use

Use a drop or two on the wrist, behind the ear, or on any pulse point.

Ingredients

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Boronia Megastigma (Boronia) Flower Oil, Iris Germanica Rhizome Concrete (Orris) Butter*, Santalum Spicatum Wood (Australian Sandalwood) Oil* *Organic

Sizing + Info

Approx 5 ml / 0.17 oz
Store in a dry place away from heat and direct sunlight. As with any of our Slow Beauty, please spot test this oil for adverse reactions before use and discontinue use if irritation occurs. Please consult with a physician before using if pregnant or breastfeeding. We recommend using this product within a year of opening. Opened Slow Beauty products are final sale.

The Bottle

The Bell of Borone is the first in a series of micro batch seasonal perfumes in hand blown glass perfume bottles inspired by 19th century stone and ceramic snuff bottles. Each bottle is a distinctive work of art, hand blown by a master glass artisan in Illinois, and shipped using the ancient method of cork and wax sealing.

Shipping

$10 standard shipping, free shipping on orders of $100 or more

The Bell of Borone
The Bell of Borone

The flowering of Boronia is a harbinger of spring in Australia. The oil is extremely precious because of the time and quantity of flowers that are needed to extract small amounts of the flower's essence from its tiny, delicate petals. 

The Bell of Borone
The Bell of Borone
The pure boronia oil is hand blended with a middle note of aged and macerated orris butter from Italian grown blue iris root. One of perfumery’s most time consuming and labor intensive ingredients, the roots are dried in a cool dark place for several years while their rhizomes oxidize and convert to irone, compounds that are responsible for the smooth and powdery signature scent of the orris butter. More than 1000 pounds of iris root would yield only about two pounds of orris butter. This extremely low yield makes the butter quite precious but the unique scent cannot be duplicated with synthetics. 
The Bell of Borone
We’ve added Australian sandalwood to harmonize the floral and add depth. This gives the perfume an element of earthy cream and acts as a natural fixative.
The Bell of Borone
The Bell of Borone

The Bell of Borone is the first of our 2025 series of micro batch seasonal perfumes in hand blown glass perfume bottles inspired by 19th century stone and ceramic snuff bottles.

The Bell of Borone

The Background

Boronia flowers are named after the young Italian, Francesco Borone, assistant to the English botanist John Sibthorpe. Borone tragically died while on expedition with Sibthorpe in Athens when he fell from a window while sleep walking. The genus Boronia was later named in Borone’s honor.