singleyellowrose Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 from Old Mill now SGS.On the Sassy Girl Scents site it is $45.00/lb:shocked2:That is WAY outta my range.Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Holy crap! I guess thats why Elements got rid of Flickers Olive Blossom. It has been one of my best sellers for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 herbal Citrus Sorbet from The scent works is very close to SGS Olive Blossom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I am not familiar with this FO, but Pure Fragrance Oils (West Coast divsion of Southern Gardens) has it starting at 1.25 an ounce. http://purefragranceoils.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=78&products_id=205 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Barbara, we call it Olive Blossom or Tea Olive down where my grandparents are from in south Bama. It is my favorite scent in the entire universe. I've tried BCN's OB and it sells well and to me is nice but it doesn't smell like the "bush" / "tree" that grows down there. Was wondering if you had smelled the real bush flowers ( teeny tiny little whiteish yellow flowers ) and if the oil you suggest smells more like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) olive Blossom is not the same as Tea Olive I thought they were called Sweet Oliveyes I have 3 of those bushes in my yard they are Sweet Olive Bushes Called Osmanthus if you look for Osmanthus you will find the true fragrance I forget you carries this fragrance but it is a beautiful fragrance. I just did a search for this fragrance and Sweet has the best Osmanthus.yes they are Tea Olive (Osmanthus) is what they are called I had to Google it. Edited January 10, 2012 by Barbara AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I figured you would know what I was talking about I literally could live outside day and night when those things are blooming I was so hoping to find that scent. Im not real up on all these 100s of suppliers, who is Sweet? ( please dont tell me its that one that has 45.00 a pound fos LOL ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudMarineMom Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Candybee, isn't Moonworks Floral Muse supposed to be the same as Flickers Olive Blossom?SYR not sure if that would work for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) I figured you would know what I was talking about I literally could live outside day and night when those things are blooming I was so hoping to find that scent. Im not real up on all these 100s of suppliers, who is Sweet? ( please dont tell me its that one that has 45.00 a pound fos LOL )I am sorry I got in a hurry it is Sweet Cakes sorry I went back to read my post.http://www.sweetcakes.com/product_info.php?cPath=7&products_id=365 Edited January 10, 2012 by Barbara AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Thanks SO much ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Candybee, isn't Moonworks Floral Muse supposed to be the same as Flickers Olive Blossom?I had heard that MW had a similar scent but haven't tried it. But now I am getting interest in this Osmanthus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Candy Osmanthus is not the same as Olive Blossom. Osmanthus is hard to describe it is a cross between Orange Blossom and Dreamsicicle or maybe Magnolia and Dreamsicicle?? But not as sweet. Edited January 10, 2012 by Barbara AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Candy, if they could bottle the REAL scent of this stuff, I'd OD on just sniffing the bottle! Just to tell you how complex it is : It's sophisticated, it's old fashioned, it's high fashion. It's perfumey and powdery , but it's not. It's sweet and soft, but not cloyingly sweet. The one thing I do know is this... if you ever have the chance to smell the real deal, the real bush, in bloom... you can go 40 years and never smell it again, and the minute you do, you will remember exactly what that scent is. A lot of it is found in the south, at very old homesteads. I've lived in four houses in the south that had them there when I moved in, and each time, there was one planted at the kitchen window, and one beside the porch. The breeze will waft the scent around and I would just go around with my nose in the air sniffing like a bloodhound LOL.Barbara you were talking about the magnolia.. I think its kind of a magnolia, jasmine, orange bloosom note ( at least Im picking up some jasmine in it lol ) Edited January 10, 2012 by blacktieaffair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 we got some Warm Weather last week and my Tea Olive is blooming again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singleyellowrose Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 I have the Floral Muse. I will have to compare it side by side.. but if my nose remembers correctly, they aren't close enough... will sniff again. Thanks for that reminder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator girl Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I would love to find a duplication of Elements Olive Blossom. That has sold so well for me. I ordered and have used the Floral Muse from Moonworks. While it's nice and similar it's not quite the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luci Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) Yowza. I bought 8 oz last spring and didn't soap it until fall to use for some Christmas presents. I have had so many recipients ask me for it in a spray, lotion, more soap, you name it. I haven't had a chance to look but know that $45 lb is out of my league.BTW--it's been a few years, but how does the Andalusian Olive Blossom from I think AH compare? Edited February 18, 2012 by Luci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixncharlie Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Sorry to butt in but does SC have the most true Osmanthus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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