ALL NATUROS
Maison · Australie
Honeycomb and raw propolis
Éditorial · Vertus

Essence de la Ruche

Éditorial · Vertus

The hive asnature's apothecary

On propolis, precious oils, and the slow art of composing with the living.

I · Purity

A material older than perfumery.

Long before the alembics of Grasse, before the resins of Arabia crossed the great deserts, propolis was already being harvested from the bark of Mediterranean poplars and Australian eucalypts. Bees gather this resin — pro-polis, "in defence of the city" — to varnish the interior of the hive, sealing every crevice against pathogen and time. It is, in effect, the immune system of a colony rendered material.

II · Antioxidants

The chemistry of gold.

Modern analysis has counted more than three hundred active molecules in raw propolis — flavonoids, phenolic acids, aromatic terpenes. Together they form one of the most potent natural antioxidant complexes known. In fragrance, they lend a warm, faintly smoked amber depth impossible to synthesise — a sillage that seems to breathe with the wearer.

III · Precious Oils

Composed with the living.

Around the propolis heart we gather materials that have earned their place through centuries of use: Australian sandalwood, cold-pressed Calabrian bergamot, Bulgarian rose absolute, Sicilian neroli, orris root aged for six years. Each is chosen not for its cost but for its living quality — the way it continues to change on skin, hour after hour, like a garden in slow bloom.

"To wear Aurum Propolis is to carry, on the skin,
a whisper of the hive's oldest secret."

Questions Fréquentes

On natural perfume.

Propolis is a resinous substance that honeybees gather from tree buds and bark to seal, sanitise and defend the hive. Rich in flavonoids, phenolic acids and aromatic terpenes, it has been prized as one of nature's oldest apothecary materials — used by Egyptians, Greeks and Persians long before modern medicine.

Aurum Propolis smells of warm, faintly smoked amber — raw propolis and beeswax at the heart, wrapped in Australian sandalwood, honeyed resins and precious floral absolutes. It settles as a slow, textured trace that seems to breathe with the wearer.

Each batch of Aurum Propolis is limited to 1,500 to 1,800 hand-numbered flacons. Once a batch is gone, it is gone — the next composition is aged and filled from scratch at the peninsula atelier.

Raw propolis brings a warm, faintly smoked amber depth — resinous like beeswax, with a whisper of honey, dried tobacco and precious woods. In Aurum Propolis it settles into the base as a slow, textured trace that seems to breathe with the wearer.

Yes — Aurum Propolis Elixir is the maison's founding accord, composed to sit beautifully on any skin. Virilis and Aurora are expressions of the same house, not gendered walls: many of our patrons wear the edition that speaks to them, regardless of the name on the flacon.

Between eight and fourteen hours on most skin types, with a soft sillage close to the body. Because Aurum Propolis is built on resins, beeswax absolute and Australian sandalwood, the base tends to linger well into the following morning.

Every flacon is composed and hand-filled on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia. The propolis is drawn from Australian hives; the compositions are aged and numbered in small batches at the atelier.

Aurum Propolis is a natural-derived extrait: perfumer's alcohol (alcohol denat.) carries a composition of precious natural oils — raw propolis, beeswax absolute, Australian sandalwood, cold-pressed citrus and floral absolutes. A small measure of skin-safe fixatives ensures longevity. It is not an alcohol-free oil.

Keep the flacon upright, away from direct sunlight and out of humid rooms. A cool, dark drawer is ideal. Stored well, an extrait like Aurum Propolis will hold its character for several years — the resinous base often deepens with time.

An extrait — the noblest concentration of fragrance — carries 25–40% pure essences, worn close to the skin, unfolding for many hours. Aurum Propolis is composed at extrait strength for a slow, textured trace.

Propolis is the resin bees gather from tree buds to seal, sanitise and protect the hive. Rich in antioxidants, flavonoids and aromatic terpenes, it is one of nature's oldest known apothecary materials — used by Egyptians, Greeks and Persians long before modern medicine.

Aurum Propolis is composed of perfumer's alcohol (alcohol denat.) and precious natural oils, with propolis extract. The alcohol carries and lifts the composition; the oils give depth and longevity. It is a natural-derived extrait, not an alcohol-free oil.

An extrait de parfum built on perfumer's alcohol and precious botanical oils, married with raw propolis. Around the propolis heart we gather Australian sandalwood, cold-pressed citrus, floral absolutes, resins and beeswax absolute. A small measure of skin-safe fixatives ensures longevity.

Aurum Propolis is formulated for external use on skin. As with any extrait built on alcohol and natural essences, we recommend a patch test on the inner wrist before first wear, and to discontinue use if irritation occurs. Those with a known sensitivity to bee products should abstain.

Between eight and fourteen hours, depending on skin chemistry and climate. The resinous base — propolis, sandalwood, ambergris accord — lingers as a warm second skin long after the top notes have receded.

Composed and hand-filled on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia — in small numbered batches.