Envision It
Next up on my holiday gift guide is perfume. It’s one of the easiest gifts to give… Or is it? Let’s think about this for a second. It’s definitely a great gift, but how sure am I that the person receiving the gift is going to love the scent? Uh-oh.
What if my gift-receiver loves floral scents. Or what if they love more sweet and vanilla scents, or more earthy scents, or woodsy scents?! This is a lot to think about, and I don’t know about you, but it’s starting to stress me out.
Pour le Monde came to my rescue and took the guesswork out of everything. They’ve come up with the Bouquet. Basically, you send your recipient the three PLM samples. Once they have chosen their favorite within six months, a full size bottle of their choice is shipped to them at no additional cost. This lets your favorite person choose their favorite scent after trying all of them on and then they get the full thing… brilliant!
After getting a whiff of all the natural scents, my favorite was Envision, although I could totally wear Together and Empower when I’m in a different mood.
Envision has hints of lavender and Egyptian geranium rose with a vanilla and woods base. This was perfect for me because I love a confident and smokey scent.
I wore Envision throughout the day and every time I got a whiff of it randomly, it brought a smile to my face. It lasted for the majority of the day, but it was also a colder day, so I wasn’t sweating and my skin isn’t very oily.
PLM doesn’t just make my gift-giving life better, it’s also helping support three incredible organizations. Each perfume is connected with a different charity, and these weren’t an afterthought. Each full size bottle actually says where proceeds of the purchase go to. Envision supports the National MS Society, whose mission is to envision a world free of MS.
The Empower perfume has a more citrus scent. This bottle supports Guiding Eyes for the Blind, empowering the visually impaired with independence through service dogs.
The Together perfume has a lighter scent with a woodsy hint and helps Cancer Support Community/Gilda’s Club, bringing people together so cancer patients don’t have to be alone.
PLM put a lot of thought behind their scents and their mission. Their entire brand is based on being natural. PLM is the first certified 100% natural fine fragrance company. The scents are created with natural essential oils, alcohol denat, and distilled water, unlike the synthetics most fragrance companies use. The brand is completely PETA certified and is the only fine fragrance brand to be certified by the Natural Products Association.
Pour le Monde has a bunch of other certifications and awards under their caps, like KIWI’s Natural Beauty Award Winner for best fragrance, recognition by Beauty Heroes for PLM’s ingredient integrity and luxurious packaging, and the only fragrance company to get certified by B Corp, who looks at brands that meet the standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.
