Natural Perfume - Ryu

Natural Perfume - Ryu is a 50 mL spray perfume, handmade at the Vasse Virgin perfumery and bottled in French glass. The maker says it is made with essential oils, plant extracts and absolutes.

The maker lists the notes in three layers. The top is bergamot and black pepper, which it calls citrus and spicy. The middle is floral, with damask rose. The base is animalic, vanilla and labdanum. Its longer description calls Ryu heavy and full-bodied, with sweet tonka bean, woody patchouli and labdanum, and fresh bergamot and nutmeg on top.

The directions say not to spray it directly onto the face, to keep it away from the eyes, and not to spray it onto delicate or light-coloured fabrics.

Ryu is the heavier, sweeter scent among the Vasse Virgin pages we list. The Spearmint & Green Tea Soap is cool and minty, and the Rose Geranium & Organic Pomegranate Hand Lotion Tube is floral, green and spicy. The maker also sells Ryu as an 8 mL spray, and lists other perfumes including Phoenix, Lylli and Odesia.

Made by Vasse Virgin, a Margaret River business that began with olive oil soap made by Louis and Edwina Scherini in their kitchen, and took the Vasse Virgin name in 2009.

Seeing it in person

Vasse Virgin has a store on Bussell Highway in Margaret River and a soap factory on Puzey Road, Wilyabrup (stores page, checked 13 October 2026). Hours are on the maker's site.

Delivery

The maker says online orders ship within three business days. Deliveries within Australia take 7 to 10 business days and come with a tracking number (shipping policy, checked 13 October 2026).

Questions

What does it smell like?
The maker describes a heavy, full-bodied scent with citrus and spice at the top, rose in the middle, and vanilla, tonka bean and woods underneath.

Good to know

• 50 mL spray perfume in a French glass bottle
• Notes: bergamot, black pepper, damask rose, vanilla, labdanum
• Handmade at the Vasse Virgin perfumery
• Handmade in Western Australia, the maker says

Facts checked by Shane Simmons from Vasse Virgin's website on 13 October 2026. Sources: Vasse Virgin product page, perfume range page, shipping policy, stores page and our story page.