Our Story

Founder • Claire Wesson

A play on the French words for tomorrow (demain), and two hands (deux mains), De(ux) Mains perfumery is more than perfume, it’s holding onto life with both hands, creating with love, and looking forward to tomorrows new beginnings, all wrapped into one.

I founded De(ux) Mains after experiencing a difficult post-partum with my first pregnancy. During COVID I was separated from my twins in the NICU for 5 weeks. Only able to spend an hour with them a day under the lock-down laws.

While I was searching for something to help promote a strong connection and attachment to my third baby during my second pregnancy I came across extensive scientific literature on the power of olfactory scent and connection. This “lightbulb” moment led me directly to the beauty of perfume, and understanding the power of fragrance.

I quickly discovered however, that not all perfume is created equally, and some were even unsafe for pregnancy and breastfeeding.

The natural perfumes that were available and safe were also earthy, spicy and very strongly scented, .

None of the natural perfumes for women were soft or feminine,

None were created for pregnancy or post-partum.

I had spent previous summers in the south of France, near Grasse, the “heart of perfume”, touring perfume factories and flower fields.

I knew perfume was in my future, I just didn’t have a purpose.

As soon as the “lightbulb” went off, I had a purpose to create something that would genuinely help mothers.

So I created the first Australian Natural Perfumery for motherhood, De(ux) Mains.

I can’t wait to share this with you all.