By Wendy Anders

Early Christmas shopping anyone?

Meet Itiel Casas, the Costa Rican perfumer who set up a workshop last year in his house in Zapote, a district east of downtown San José.

After deciding he’d had enough of the omnipresent synthetic fragrances that waft through the city streets, Casas studied traditional 16th and 17th century French perfumery techniques and now has created his own line, reported AmeliaRueda.com, a mainstream Costa Rican news site.

Unlike his fragrances, which are 100 percent natural, commercial perfumes are made primarily with petroleum derivatives, said Casas to AmeliaRueda.com.

His scents are crafted by mixing more than 50 floral, wood, resin and fruit oils, and letting them mature according to the techniques he learned in France. Because of the limited available of high quality essential oils in Costa Rica, he has to import some.

His current line includes 11 different fragrances which can be used by either men or women. And he even has perfume for dogs available.

When recommending a fragrance, Casas interviews his customers in order to understand their tastes, reported AmeliaRueda.com.

Casas’ unique natural scents can be found at festivals featuring natural products, and can be ordered through his Facebook page.

And, if you are so inclined, you can even request a custom-made fragrance.