Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Kohl Gris: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes?

Sheryl Crow got it right:
“If it makes you happy-
It can’t be that bad…
If it makes you happy-
Why the hell are you so sad? “
So it is with DSH’s Kohl Gris.
Originally launched for the holiday season of 2009, this baby is timelessly decadent and sultry.
It would murmur “come hither” on any man or woman alive.
And it may be worn with impunity in any weather, it’s so subtle.

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Soivohle Waterflower: Spanning The Spiritual And The Carnal

Liz Zorn is an iconoclastic wonder; by now, she is becoming more widely known and appreciated. I’m so glad…
I find Lizzie- and her work – to be a marvelous amalgam of tender and tough, sweet, sassy, and spicy.
Waterflower is one of my favorite parfums- spicy, earthy, floral, and intricately nuanced.
Profoundly spiritual, and deeply earthy.
According to Liz, she was inspired by her own lily pond and the transcendent philosophical aspects of the lotus blossom.
It was a true labor of love, and we can clearly sense that.

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Montale Patchouli Leaves: The Patchouli Preciousssssss!

The last thing most of us need is to be nasally assaulted by Eau de Cheap Headshop Harvard Square, vintage 1972!
Migraine-inducing, monster-sillage, in-your-face hippie-dippy roll-on abomination.
For many, this is the only patchouli they’ve ever known; no wonder it has such a vile reputation…
Montale Patchouli Leaves is a fine choice for either men or women, perfectly suited for all seasons; it blooms in the heat, and comforts in chillier climates.
It is patch perfection, a Preciousssss that is affordable, even in these times.

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Nasomatto Nuda: No Boundaries

Nuda- aka “nude”- is the eighth fragrance in the Nasomatto line, based in Amsterdam.
It’s the one of the line that I would absolutely shell out the required dosh for- no lie.
The one of which I’m truly fond, and find so joyfully wearable

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