The results of the judges are still trickling in so we’ll soon, VERY SOON, get the reveal: which perfumers are behind each of the, up to this point, numbered designs as well as where the ranking is. Of course, we all have our fingers crossed for our labors of love. One thing I do know [...]
Archive for June, 2011
bodhisattva :: PLAP project part 3
Posted in perfume, tagged Ayurvedic perfume style, botanical perfumery, DSH perfumes Bodhisattva, Indian perfume style, natural perfumes, patchouli perfume, peace love and patchouli, PLAP project, summer of patchouli love, Tibetan Thangka Bodhisattva on 06/26/2011 | 8 Comments »
age of aquarius :: PLAP project part 2
Posted in perfume, Uncategorized, tagged aquarius astrology, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz perfumes, DSH Aquarius perfume, Hair original cast, natural perfumes, Patchouli perfumes, perfumer pharmer, PLAP patchouli project, summer of patchouli love on 06/23/2011 | 8 Comments »
The judges have been steadily sending in their votes and soon, all will be revealed as to who is the nose behind which numbered bottles and we’ll all be able to talk more freely about our entries to this, for now, still secret project. In the meantime, I have my two ‘alternate’ designs to talk [...]
solstice
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dawn spnecer hurwitz blog, DSH bespoke perfume design, linden blossom bloom, summer solstice, winner of the anniversary drawing on 06/22/2011 | 15 Comments »
Happy solstice, everybody. I love this day. There are many days in the year that I truly love, over and over, and this is one that never fails to delight me. For me, the summer solstice is filled with the magic of bees and faeries and a particularly miraculous ‘glow’. Not the least of [...]
DSH notebook turns 1 (happy anniversary…to me!)
Posted in perfume, Uncategorized, tagged dawn spencer hurwitz art, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Bespoke Perfume, DSH Anniversary, DSH Notebook blog, egg tempera painting on 06/13/2011 | 148 Comments »
Well, when it rains it pours…again. Two posts in two days?? WOW! Am I on a roll? I wish. It’ll probably take another week or two before I get a chance to do another blog post. But I am here now and I’m here to celebrate: It’s my anniversary. My Blogging Anniversary. It was exactly [...]
the patchouli project :: part 1 (aka PLAP or special project no.6)
Posted in perfume, tagged DSH Aquarius, DSH BodhiSativa, DSH Bodhisattva, light summer patchouli perfume, Patchouli natural perfumes, perfume pharmer, PLAP, summer of patchouli love on 06/12/2011 | 10 Comments »
It’s begun! The Summer of Peace, Love and Patchouli is on and I have to say that I have had a great time playing with this concept; contemplating ideas, moving with the flow and narrowing the designs down to one. It took a bit of deliberating, but I finally made my choice. It was quite [...]
natural beauty
Posted in perfume, Uncategorized, tagged Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, flower children, Natural Perfumery on 06/01/2011 | 9 Comments »
This story, “my love of naturals” is sort of what’s on tap today. I could say that it started in pre-school camp (yes: it was the ’70′s and we had pre-school summer camp in the woods in August) when I was four years old. Growing up in the country means that from an early age [...]
