First: Happy, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! ❤ I, for one, can’t believe that the Holiday season is here, but I say that in every post just about. I guess I still have no handle on how to perceive time. Fast or slow. All I know is that it feels like yesterday that I posted about Happy New Year, 2012, and another new year is almost here again. One thing that IS different when compared to last year is that I have a new NEW, functioning (yay!) website and I think it’s even better than ever! It’s very interactive, with facebook likes, reviews and even a button to email a scent idea to a friend should you find the perfect suggestion for the ones you love… or want to make sure that they know what’s perfect for your wish list. Please do check it out. I sure had some fun “liking” things when I first saw those buttons. 🙂
What’s even more to like? The return of a beloved and longed for beauty: Mata Hari Perfume. This perfume was and still is talked about with reverence and adulation; like a long lost lover who has never been forgotten. It was originally released as a very limited edition, as I used materials in the formulation that were vintage and many from my personal “stash”. I hadn’t exactly expected that I would be receiving calls and emails asking for samples, drops even, of this precious liquid for years after the edition was sold out. So, I made it a personal mission to re-source new materials that would match as closely as possible the oils that I had used in the original. And I am happy to report that after about a year+, I have found what I need and made a new batch with the new materials and it came out just as beautiful as ever. Hallelujah! I still love it and she holds all of her seductive charms.
Now, Mata Hari is back and with plans to have her be a permanent addition to our offerings; glorious flacon and all. I have missed her. I hope that Mata Hari is a welcome sight (and smell) for those who have wanted more and those who have only heard the legend of this beautiful creation. Happy Holidays indeed.
image credit: Mata Hari Image found here
Oh Dawn, how sweet of you to spend all that time recreating this beauty. I wish other perfume makers had the respect for the “persona” of their creations that you do! Thankfully you are filling a niche that has been left open by some of the big perfume houses. On this Thanksgiving holiday I am thankful for you and your lovely creations! (I think I just found an addition to my Christmas Wishlist!) Holly
You are so kind, Holly, to leave such a sweet comment that easily is one the highlights of my day. I love this perfume, I really do, and I am just happy that so many other folks feel as I. I hope that Santa finds his way to getting some Mata Hari under your tree, too. 😉 ox, Dawn
Your sincere love and eloquent enthusiasm for fragrance is always inspiring.
One day I would Love to try Mata Hari and some of your other creations.
I appreciate the work you are doing to expand the concepts of art, Design and craft to include the realm of olfactory experience.
Good luck with your new website, I will be checking it out and look forward to that “like” button.
Have a happy thanksgiving. As a new mother I am sure it will be even more enjoyable and meaningful than in the past. May motherhood bring you much inspiration and joy over the years.
Dan
Thank you, Dan, for your very sweet words! I hope that you will get to try Mata Hari…maybe you have inspired me to an upcoming draw… hmmm. 🙂 And I hope that you will check out the site and have some fun. We’re still making additions, changes, etc, to make it more functional and super user fun & friendly. And thank you for your well wishes, too. I wish you all the best and very joyous Holiday Season as well! fragrant hugs, Dawn
I’m not surprised that this year has been a whirlwind for you, as you’ve had some major stuff happening, both good and bad. I’ve got a theory that children make time move both slower and faster. If you’ve got a colic-y little one, it can be positively glacial, and then when they’re older that last month before Christmas is fantastically speedy as you try to get all the extra stuff done. (It’s too bad that the cosmos can’t decided to make the holidays come fast for littel ones, and there seem to be lots of time for the parents. Ahh, divine irony!)
And a hurrah for the new Mata Hari! She sounds wonderful.
Goodness, Dionne, it’s taken me forever to get back to the blog and your comment. Yes, the time, thing is all over the map and even more so now that we have our little bean. I’ll have to be sure to post something for Christmas with a photo of him in his little, French “candy cane” outfit. He’s too adorable.
Happiest Christmas to you & your family~~~ oxo, D