
Skeem votive candles in Vintage Peony (“a blend of peony, gardenia, lily, and musk”) and Cypress Bark (“strong, rich and complex, smelling of freshly cut wood, sticky sap and peeled bark”). 30 hour burn time, $14 each at Skeem…
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Skeem votive candles in Vintage Peony (“a blend of peony, gardenia, lily, and musk”) and Cypress Bark (“strong, rich and complex, smelling of freshly cut wood, sticky sap and peeled bark”). 30 hour burn time, $14 each at Skeem…
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Dawn Spencer Hurwitz has opened a new boutique, the Essence Studio, at 4593 North Broadway, D120 in North Boulder, Colorado. The new store is described as "part vintage scent parlor + part modern art studio", and will be "the only location where clients have access to all of the myriad scents developed by DSH". Services will include fragrance consultation, custom perfume designs and aromatherapy consultations by appointment.
Store hours are Tuesday through Friday 11- 6 pm; Saturday 10-6 pm.
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Dawn Spencer Hurwitz has launched a trio of limited edition fragrances, Viridian, Quinacridone Violet and Prince, as the Chroma: color series 2 collection, which joins the Parfums des Beaux Arts range.
This new collection is a continuation of the color exploration that I began in 2007, but with a twist: this time around I chose two distinct “artist colors”…
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Dawn Spencer Hurwitz has added three new fragrances to the Essence collection:
Marc (shown, with Sophie) ~ A scent inspired by fictional character Marc Hunter, the “super-sexy ‘bad boy’ hero” in Pamela Clare’s romantic suspense novel Unlawful Contact…
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Tamarind/Paprika is a limited edition holiday fragrance from Dawn Spencer Hurwitz:
Tamarind/Paprika is the perfectly elegant yet wildly exotic aroma to surround yourself in during the Holiday Season. This very grown up perfume will compliment any celebration while it satisfies the child within… with daring fruits, subtle warming spice and a sexy hint of tannin in the drydown…