Products in the “Amber” Category
Caravan Spice (Holiday no.11)
For our Holiday scent, 2011, we went ‘old school’… a kind of nostalgic remembrance of holidays past and the designs I used to create when living in Boston and how the season felt to me there. This is a cozy and warm spice scent with ambery nuances and a sense of home near a warm fireplace. Of course, the name recalls the old-world caravans that carry the spices from exotic lands to our homes.
Euphorisme d’Opium
Euphorisme d’Opium: Opium Perfume: c.1977
The original “YSL Opium” perfume, when launched was a scandal. Not only for the open drug reference but for it’s open sexuality and sensuality. Just as YSL was inspired by his beloved Morocco and the Orient, I have infused the original design of Opium perfume (which as of 2010, is no longer on the market) with some extra doses of the euphoric aromas that bring this enchanting Spicy-Oriental perfume to life.
* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.
For the Groom
A suave and fresh cologne… nothing overpowering, simply sexy and a perfect compliment to the Bride’s perfume. (Who can resist him when he is wearing this?!)
Gelsomino (Jasmine)
Warm. Subtle. Mysterious.
Inspired by the arousing aroma of Italian Jasmine in full bloom, warmed by the Mediterranean sun. (It must the the secret weapon of many a Bella Donna… or maybe the scent of a Botticelli incarnate).
My Italian Journey No. 5 design.
*EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.
Giardini Segreti (aka Italian Journey no.3)
Lush. Haunting. Forbidden.
The whispering scent of an unseen garden; the jewel hidden at the center of many Italian Palazzi. {One must have the key to enter this place of meditation or rendezvous…}
The enticing scent of Mediterranean flowers and musk.
* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.
Halloween
A nostalgic and warming scent for cool autumn days. This stuff is better than witches brew!
Hinoki
“This Winter I found a scent of unusual richness, elegance and singularity. It is a scent of peace and warmth for me: Hinoki, the Japanese Cypress. With this scent, I feel enveloped, warmed and calmed… it’s just what i need for the dark and colder months of Winter.” – DSH
Hippie Chic
A tropical-oriental perfume; a rich and sensual scent for sun warmed skin. One of our “skin scents” that adds a natural, “not-too-perfumey” fragrance to the skin.
Inner Sanctum
A winter sanctuary: That place of deep serenity and peace represented by a warm, oude-incense chypre with a lovely winter rose heart.
Jitterbug
Have you ever wanted a glamorous scent of your own like the ones from days gone by? Introducing: Jitterbug. Inspired by the sexy swing dance craze of the 1940´s, Jitterbug is a vintage-style spicy-amber-oriental perfume, like those fabulous fragrances that came out with the “New Look.”
l’Homme
Clean. Simple. Sexy.
Our classic design for the ‘universal’ man with a fresh, citrus topnote, a warm, vibrant heart and a subtly spicy/woody musk drydown. (Of course, this is a favorite with women who love a drier, more fresh, less flowery scent).
Ligne Trapéze
Ligne Trapéze: The Dior Years: c.1950
Inspired by YSL’s very first collection as the new art director at Dior: the Ligne Trapéze and the gorgeous silver evening gown found in among these first designs. The absolute aesthetic of French chic at this time was a sense of coolness; an ultimate air of elegance. The perfume displays this same, slightly aloof, beginning and warms into the aldehydic-animalic drydown found in most fine fragrances of this period.
* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.
Lumiere (Holiday no.7)
A hushed candlelight perfume; warm, delicious and pulsating. Lumiere brings dark and light together with shimmering spice, rhum and deep coffee notes. Let’s celebrate the season of lights with lovely Lumiere!
Mahjoun
Exotic. Sensuous. Delicious.
Based on a Moroccan delicacy of exotic spices, flower buds, desert fruits, sensuous honey and precious woods, Mahjoun is filled with the life of the bazaar by day and the depth of a Marrakesh night. It is simply divine.
Medici (Florence)
One of the most famous names in Renaissance Italy, not only among the mighty, wealthy and powerful but also among the fashionable and beautifully scented. They were known as a lavishly scented clan. My Medici perfume was not only inspired by this fabulously scented family but by a painting attributed to a follower of Botticelli called “Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap”. The scent speaks to fiery red spice notes, deep woods and leathers that would have been found in any study of a young Renaissance aristocrat.
* please note: 1 ml sample vials of EdP are 1/2 filled; Perfume / extract vials are filled.
Mother of the Bride
She has loved you for all of your life. Make her feel almost as special as you feel on Your Wedding Day, with her own perfume!
Oeillets Rouges (Red Carnations)
Les Rouges No. 2; scarlet red: A charming and playful perfume of red carnations in full bloom…joyful as a day in May.
* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled; Perfume / Extract sample vials are filled.
* 92% Botanical Perfume.
Parfum de Luxe
On the Riviera, I was overwhelmed by the charm and grace of my surroundings. The Perfume in the air was magnificent. Inspired by the Art Deco movement of the 1920´s and ´30´s, Parfum de Luxe is rich, pure and confident.
* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled; Perfume / Extract sample vials are filled.
*94.5 % Botanical Perfume.
Secreti di Belle Donne (Venice)
During the Renaissance, Venice was at the height of it’s power and luxury. Not only the global force for trade in Europe of exotic spices, fabrics and ships, but also for love and seduction through their beautiful Courtesans. A famous book of the period was called simply “Secreti”; a book of beauty secrets. My Secreti di Belle Donne perfume is inspired by the famous Courtesans of Venice and Venetian delicacies as well as the work by Vittore Carpaccio, “Portrait of a Lady with a Book”.
Secreti di Belle Donne is a wonderfully rich and subtle perfume that speaks to the beauty preparations of the lovely ladies of Venice as well as the underlying erogenous scent of the lovers trysts.
(*image credit: Vittore Carpaccio, about 1465-1525, Portrait of a Lady with a Book, about 1495, oil on panel, Denver Art Museum, Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1961.168)
* please note: 1 ml sample vials of EdP are 1/2 filled; Perfume / extract vials are filled.
Sophie
The scent of Sophie Alton: smart, spirited and beautiful heroine of Pamela Clare’s new novel, “Unlawful Contact”. Sense Sophie’s fresh, flowery perfume co-mingled with what Marc calls her “sweet wild musk”… Sophie smells of wildflowers and a subtle sensuality.
St. Valentine
Cupid’s arrows are flying only to pierce our hearts with love. Romance is in the air and we come bearing our most cherished tokens: violets, red roses and chocolate. St. Valentine is an elixir of love… a sensual floriental-gourmand perfume of richness and grace.
The Beat Look
The Beat Look: c. 1958-1964
The Americanization of French culture was at it’s height in the late 1950’s and YSL was not immune to it’s influence. Inspired by the street looks of youth culture, the beats and the motorcycle chic of the “Wild One”, “The Beat Look” was revolutionary. The perfume is not only inspired by YSL’s collection and French culture of the time but also by his very first perfume launch “Y”, a fruity-aldehydic chypre, of 1964.
* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.
Un Soir d’été Provençal
Radiant. Sublime. Poetic.
This is the scent of a summer evening in Provence: Lavender fields growing high on a Provençal hillside warmed by the afternoon sun. I just love this warm fougere-oriental lavender perfume for all year!
* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.
Venus & Cupid (Siena)
Inspired by “Venus and Cupid”, attributed to Girolamo di Benvenuto, 1470-1524, the image and delightful scent are reminiscent of earlier Roman themes decadence ad luscious natural sensuality. Venus and Cupid is a sensuous perfume filled with floral fecundity and the nectar of the Gods.
(*image credit: attributed to Girolamo di Benvenuto, 1470-1524, Venus and Cupid, about 1500, Tempera and oil on panel, Denver Art Museum, Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1961-1972)
* please note: 1 ml sample vials of EdP are 1/2 filled; Perfume / extract vials are filled.
Vetyver
Confident. Expressive. Superb.
Beyond the classical form of Vetyver, which is usually a more a vetiver based, lime peel dominant, eau de cologne style scent. Our Vetyver accentuates and revels in the smoky, woody-earthy nature of the grass root with added notes of birch tar, tabac and rich balsams.
In partnership with the LAMBI fund, sales from DSH Vetyver will support the rebuilding in Haiti and continue funding rural relief. *30% of retail sales will goes to help those in need.
* 92% botanical
Vintage Patchouly (aka Patchouli)
Nostalgic. Worldly. Belle Epoque.
Inspired by the Orientalist movement in Europe in the late 1800′s and rich turn of the 20th Century perfume designs.
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