While she was studying art in college, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz got a job working at a Boston perfumery called Essense On Newbury Street. She found her calling, and eventually bought the business and moved to Colorado, where she established Essence Oils and a higher end line, Parfums des Beaux Arts. She has also developed perfumes for other companies, including Eau for Jules & Jane, Boheme and Cielo for Flora Napa Valley (Cielo was created in collaboration with Christopher Brosius of CB I Hate Perfume), and Colorado for American Perfumer.
See reviews for Piment et Chocolat, Pink Gardenia, Bonnie, Gardenia, Sweet Gardenia, Spicy Gardenia & Nouveau Gardenia, Cimabue, Menthe Moderne, Pamplemousse, Nourouz, Bluedaisy & Poppy.
Recent fragrances from Dawn Spencer Hurwitz
Recent releases include:
2007: Hula Hula, Wild Honeysuckle, Sweet Dreams, Silver Sage & Powder, Blond Suede, Sequoia7 & Lumiere, Tamarind/Paprika
2008: St. Valentine and Pretty & Pink, Madonna Lily, Marc, Sophie & Luckyclover, Viridian, Wasabi Shiso, Quinacridone Violet, Prince, Jitterbug for Men, Silver Fir
2009: Dirty Rose, Cyan, Bermuda Lyme, Kohl Gris, Epices d’Hiver & Hanukah Canelle
2010: Bancha, Songbird, 1,000 Lilies, Antiu, Keni & Megaleion, Cuir et Champignon, Sampsuchinon, December, Mata Hari
2011: Vert Pour Madame, Italian Splendor collection, Pandora, Vanille Botanique, Mirabelle & Caravan Spice
2012: Guimauve de Soie, Ligne Trapéze, Le Smoking, The Beat Look, Euphorisme d’Opium, La Vie en Rose & Ma Plus Belle Histoire d’Amour, Indus & Cordial
2013: Iridum, Matsu, Want, Catch & Release, Passport a` Paris, Vers la Violette, Bois du Chocolat, Amouse Bouche, Rude Parfum One
2014: La Reine des Fleurs, Peony, White Lilac & Metropolis, Scent of Hope, Vanilla Bourbon Intense, Jacinthe de Sapphir, Deco Diamonds, Rubis Rosé & Fumée d'Or, Peace, Love & Perfume (limited editions)
2015: Fleuriste, Giverny In Bloom, La Danse des Bleus et des Violettes, l’Opera des Rouges et des Roses & Le Jardin Vert, Fou d'Opium, Zeitgeist 55, Reveries de Paris, The Voices of Trees, Noel Enchanté, Albino (A Study in White)
2016: Rendezvous, La Belle Saison, Hansa Yellow, Mars Violet & Ultramarine Blue, Wasabi Shiso (new version), Kaleidoscope, Vert et Noir, Axis Mundi, Chinchilla, Vanilla Chantilly and Souvenir de Malmaison, Dark Moon, Musc al Madina & Onycha
2017: Gekkou Hanami, Foxy & Become the Shaman, French Lily, Tsukiyo-en, Il Marinaio da Capri, Habibi & Tsukimi, Châtaignes du Bois, L’étole de Vison & Arabesque
2018: Shimotsuki, Je Suis La Lune, Paper White, Rain, Maui, Taj Garden, Summer Cologne, Lis Oriental, Figue Interdite, Eau Cerise & Bakul Medjool, Uptown Moonshine
2019: Au Crépuscule de Lavande, Avocado Toast, Gardénia Vitreux, Le Jade, Royal Grey Cologne and Vers la Voute Etoilée, Sharkskin
Where to buy
The full collection can be found on the website or at the DSH boutique in Boulder, CO. You can also find a selection at Indiescents.
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