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spring garden party studio open house: you are invited!
April 29, 2013 bypar Anne D.
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lilac, lilac, lilac
March 22, 2013 bypar Anne D.
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the smell of autumn
September 30, 2012 bypar Anne D.
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perfume & nostalgia; the story of my life through scents
March 22, 2011 bypar Dot and Lil
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think about spring
January 30, 2011 bypar Dot and Lil
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Lily of the valley reminds me of my Mom. Vanilla will always, always remind me of my friend Eliza. The Body Shop scents all pretty generally remind me of the country house where we spent summers when I was a kid, or my sister. Yes, The Body Shop's Dewberry fragrance is like my teenaged sister in a bottle. Do they still make that? The other smell that snaps me back to idolatry of my older sister is...
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I don't know about you, but winter is starting to get to me! The slush, cold and gray are starting to make cracks in my usually happy, positive attitude. I know it's because of what I do, but fragrances are a big part of how I get through this! I have been daydreaming about spring scents. Here's the smells and fragrance ideas swirling...
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At the end of my last postI mentioned that I was going to tackle how David Suzuki broke my heart recently. I've talked about it on twitter, too. You see, I grew up hearing, watching and reading things about and by David Suzuki. He is an intelligent man. I have always respected what he believes, and trusted what he does. Until now.
Recently, David Suzuki, through his work at the David Suzuki...
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I have been working on a whipped body butter that will keep all of our dry canadian skin a little happier over the long, cold winter. Something that will moisturize and create a barrier without evaporating too quickly or being too greasy. Shea butter is one of my favorite ingredients to work with and to use. Nothing else is quite like it! It is almost magical in texture, if you ask me. It is soft...
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I literally turn into a small child waiting to be allowed into a toy store when I am expecting a UPS delivery of fragrances and soap making supplies. I try to be all calm and collected and rational---and then give up and check my tracking number every 2.4 minutes until the doorbell rings.
A few posts ago, I talked about selecting my spring limited edition fragrances. Well, I did not in fact hold...
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Thought you might like to see a picture! Here I am hard at work in the old Dot & Lil workspace (much prettier than the current one, actually!)
What I'm up to:
It seems strange in the dead of winter, but it's time to look into new fragrances for spring and I'm having trouble holding myself back! As often as I repeat to myself that I can't splurge on 20 different scents to offer as limited editions,...
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This will be part of an ongoing series that discusses our ingredients and why we choose to use them. Our goal is to educate while we cleanse and hydrate! Just kidding, but we do think it's important to understand what we use on our bodies.
As I mentioned in my previous post on floral waters, essential oils are distilled, expressed or extracted from plants. They're very concentrated, so they...
Recent postsBillets récents
-
spring garden party studio open house: you are invited!
April 29, 2013 bypar Anne D.
-
lilac, lilac, lilac
March 22, 2013 bypar Anne D.
-
the smell of autumn
September 30, 2012 bypar Anne D.
-
perfume & nostalgia; the story of my life through scents
March 22, 2011 bypar Dot and Lil
-
think about spring
January 30, 2011 bypar Dot and Lil