Hey Hey ULGers! It’s no secret how much I love Dawn Spencer Hurwitz and her DSH Perfumes but because of shipping restrictions it’s becoming harder and harder to get her fragrances here in Oz. So I’ve turned to Surrender To Chance to find decants. Clever, eh? Foxy is such a perfect name for a sexy animalic. While I also love the word vixen, foxy has panache. I’ve written often of Dawn’s perfume, here’s the most recent: Souvenir de Malmaison.
Foxy by DSH Perfumes 2017
Some of the featured accords include:
Animal notes, Amber, Spices, Beeswax, Whiskey, Benzoin, Cumin, Leather, Thyme, Oak, Apple, Valencia Orange Flower, Peach, Jasmine
DSH Perfumes site has this to say: A smart, sexy, and playful retro-nouveau animalic fragrance that features the fur accord paired with a spiced – boozy beginning, and a rich, ambery drydown. You will definitely feel FOXY in this!
I am loving the tag retro-nouveau. Vintage style done with modern sensibilities. Something Dawn does so well, also the Eris line treads this ground beautifully too.
So, how does Foxy wear for me?
Boozy, spicy, animalic opening with honeyed sweetness and it reminds me of walking past a Chinese BarBQ store. It’s charred, fleshy and very beautiful. Like a quarter used vintage perfume that’s been kept in a cupboard and aged slowly.
The heart is vintage sweet with a hefty hit of bed head and sweaty pre-shower morning all riding a boozy, old school wave of tinned fruit. To say I’m swooning is an understatement. THIS is how I like my perfume to smell.
Dry down remains boozy and animalic with a huge helping of what smells like labdanum rich amber. It’s not dirty but it is skanky, in the best possible way. YOU MUST TRY THIS!
Totally unisex with moderate projection after the initial fireworks, longevity is good to excellent: day dependent. Foxy ages beautifully on the body, just spectacular.
Did you know that Dawn now has a
DSH Perfumes Etsy site that ships WORLDWIDE?
I know many of you are Dawn fans, what are some of your favourites?
Portia xx
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I love foxes, Portia, and this sounds just like I would imagine they smell (although I know they don’t really, but weirdly I do like their natural fragrance!).
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HA! Yeah, I get it JillieCat,
It really does smell like a dream of foxes.
Portia xx
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Just got a sample of the extrait. This is so gorgeous – I am obsessed with vintage, warm fur, amber scents and this is perfection. I might be wearing jeans and a wrinkled cotton shirt but this scent makes me feel like the most elegant person on the planet😀.
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I totally get the elegant connection ElizaC. It’s exciting that a few of you know and love this beauty.
Portia xx
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Mr Jarvis Cockapoo’s favourite fragrance is Eau de Foxy Poop. Closely followed by Eau de Rotting Seagull when at the beach. As soon as his shoulder goes down I turn into a winged banshee! Takes days of bathing the monster to get that rank foxy smell off him
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EW! Fortunately we don’t have fox poo or dead seagulls around here. PHEW!
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Ketchup is supposed to help get the foxy poop stink out. It doesn’t.
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HA! Things I never thought I’d need to know Alityke.
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Thanks for the reminder on DSH. I remember really enjoying Foxy, Souvenir de Malmaison, Cimabue, Fleuriste, Oeillets Rouges, Le Smoking and Pandora, but never bought a full bottle. I need to revisit my samples.
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Woo Hoo! That’s a bunch of beautiful DSH Perfumes Sylvia. Cimabue is another I love.
Portia xx
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Seems like Foxy might be worth further exploration. Thanks, Portia!
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Are you in the USA Flaconneur?
I feel like this question has already been asked and answered but can’t remember
Portia xx
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Indeed I am, Portia.
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You could even go visit Dawn! plus she can mail to you.
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Colorado is a long drive from Chicago. 🤣
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HA! for $100 can can fly round trip. Hire a car, G O!
We’ve only been to Chicago twice but currently we have a bunch of your art in Australia. I’m off to see it in Melbourne next month.
One of my longterm besties is currently living and working there. Very cool!
Portia x
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My family is celebrating their 178th year lvinig in Chicago this year. Needless to say, we a bit entrenched. 🤣
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HA! Amazing
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I hate typos, “we’re a bit entrenched.” It is amazing, and enjoy every minute of it, Portia.
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Ha! I thought “We a bit entrenched” was perfect.
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I actually know your featured perfume for once – which is a very rare occurrence! I love it and sometimes sniff the nozzle of my tiny drained sample. My absolute favourite of hers is Cimabue, which I would buy again if I ever go back to America.
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SNAP on Cimabue Vanessa. I have dregs of a 15ml that I save to sniff the nozzle of.
Also, love that you love Foxy. SO GOOD!
Portia xx
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I can’t believe I didn’t write about Foxy! I even uploaded a photo I made for it…
I do like it. Probably not enough to buy more than 2 samples that I bought a couple of years ago (one extrait and one EdP), but I do wear them both from time to time.
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I’d love to read your take on Foxy too Undina.
Portia xx
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Let me see what I can do :) I have so many started posts that are waiting to be finished and published.
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HA! It’s a bloggers prerogative. I think we all do.
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