As an ongoing meditation, I keep our Reserve Parfum Stock bottles in a very low light area to preserve their ongoing treasured nuances. I am always working steadily on keeping parfums stocked. Some parfums that were formulated years ago are making a come back, seasonally. xo
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![]() A bon voyage and farewell to one of my favorite people who ever walked this planet J Nichols🌍 All good things must come to an end, but the great ones live on in our hearts forever. 💔 We will miss your human presence and the love and joy you brought to so many of us. ❤️ Thank you for touching and healing so many hearts along your brief journey here on earth. 🌈✨ You are a true angel amongst us. 😇 We are forever grateful to have been blessed by your gracious presence. 🙏 We love you, J to eternity and beyond. 💫🚀 May you fly free! 🙌❤️🦋 In Case Anyone Needs This Message. The Scent Journey is Beckoning as we Reach Summer Solstice and there are so many tasks in the garden. We had the joy of having Simms Organics start some of our flower seeds this season as per usual. Jen delivered the starts to the Perfume Camp Scent Garden Monday morning in anticipation of planting for the Solstice. Today is that planting day. We have been weeding, clearing rows and rows for these beauties of celosia, zinnias, pink statice, and dahlia seedlings. There is always a busy season in summer when sunlight hours are longer and the garden is in full expression.
We're harvesting now, drying herbs for our teas as well as tincturing for perfume making. I wake up early around 2 to 3am. Make coffee infused with ashwaghanda powder, schisandraberries, cinnamon, nutmeg and play with my cat, do some work and get ready for a day in the shops and garden. It is kind of a marathon between shipping orders coming in online, having fun ordering merchandise for the shops, seeing customers, and making sure I am balancing everything with exercise, eating well and getting rest. How is your Summer Solstice shaping up? Just some encouragement for you: Keep Going. xo Linking you below to some of the products that come out of the garden, and some that may be fun for your summer season. xo We do ship, and you can shop the online store for last minute gifts for Dad. Thank you to all the Dads for love, creativity and patience. We are honouring all Dads Sunday in the shops. Please come by to say hi. xo Have a great day Sunday. ![]() SlowCoast Sweatshirt with Original Logo
$40.00
Original SlowCoast Logo in Blue on a Light Heather Grey Hanes Eco Smart 65% Cotton/35% Polyester Sweatshirt with Ocean Wave and Forest Tree Elements. ![]() Turtle Wings In Slow We Trust Foamie Trucker Hat
$32.00
Vintage Design by J. Foamie Trucker Hat has adjustable back. ![]() Blue Marble
$3.00 - $100.00
Blue Mind Movement Blue Marbles are a great gratitude project that Dr. Wallace J. Nichols created over a decade ago. The idea is that the blue marble represents the planet which is mostly water. Because of this it's a blue marble. Share your blue marbles by paying them forward to someone or a group of people who you acknowledge are doing something good for the planet. Thank you. Ask them to keep the marble moving by doing the same. Pay It Forward. Marbles come with stickers. ![]() Blue Mind Book by Dr Wallace J Nichols
$23.00
Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do A landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols on the remarkable effects of water on our health and well-being. Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with compelling personal stories from top athletes, leading scientists, military veterans, and gifted artists, he shows how proximity to water can improve performance, increase calm, diminish anxiety, and increase professional success. Blue Mind not only illustrates the crucial importance of our connection to water-it provides a paradigm shifting "blueprint" for a better life on this Blue Marble we call home. ![]() Blue Mind 100% Virgin Wool Throw Blanket
$250.00
Made at a traditional mill in Northeastern Canada. 100% virgin wool, these blankets are soft, thick and lofty. Use as an oversized throw or a twin blanket. Measures 52” x 76”. Perfect Picnic Blanket for a Beach Day ![]() Our Ocean's Edge Book by Jasmine Swope
$50.00
California made history with the creation of the nation’s first statewide system of ocean parks − a network of 124 Marine Protected Areas stretching from Oregon to the Mexico border. Like national parks on land, MPAs are magnificent in beauty and wildness while providing protection for wildlife, solutions to climate change, and recreational resources for all. Soon after the system was established, photographer Jasmine Swope set out to capture the essence of the marine parks. Her quest took her up and down California’s 1,100-mile long coastline. The result is “Our Ocean’s Edge,” a photographic documentary project coupled with original narratives written by author Dwight Holing that celebrates these fragile seascapes while increasing awareness about their natural benefits and inspiring conservation action. This beautiful clothbound monograph comprises 55 plates beautifully printed in duotone, and opens with a foreword by Wallace J Nichols. A gorgeous NEW Short Kimono Jacket lined with fleece has just arrived. On cooler #SlowCoast mornings we layer up, so later on when sun comes out we can peel off layers for a couple hours of warmer weather when we have full sun here. Some new cashmere poncho colours have arrived, and shawls, in sunshine golden yellow, cream, lilac/lavendar and mocha, peridot, navy, sky blue, black, charcoal, orchid, eggplant. We've got some great scents to pair with your new cozy layers. Come shop. xo ![]() Still I Rise Fleece Lined Cozy Cardigan Kimono Jacket
$198.00
Crafted from cozy printed cotton & spandex lined with super soft poly-fleece, our Cottage Jackets combine the warmth and comfort of a cardigan with the style, versatility, and look of our stardusters. After many months of development, we're so excited to welcome this special new piece to our collection for cooler days! Dreamy, romantic, and full of hope — Still I Rise was created for those who meet each day with a loving and tenacious heart, come what may. We layered together several historic engravings from the 18th century to make this piece and married them with the captivating image of a woman boldly greeting the sun. There’s something so strong in her posture, and we love that she’s stepping forward to meet the day in her bare feet with joy! The trim comes from an intricate watercolour-and-ink drawing of an American heritage quilt from the 1930’s. Cardigan measurements: length approximately 65cm, width (across back, underarm to underarm) approximately 74cm. Model is 5’2”. ![]() Cozy Parfum
$55.00 - $110.00
This parfum is an ode to feeling warm and cozy and created for the Holiday season as an embrace, and a sunny warmth for the season.
Top Note: Pink Grapefruit, Bergamot Heart Note: Brugmansia, Morrocan Rose Base Note:Benzoin Resinoid Accent Note: Firetree, Labdanum I have worked with couples to help them create a perfume for each other to wear for the wedding that echoes the flowers chosen for the big day, or the landscape scents of the favourite place where they met, the honeymoon location scents or just favourite nuanced smells. Please note that this perfect gift for the couple is this beautiful way to capture their scent memories. You can select from perfumes already created or a custom design. The Love Tea and Wedding Tea also make perfect gifts for the couple. Empress Emperor
$150.00 - $1,800.00
Frangipani, Tuberose, Nutmeg, Oud, and Blue Tansy combine as a beautiful wedding parfum for the couple. Anniversary 2017 limited edition for the SUMMER OF LOVE 50 Year Celebration.
Her Majesty Parfum
$55.00 - $660.00
This Parfum was created at Thanksgiving Week in 2010. It started with a 3 week long infusion of organic pears in perfumer's alcohol.
Then, it was filtered. Three weeks. To this I added: Saffron Absolute Butterscotch Sandalwood Labdanum After this tinctured infusion, I made the parfum with the following ingredients added in: Immortelle Firetree Bergamot Yuzu Pink Pepper Frangipani Cassia Cepes Mandarin White Cognac Gardenia Honeysuckle Ylang Ylang Ambrette Seed Oakmoss Ambergris Tonka Bean Agar Musk Blue Lotus Vetiver Sandalwood, Light Fraction, very woody Violet leaf Oppopanax The scent lays heavily on the air, when spritzed. It is a very mature oriental amber parfum. It reminds me of the deep love and respect I have for the empress archetype, the mother. I showcase the image of the perfume with pearls as they both have that similar vibration of womanhood. For those who are looking for a source parfum that can become their signature scent, and love something that hovers around them, this is your scent. Male/Female Parfum Set
$275.00
Only a few left!
Two 2ml bottles of male and female parfum designed in the early 1990's for clients looking for a magnetic parfum, made for the beauty of any season. Aphrodisiacs, ingredients include sandalwood, tangerine, violet leaf, saffron, citrus lemon, rose bulgarian, lime, frankincense, blonde tobacco, amber, spikenard, cognac, and much more. The result is a cloying enveloping sexual aroma that is deeply wildly passionate, in nature and form of arousal. Wear for nights, as a night blooming jasmine is also included.
Wedding Couture Parfum for Two
$6,000.00
The Wedding Couture Parfum is created to confluence the scent for the couple. It is two stand alone scents that when worn together creates a third higher synergy. Libby begins by meeting with the couple to create the best of what they both love and working organically to make a memorable parfum experience that will trigger memories for years to come of the beginning of the new marriage.
This is a long process, that can take between 6 weeks at min and two years at most. You need some time to allow the scents to mature and develop, like fine wine. Then circle back time. Please allow for the time, for best results. Love Tea
$25.00 - $100.00
Love Tea Ingredients are all certified organic.
Raw Cacao Nutmeg Red Rose Petals Damiana Beauty Tea
$25.00 - $100.00
Hibiscus, Rosehips, Rose Petals, Rosemary, Alfalfa, Lemon Verbena, Raw Cacao, Hawthorn Leaf, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Chamomile, Sassafrass, Horsetail, Nettle, Anise
Tonic for Skin, Vitality, and Detox all wrapped up into one. XO Just a quick post that this is a great parfum for meetings to keep you tuned up.
Lime and Frankincense create this invigorating oxygen parfum that is a zesty refreshing and uplifting basic to always have with you to fight fatigue and zip up your energy before a work out or board meeting where you need focus and all your balance. This cheerful, nostalgic design was created out of a love for sunny afternoons — and a love for gingham. Classic, timeless, and full of charm, gingham evokes visions of afternoon picnics, country living, fresh baked pies and clotheslines full of clean laundry drying in the sunshine. We’ve captured those feelings in this whimsical kimono, with its easy, lived-in colour palette. Featuring printed heritage gingham trimmed with strawberries by artist Elisabeth van de Kasteele, and a printed cross-stitch “patch” taken from a sampler done in 1836 by Eliza Hulse (who was 8 years old when she stitched it :)). Wear it running errands, out to the lake, or take it on a picnic — everywhere you go, it’s a happy day ;) 100% bamboo/wood viscose. Machine wash delicate or handwash, hang to dry. Kimono meaurements: length 60cm, width (across back, underarm to underarm) 74cm. Model is 5'5" for reference. * boho gypsy chic lounge bohemian vintage beach poolside artisan Happy Days Gingham + Strawberries Cropped Bamboo Kimono
$158.00
This cheerful, nostalgic design was created out of a love for sunny afternoons — and a love for gingham. Classic, timeless, and full of charm, gingham evokes visions of afternoon picnics, country living, fresh baked pies and clotheslines full of clean laundry drying in the sunshine. We’ve captured those feelings in this whimsical kimono, with its easy, lived-in colour palette. Featuring printed heritage gingham trimmed with strawberries by artist Elisabeth van de Kasteele, and a printed cross-stitch “patch” taken from a sampler done in 1836 by Eliza Hulse (who was 8 years old when she stitched it :)). Wear it running errands, out to the lake, or take it on a picnic — everywhere you go, it’s a happy day ;) 100% bamboo/wood viscose. Machine wash delicate or handwash, hang to dry. Kimono meaurements: length 60cm, width (across back, underarm to underarm) 74cm. Model is 5'5" for reference. * boho gypsy chic lounge bohemian vintage beach poolside artisan Happy Parfum
$55.00 - $660.00
Luxe Wild Raw Turkish Rose blended with St Johnswort, just like our HAPPY TEA, makes for a soft confidence boost, overall round happy aphrodisiac. The St Johnswort dirties up the Rose, and makes it a little smoky, smouldery while maintaining an essence of innocence and youth.
I created this parfum in 2019 after a ripe summer driving the #SlowCoast and inhaling the fennel and cypress along the beaches around Pigeon Point Lighthouse to Ano Nuevo. During this stretch of magnificence there are lots of fennel fronds wafting on the breezes in the sun dappled afternoon light in the ocean breeze. Inspiration and a cleansing breath for meditation. Scent Profile: Fennel + Cypress buoyed by the scent of fresh peaches growing on nearby orchard trees, freshly mown hay, ferns, the smell of leather seats in a vintage convertible that is coasting by in the afternoon sun on highway one, The chlorophyll of green growing plants along the beach edges, the ozonic smell on the air next to the ocean, and the nutty accent of woods dry in the air. Small Batch, Organic + Wildcrafted, Hand Made Luxury You can see the resins in the bottom of the jar. This batch is up now in the shops and in the online shop in my landscape inspired parfums area. Thank you to those who love this parfum and urged me to make a new batch for summer 2024. A delightful scent memory of the Gazos Creek area. Blessings. Yesterday morning I visited my friend Anne's garden in Pescadero and it was like stepping into a fairy tale garden where everywhere I turned there was another huge beautiful rose bush full of blossoms ready to be harvested. This was such an act of generosity. Anne is on the Garden Tour committee and I do hope that they bring back this beautiful event to Pescadero sometime soon. Her yard is amazing and lush with so many fragrant roses. I am so inspired to add some of these distinctive roses to my Scent Garden now.
Gertrude Jekyll by David Austin, Jude The Obscure by David Austin, and many others are now on my shopping list to plant. I did add a Desdemona by David Austin this past year to replace a climbing rose that a gopher took out at the shops. It just started to bloom. A Pescadero Coastal Rose Parfum is in the making now, with nuances of some other beautiful flowers. Very excited. Watch for this to appear in the shops later this summer. |
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