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DSH Perfumes L’Or(ris), a 2020 release of which focus is the eponymous orris, done in an enjoyably buttery smooth fashion in this perfume. It’s very nice: creamy, sweet, woody, and full of bright life. It is, as some perfumes are, an orris perfume for the orris/iris-averse or at least the orris/iris-cautious, as I tend to be. It’s one I’d highly recommend that everyone try, even those that do not typically enjoy iris or orris fragrances, particularly since it’s not really powdery.

It does perform well, and likely due to some rich, expensive ingredients, it’s priced slightly higher than most of the DSH Perfumes catalogue, at $245 for 60ml VDP. I sampled the EDP.

7 out of 10

DSH Perfumes Zeitgeist 55 is billed as a realistic leather scent and it most certainly lives up to that, and then some! I’m not the biggest fan of leather scents but enjoy some that are smooth or are effectively blended, and Zeitgeist 55 is both, very much smelling of authentic leatherware (a jacket, purse, or baseball glove, perhaps) but with slight spicy touches. It’s appropriately dark and somewhat dense but not overwhelmingly so, again, so that it’s more realistic.

This is perhaps the most realistic leather scent I’ve ever tried, reminiscent and roughly on par with the discontinued Coach Leatherware No. 3 in terms of the smooth-but-slightly-spicy texture, very much on par with what actual leather goods smell like.

I’m sampling the EDP but the main larger quantities are available in VDP, 60/30ml for $185/100ml, more or less in line with most of the line’s pricing. I’ll certainly want to seek out a decant or bottle of some size, myself, given the authenticity, care, and performance of this perfume.

8 out of 10

DSH Perfumes Sweet Pine Tar fragrance I was instantly drawn to when I saw it posted about, as it sounds right up my alley, a mix of pine tar, cedar, and charcoal, with the sweet resinous hints of amber from the pine tar. It’s actually a little less sweet than I expected, the sharp bite of the resin being perhaps the most noteworthy feature of the blend. It’s characteristically piney and woody, as well, and feels very evocative of the outdoors (albeit not quite as much as Colorado). Overall, it’s a very solid blend that starts out acerbic but dries down to a comfortable, authentic, robust mix.

As is generally the case, I’m very happy with the performance, even if it is not quite as long-lasting as Become the Shaman, which I tried yesterday. Pricing is $235 for 60ml VDP, $125 for 30ml EDP, on the higher side for the house, no doubt due to the some of the raw ingredients that given Sweet Pine Tar its character. To clarify, I sampled the EDP.

7 out of 10

DSH Perfumes Become the Shaman is a palo santo scent with copal resin, tobacco, and sappy milkweed. I’m not familiar with sappy milkweed, myself, but I certainly get the incense mix of palo santo and copal in glorious fashion, a very strong celebration of the two notes, with just a hint of the bitterness of tobacco in the background. It’s very rich and feels very dense, with enough vague sweetness in the mix (I believe tonka and vanilla are tagged) to keep it from being too sharp or bitter. It feels sincerely devoted to the incense but nuanced enough to be appreciated by niche fans.

Become the Shaman is an easy recommendation for incense fans, specifically, but also for fans of resinous and/or smoky fragrances in general. Pricing is in the standard range, $165/90 for 60/30ml VDP, and given its strength, it’s an even higher-value than most of the line, I’d say. I’m very impressed by the strength of the juice, which feels fitting for the type of notes and mix. It’s nice to wear under cooler circumstances but I imagine it could be overwhelming in the heart.

8 out of 10

4160 Tuesdays Meet Me on the Corner is described as the product of mandora (a blend of sweet orange and mandarin), magnolia flower, and magnolia leaf. It’s fresh and citric but also green and floral, a lovely exploration of the sweet magnolia mixed with sweet orange, but not too sweet.

I feels delicately assembled, carefully put together, with a lot of nuance, not too similar to any other fragrance in my recollection. And it feels balanced between the floral and citrus, green and sweet, but is really wholly fresh and evocative of an outdoor fruit tree aside a field of flowers.

It performs nicely, and feels like a good blend with a rich quality to it, not that it’s oily, per se, but it has the feeling of containing a good concentration of perfume oil. Its performance is comparable to some of the other robust freshies in the house (i.e. Freeway). It’s priced slightly lower than most 4160 Tuesdays offerings, at $110 for 50ml.

This is more or less instantly a bottle what I want to have. It’s a freshie that won me over on first wearing, mimicking my experience with the mostly-freshies Freeway and Red Queen. In short, I love it, particularly as a warm weather option that feels like something wholly new from this house.

8 out of 10