Fall - Winter 2020

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items include: Vintage brass bowl, glass stance for incense, miniature palm broom, incense packet, chocolate bar, bath salt and perfume soap.

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Incense: A local workshop in Pune makes the best natural incense I’ve come across in a long long time. I commissioned them to make me a kilo of Gingerlilly incense which I dipped by hand into my Smoked patchouli Perfume blend, then left them to cure for a month. The perfume contains extracts of Himalayan cedarwood, juniper, black pepper, ginger in a blend of patchouli and vetiver. As the incense aired out over four weeks, the sharpness of the gingerlilly went quiet and absorbed the subtleties of Smoked Patchouli. Each incense packet is wrapped in hand-painted silk fabric that can be repurposed as a pocket square. Perfume notes: High altitude cedar forests and mist – perfect for the monsoon weather.

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Vintage brass bowl for glass holder: The glass-incense holder can be securely placed within the bowl to minimize the risk of tripping over the incense while it is lit. Each vintage brass bowl has been sourced from Pune’s long established antique dealers. Family names inscribed on each bowl are left undisturbed while the brand ‘Litrahb Perfumery’ has been inscribed with the same traditional hand beaten techniques. These bowls were very likely wedding gifts for family and friends.

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Handmade Broom: Natural palm-fibre brooms have been made by a woman who usually makes her own brooms to sweep the streets of Navi Peth, Pune. Once she makes these palm-sized brooms to my specifications, I clean, cut, dye each one, as well as loop the handle with twine for a better grip. I then perfume them with juniper and cedarwood oils to keep insects at bay. Use this miniature broom to sweep away the ash, or use it as I do, to dust crumbs off your table. 

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Smoked Patchouli Bath Salt: 100 grams of Epsom salt mixed with powdered Himalayan cedarwood, juniper and celery seed. I sourced these from my supplier and Patron who provides me with high grade and medicinally potent botanicals such as cedarwood, dried costus root etc. the new bath salt. comes in securely wrapped cotton squares – you may drop this into your hot bath as is (or steep for 15 min in hot water just below boiling point). While the salt dissolves, the leftover powder can be composted. 

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*As we don’t have bath tubs in modern homes, I suggest dropping it in ankle deep hot water in a bucket to make a herbal foot soak (which are favourably prescribed for numerous ailments in Tradition Chinese Medicine).

Edible Perfume 'Smoked Patchouli' Chocolate: A special edition 100 gm chocolate bar made by my extraordinary friend Aljai Singh (IXCACAO INDICA) who is an ethical bean to bar chocolate maker based in Goa. She sources her cocoa from co-ops in Kerala and Karnataka. A stickler for proper fermentation process of the cocoa bean, her micro-batch chocolates sell out fast. I commissioned her to translate my perfume into an exceptional dark chocolate experience. This limited batch is composed of 72% cocoa, Goan grown cracked black pepper corns, Irish Sea salt and organic ginger powder from a cooperative in Karnataka.

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Perfume Soap: This Charcoal-based soap is mildly scented with Smoked patchouli perfume, and the combination Himalayan botanical powders in it act as a gentle exfoliant.

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