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Running on (Per)fumes

02.27.2009

Submitted by mroemer on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 12:00am.
SIP
The Bite:
Wanna put some new scents in your beauty tank? Venice's Strange Invisible Perfumes has the juice. This little boutique concocts rich - dare we say, complex – fragrances, lotions, and body washes. This March, SIP's adding three new scents (in parfum and eau de parfum) to its already 25-strong repertoire: Aquarian Roses (roses, marjoram, and sandalwood – and people will ask), Urban Lily (lily of the valley's sweetness but with oomph), and Epic Gardenia (smells exactly like the flower). SIP's 'fumes are spendy, but they'll stay on all night, and use organic, fair-trade, wildcrafted, or biodynamic plant essences set in a 100% organic grape alcohol base (most posh scents are packed with hormone-disrupting phthalates). Fill 'er up.
Wanna Try: 
Strange Invisible Perfumes, 1138 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Map It (310-314-1505). Parfum, $210/0.25 ounce; eau de parfum, $175/1.7 ounces.
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