Estancia

It’s hard to place why I love Estancia so much... it’s not so much a combination of scents or notes as much as it is a singular time & place. A memory if you will. To me, this is the sign of a great perfumer at work. The leather is definitely there. But not a designer leather, this is well worn, equestiran leather, maybe boots, maybe chaps? The animalic nature of a horse is there. But *not* of horse manure, this is the faint smell of a horse IFYKYK. The grass or hay is there, again... faintly. Together, Dawn has really created something special. My first experience with Estancia was through a sample and I was blown away. I immediately knew it was full bottle worthy. Its unique. I think my love for this stems from the fact that it reminds my of my mother and her love for horses. Her love of riding through the mountains of Montana or the deserts in Arizona. Its something that she would have loved to smell and to wear. Don't be thrown off by the mention of "Argentinian" equestrian culture in the description, if you fall in the small cohort of people (like me) that enjoy fine fragrance and equestrian activities (or the thought of it), this one is worth of a sample. Who knows, maybe it will hit you like it hit me. Right in the sense memory of my heart. I have only begun my journey through DSH's library and it is prolific. The fact that DSH is not constrained by a house I imagine has allowed her to do what great artists do. That is to create. Not to be held back by marketing timelines or launch dates or distribution, but to allow yourself to be a channel for the ideas that the universe is sending through you. I really hold Dawn in the highest echelon of parfumers because not because of her ability to combine notes but for her ability to create full blown ideas of time and space and to evoke memories through scent.

this opens with hay and leather. it starts a bit smoky, but then the smokiness grows in leaps and bounds. at this point, it smells like gasoline or rubber with florals underneath. it's much more traditionally masculine in the beginning. once the smokiness calms down, after approximately 20 minutes, i get a hint of florals coming from underneath, and in the next 5-10 minutes this becomes really pretty and more wearable- florals and smooth buttery leather. smells like a leather handbag with perfume spilled in it and just a hint of that strong smokiness from before.

Review 30 "Lon Lon Ranch" A barn and horse scent uppercut open. Dirty, but clean. No poo scent, a clean maintained barn. A hay field horse carriage, but still getting that barn aroma. This is pleasant to me, nothing I own smells quite like this. Gaucho vibe/barn atmosphere Wear to a horse event like derby. This is constantly taking me to places when I smell it, becomes cleaner after a few hrs. Love it. I am a city man, I've never actually stepped in a barn environment, but I imagine this smells like the worlds cleanest horse stable. John Marston and Arthur Morgan scent straight out of Red Dead Redemption. 8.4 Scentrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BDad24djOY Koji Kondo - Lon Lon Ranch