It’s my Birthday! You get the Present!

“I’m 39!!!”

Well this week is my birthday! I am turning 39 (again) and in celebration of it I’ve decided (well Roxana Villa decided) to give you, Tonstant Weader, a present.

What I bought

Longtime readers know that both Portia and I are big fans of Roxana and her Illuminated Perfume. As a matter of fact, before she moved to Santa Fe she was here in Los Angeles, with a store in, I think 1000 Oaks. I visited the store a few times and had a lovely afternoon with her, her husband and Portia in her jewel-box of a home in Woodland Hills: a lovely little Neutra-esque treehouse perched in the hills with tons of flowers and beehives for her work. We had a blast.

What you get

She is also matchless at capturing Southern California and the scent of it’s hills. I ordered Cimbalom, redolent jasmine and an almost toffee-like finish and Chaparral, who’s woods, sage, and oud smell like California blooming after a fire (sadly more resonant these days, but just as hopeful). She also sent along 4 samples of solids that we loved: Green Night (Portia wrote about it here), Melliflora (herbs, honey & resins), Gracing the Dawn (violet, fern & leather), and “Q” (woody oak & amber). And the good news is that she sent along a packet of them for you.

So if you would like to be in the draw. leave a comment. Note that the draw is open to only residents of the lower 48 US states- I am shipping this myself and who knows what the tariff situation will be by the time this posts! Draw will close on the 22nd and winner will be announced on the next post.

Picture of the dog is my neighbor’s. Torbin loves to show off his toys, but isn’t quite ready to share them yet.

I purchased my items from the perfumer, she provided the items for the giveaway.

Images: My iPhone, Wikimedia Commons and Pexels.