Part of Keiko Mecheri’s Le Eaux Intenses range, Canyon Dreams is an ode to Laurel Canyon. The artist immortalized in the fabled moments of Sunset Boulevard and the hills of L.A. The layers of the colourful and iconic characters who embody this place, depictions of the ambient laid-backpop culture, always in renewal, relentlessly entertained by the tribes that used to haunt the Boulevard.
A hedonistic fragrance, perfectly crafted for the starlet of yesteryear. Attractive and ellusive, the allure of the dream. The scent of the air, the garden, a powder room and a hopeful wish is captured in this bottle.
NOTES
Top Spice, Mandarin, Bergamot
Middle: Sheer Rose, Jasmine
Base: Warm Woods, Patchouli, Vanilla
PERFUMER
Keiko Mecheri
HOW IT WEARS
Canyon Dreams begins with bright, sparkly citrus which fades to reveal spice that intensifies as it dries down. The “sheer” silky rose and jasmine add a breeze of sweetness to the fragrance which soon gives way to the warm woods. The smooth woody base lingers beautifully on the skin with a depth of earthy tones lasting around 8 hours wear.
LORE LOVES
We love imagining this as the scent of a beautiful and mesmerising fading movie starlet. She sits in her glamorous boudoir as she makes herself up, a life that has many, many stories to tell and a talent that was never fully realised. Success but not on the level she had imagined or intended. It’s the scent of her room, of her life, opening with zest and vigor and softening to depth of woody character full of wisdom learnt through hard knocks. She’s still the performer, ever the beguiling starlet.
ABOUT THE BRAND
Founded by its namesake in 1997, Keiko Mecheri is all about unconventionality and the reinterpretation of tradition in fragrance. Keiko herself was born in Japan, studied in Europe and then eventually settled down in Los Angeles, California, where she founded the brand. The fragrances reflect this worldly influence while keeping a distinctly LA feel – bohemian and laid-back, but also diverse, imaginative and innovative.
Keiko Mecheri serves as a point of difference to the more traditional French perfume “establishment”. Its fragrances take ingredients and notes we think we know, and re-create them with a modern twist. To Keiko, fragrance is about capturing a brief moment in time. She acquires inspiration from travel, music, film, photography, and her own memories, which can really be felt in each one of her fragrances.
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