Welcome to the perfume room. My send to the day today is Harlem Candleco's newest launch,

Ertha, which, as you might be surmising, is inspired by none other than singer, dancer, actress,

and all-around icon, the late Eartha Kit.

Created by perfumer, Catherine Selig, what makes Eartha so special is that Terry Johnson,

the founder of Harlem Campbellco, created it in tandem with Eartha's daughter, Kit Shapiro.

It's meant to capture the audacity, elegance, and allure of Eartha from the point of

view of the person who knew her best. This scent has such a unique signature. There's really

nothing else quite like it in my collection. It's green. It's fresh, a little bit dewy, so mossy, and

softly sweet. I smell a sweet petulie. It's almost like a candied petulie. Then there's some fresh

pepper, a feeling of verdant florals. And I'm not sure if it's the saffron that's doing this,

but there's something in here that not only adds this sort of like subtle sweetness

throughout, but almost like a viscous kind of texture, almost like a sort of like fruity milk sap.

You know what? As I'm saying this and smelling it, I'm like, oh, this is absolutely a sheep.

You know what I think it even kind of like slipped through my mind that this was a sheep?

It has such like a modern, fresh, easy-to-wear feeling, especially in the opening.

But by the time you reach that dry down, you get that

kind of signature, bold, powdery, ambery, mossy sheep style. This is easily one of my

2025 favorites so far. I love it. Before we dive into this week's episode, a quick thank you to

this month's sponsor, Goldfield and Banks.

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You know I'm a fan of Goldfield and Banks, Silky Woods Elixir, and I am so excited to share their latest launch and the first expansion

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