Pauper is now available
I just realized I haven't posted on this blog in ages. OLO has been growing and I've just been trying to keep up!
Pauper is now available at Frances May. Pauper was developed in collaboration with Jason Kinney of the Pauper Voile line of scarves. We were thinking of the story The Prince and the Pauper, but the scent is also inspired by living life as an artist. It's about the duality of appreciating and experiencing the 'finer things in life' but having no money. You love well made clothes and good wine but so rarely get to enjoy them. Pauper is like being in the dark woods dressed in your finest clothes, drinking absinthe, waiting for golden light to shine through the branches and guide you to another land.
It's earthy and warm.
The main notes are wormwood, balsam and oud.
Also, check out Pauper Voile at Frances May. And Jason's work http://www.jasonkinney.net/
Pauper
OLO's newest fragrance, Pauper, was inspired by Jason Kinney's scarf line Pauper Voile.
Pauper is a poor person, a beggar. Someone without a home or possessions. Jason is like a lot of artists I know, he is talented and works hard but makes very little money. People always want hand crafted but often aren't willing to pay for it. Artists and musicians very often live off of the extremely wealthy patrons of their chosen craft. They often have no money or property but have amazing possessions acquired through trade with others. It's interesting to be "poor" and still eat delicious food and wear beautiful earrings, scarves and whatever accoutrement you may have gotten from some local artisan on the barter system.
OLO's Nationale 6/7 in San Francisco
May just posted this on Nationale's blog:
Nationale is so excited to announce our first Shop Swap!
A few weeks ago Nile Nash and Cass McGettigan of San Francisco's shop extraordinaire Gravel & Gold came to Nationale and fell in love with our Nationale 6/7 from OLO. Since the scent was the fruit of a close collaboration with Heather of OLO to find an olfatic identity for our little shop, it is sold exclusively at Nationale. But we couldn't resist the charm and enthusiasm of these fine ladies and thus came the idea of doing a shop swap. They would sell one of our very favorite products, Nationale 6/7, and we would sell one of theirs.
Nile suggested I looked into these fabulous golden clutches from Mimi Berry fine leathers in London, and I immediately loved them. We now carry, in very limited quantity, both the Gracie and Ann models from Mimi. ($70/78).
I also couldn't resist Nile's project, Be Yourself, a tribute to her dad Graham Nash's first solo record Songs for Beginners. With covers by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Vetiver, Alela Diane, Port O Brien, and Nile herself, this should be a Portland favorite for the fall/winter (lim. ed. 180 gr vinyl with bonus 7", $28). On a side note, Military Madness is one of my favorite songs and with this I'm sending a nostalgic hello to my dear Sarah Peters with whom I would listen to Songs for Beginners years ago while closing the Belmont cafe.
All this to say we are so happy to bring a piece of this San Francisco gem of a shop to Portlanders and sure hope you will pay them a visit on your next trip to the Bay Area. And hell, if you're in need of more knowledge on contraception, pregnancy, and/or hot sex, Nile (a nurse and midwife) is starting a series of adult Sex Ed conversations this Wednesday evening at the amazing Gravel & Gold!
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OLO website is up...thanks Jason!
OLO branding man, Jason Kinney, has the website up and running. Purchases of OLO fragrances should be available online sometime next week. Yay!
Check it
http://www.olofragrance.com/
OLO to hit San Francisco soon!
San Francisco is one of my favorite places and I have been looking around the city for a store to sell OLO. A store found me instead!
Gravel & Gold. I've been corresponding with Nile (one of the owners) about OLO being available there. She and her cohorts were in Portland recently and came across Nationale 6/7. They kinda love it. This fragrance is only available at Nationale and was made in collaboration with May Barruel. It is sold exclusively at Nationale. What to do? These sweet ladies got together and made it work for everyone...
Gravel & Gold will sell Nationale 6/7 in San Francisco with May's blessing.
Nationale will sell a favorite item from Gravel & Gold here in Portland.
Look for Dafne, Erastus and Nationale 6/7 to be available at G & G in the next few weeks. I will also be doing a custom scent for their shop in the near future.
Thanks for the party!
The Subject to Season party was a huge success and I just wanted thank everyone involved:
Megan at Fieldwork Floral Operation for providing the space, pretty flowers and general good energy! Barbara and Molly for modeling the jewelery and perfume. Kim Namanny for doing the model's hair and make up. Afton Hakes for designing the postcards, taking photos and generally helping out. Hazel Cox for her amazing jewelery and for the idea of bringing us all together for this event. And for trading me a killer pair of earrings for some OLO perfume. It was such a fun night and I look forward to doing it again soon!
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