Want Dsh Perfumes

Unisex
Eau de Parfum
Year: 2010s
Moderate
Sillage
Moderate
Longevity
Fall
Best Season
Evening
Best For

Fragrance Story

Want by DSH Perfumes is a Chypre fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Dawn Spencer Hurwitz.

Composition Profile

mossy 100%
earthy 85%
aldehydic 70%
fresh 60%
sweet 50%
woody 40%

About the Perfumer

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz is the founder and perfumer of DSH Perfumes, with a catalog spanning over 30 years of work. Her creations include 1,000 Lilies, Acqua Di Venezia, and Amber, as well as the American Perfumer series like Colorado. Hurwitz is known for her classical approach, often drawing on historical and geographical inspirations.

Fragrance Notes

All Notes

Complete scent profile

Oakmoss Oakmoss
Aldehydes Aldehydes
Sugar Sugar
Unique Character

Want Dsh Perfumes by DSH Perfumes offers a distinctive olfactory experience that stands out from other fragrances in its category.

Artisanal Creation

Crafted with the finest ingredients and a blend of traditional and modern perfumery techniques, this fragrance represents the pinnacle of the perfumer's art.

Signature Style

Want Dsh Perfumes embodies the distinctive style of DSH Perfumes while adding a unique chapter to their fragrance portfolio.

Character Profile

The Alchemist Archetype: Portrait of Want Dsh Perfumes

Essence

The Alchemist seeks transformation, turning base elements into gold. Want by DSH Perfumes embodies this archetype through its chypre structure, where mossy earth and sharp aldehydes meet a whisper of sugar. The scent is a study in contrasts: the wild, damp forest floor touched by a crystalline, almost synthetic brightness. It is the smell of a secret formula being perfected, a desire transmuted into a tangible, complex reality.

Style & Aesthetic

The Alchemist’s style is a curated paradox of the rustic and the refined. They favor textures like raw linen against polished leather, and colors found in a dark, mineral-rich cave: deep greens, charcoal greys, and the glint of fool’s gold. Their aesthetic is not about simple beauty but about the fascinating process of becoming. They are drawn to objects with a history of change-antique laboratory glass, a meteorite, a piece of petrified wood.

Philosophy & Values

Their core belief is that nothing is fixed. The Alchemist values process over product, the journey of refinement over a static state of being. They see potential for gold in every leaden circumstance. Want is not a passive longing but an active, experimental force. They believe in the power of intention and the meticulous craft of combining disparate elements to create something entirely new and potent.

Relationships

In relationships, the Alchemist is a catalyst. They are drawn to people who are complex, who have hidden depths and unrefined potential. They are not looking for a perfect partner but for someone with whom they can co-create a dynamic, evolving bond. Their love is an experiment, a shared project of mutual growth. They can be intense, their attention focused like a lens, but their loyalty is to the transformative process itself.

Lifestyle

Their life is a series of rituals and experiments. Mornings might begin with a precise pour-over coffee, evenings with a complex cocktail. They are collectors of obscure knowledge and rare ingredients, whether in a kitchen, a garden, or a home lab. They keep journals, not of events, but of observations and formulations. Their space is organized chaos, a workshop where every object has a potential use in the next great transformation.

Shadow

The Shadow of the Alchemist is the obsessive pursuit of perfection. They can become lost in the process, forever tweaking the formula and never declaring the work complete. The desire to transmute everything can lead to a cold, analytical detachment, where people and experiences are reduced to mere ingredients. The sugar in the top note can become a hollow sweetness, a desperate attempt to mask a fundamental bitterness or dissatisfaction.

Conclusion

Want is a fragrance for the one who understands that true desire is not a lack but a creative force. It is the scent of a mind at work, of earth and air being woven into a spell. To wear it is to embrace the role of the Alchemist, to find beauty not in what is, but in what could be, and to know that the most profound transformations begin with a single, complex want.