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Kefi

  • Cruelty Free
  • Vegan

30ML / 1FL OZ - EAU DE PARFUM

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Smells like

$65

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565 Grand Ave, Carlsbad, CA 92008

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More in the Spicy family

The Story

kefi /ˈkɛfi/ or /ˈke.fi/ Greek. A feeling of joy, high spirits, or enthusiasm, often associated with a zest for life.

Wonderfully spicy amber fragrance with brightness and depth just like you!

Short Story Long

Kefi is an enthusiastic celebration of spice and natural materials. At the top there is an absolute made from the heart of black currant buds grown in the Burgundy region of France, and harvested only 3 months out of the year. Raw, this material can can smell dense and tart and slightly phenolic. Diluted, blended, wrestled into fussy submission, it is plums and stewed fruit, and tart, sweet spring in a bottle.

There are other materials of note, too. A remarkably dense, almost syrupy cardamom extraction from the most volcanic regions of Guatemala, a unique red ginger that is smaller, sweeter, and more ethereal than its more common counterpart. This ginger is grown in Indonesia and steam distilled at the site of harvest, to ensure the preservation of the most vital and lively parts of the oil.

No one needs to know any of this stuff to know if you like the way something smells, or the way something makes you feel. But for those of us who geek out impossibly hard on our materials and what makes something special, Kefi is simply sublime.

Consider Wearing This...

Right now.

Notes
Top
cardamom, black currant, pink pepper
Base
sandalwood, vanilla, candied ginger

The House

Maison des Animaux was founded by sisters Crystal and Jodi — Crystal the in-house perfumer, Jodi running the house alongside her own journey of recovery. Together they make small-batch fragrance built on personality over pretense: unapologetic, passionate, stirring to the senses. Every bottle is hand-crafted, cruelty-free, and vegan.

The Perfumer

Crystal