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The little fragrance line that's taking over North America, D.S. & Durga colognes & perfumes debuted big at Still Life For Him & For Her this past autumn, with our favourite scents (Burning Barbershop and Coriander) selling out almost immediately. We've restocked for spring with more units and more scents than ever, returning favourites and new classics available at both shops include:

• Italian Citrus: A bracing cologne of coastal Italian citrus rinds - chinotto, blood orange, cold-pressed lemon and green mandarin with ambrette seed & clean musk. Available For Him.
• Boston Ivy: A memory of Boston in the 1980's. Where green moss & ivy grew next to I.R.A. graffiti and fresh clover was salted by the sea. Available For Him.
• Burning Barbershop: A fire broke out in the Curling Bros. barbershop in Westlake, NY in 1891. All the shaving tonics with their spearmint, lime, vanilla & lavender burned. A charred bottle was found half-full. It smelled like this. Available For Him.
  
• Cowboy Grass: A scent of wild grasses and flowering herbs. Earthy & slightly smokey. Pure Haitian vetiver, white thyme & prairie sage brush evoke the wild American west. Perfect for robbing banks on horseback. Available For Him.
  
• Silent Grove: Clean, fresh, crisp with green, dew-on-grass tones. Notes of cedar, lotus, white tea & linden. Available For Her.
  
• Coriander: A fresh, uplifiting scent with green leaf, cracked coriander seed & magnolia. Sparkling & youthful. Available For Her.
• My Indian Childhood: Culled from memories of India through the eyes of a young ex-pat. Patchouli and tobacco with tropical flowers - champaca & kewda - evoke the mandirs of Durga. Available For Her.
  

D.S. & Durga hand craft perfume and cologne in small batches using premium-sourced ingredients. They take inspiration from antiquated herbal wisdom, native ritual medicine, americana, outdated lore, geography, history, and gastronomy. While referencing the classics, D.S. & Durga strive to make scents appropriate for modern ladies and gentlemen of discerning tastes.

The company harkens back to the pre-industrial cottage industries of North America. D.S. & Durga literally craft, bottle, box, and label everything with their four hands. The processes are time consuming and low in yield - both factors that place quality of product far above quantity - a rarity today in the world of fine fragrance. D.S. & Durga scents are now available for Spring 2012 at Still Life For Him & For Her.

Gina Carney, the founder of RGB Nail Polish, says that she’s not trying to find today’s hot hues, but rather to put out tiny seasonal collections of colors she thinks will be classics five years hence. Judging by our complete sell through of her seasonal collections and our growing demand for her core collections, she'll have plenty of work to do for years to come.

Dedicated solely to nail colour and care, RGB is a product line that sees nail colour as an extension of one's wardrobe; using colour as an accessory. With a core collection of ten iconic colours with a modern edge, each shade is RGB's sharp take on a classic tone with a straightforward name to match. Offering exciting new colours seasonally, the chip-resistant and high shine formula is free of harmful chemicals (there is no formaldehyde, toluene, or dbp in any RGB colours) and all RGB products are cruelty free, and made in the USA.

Spring 2012 arrivals from RGB include the incredible popular core collection of shades (including smash hits Oxblood, Toast, Minty, Camel, Vert & Seal) as well as three new seasonal shades: RGB Fade is a soft, sunny faded ecru. RGB Dew is an opaque, pale green. And RGB Vellum is a perfectly muted, buttery yellow. A full spectrum of RGB Nail Polish shades to take our ladies into spring is now available at Still Life For Her.

Grandiose Lab is a collection of premium all natural products for the home. Inspired by unconventional beauty. All items are made with the highest quality ingredients and handmade in Vancouver, British Columbia.

With subtle grapefruit and green tea scents, these beautifully crafted all natural goats milk base soaps have been molded into unconventional shapes (skulls, teeth, brains & guns). We've also received all natural unbleached beeswax candles with cotton wicks that come in vintage military canteen cups with subtle naturally sweet beeswax scent.

The perfect stocking stuffer for the person on your list who either "has everything" or "hates everything". Grandiose Lab is now available at Still Life For Him.

D.S. & Durga hand craft perfume and cologne in small batches using premium-sourced ingredients. They take inspiration from antiquated herbal wisdom, native ritual medicine, americana, outdated lore, geography, history, and gastronomy. While referencing the classics, D.S. & Durga strive to make scents appropriate for modern ladies and gentlemen of discerning tastes.

The company harkens back to the pre-industrial cottage industries of north america. D.S. & Durga literally craft, bottle, box, and label everything with their four hands. The processes are time consuming and low in yield - both factors that place quality of product far above quantity - a rarity today in the world of fine fragrance. In 2007, d.s. & durga began tincturing flowers, herbs, and spices, to make aftershaves and toners as holiday gifts for their friends in Brooklyn, New York. When they realized that none of their friends shaved, they started blending oils, resins, & plant extracts. The results were handmade perfumes & colognes and their friends loved the results, so they decided to make it official. Within months they were selling to boutiques in New York & California.

D.S. & Durga maintain a strong connection to their surrounding community. They share and collaborate with local artists, designers, and craftmakers - people involved in a movement of carefully crafted artisanal products. Each scent is presented complete with its own story and labeled with a unique batch code by the four hands of D.S. & Durga, appropriate for modern people of discerning taste.

ILIA Pure Lip Care was founded by the inspiration to create a connection between natural beauty and contemporary fashion. Organic ingredients combine the moisturizing elements of Jojoba oil,Cocoa Butter and Vitamin E. Natural antioxidants of Pomegranate help protect lips against daily exposure to free radicals. Essential oils of Jasmineand Orange Blossom deliver an uplifting scent to rouse the senses. The luxurious case is made withrecycled aluminum,  and filled with 85% organic ingredients. Finally, a unique, organic balm, gloss and lipstick in one that women can trust… naturally.

Our skin is our largest organ, and can absorb just about anything we put to its surface. ILIA Pure Lip Care is formulated with this in mind, and dedicated to creating the purest products possible. The ethical-sustainable approach embodied in ILIA Lip Conditioners is filled with certified organic bio-active botanicals that nourish and rejuvenate the lips. The performance of ILIA Pure Lip Care is unprecedented to any other organic Lip Conditioner on the market and has been dubbed the ultimate balm, gloss and lipstick all in one. Each shade was carefully selected to suit any occasion, and unlike other tints increase in intensity when applied freely.

Expanding our sundries and cosmetics sections at the new Still Life For Her this weekend, Vancouver's ILIA Pure Lip Care has hit the shelves ready to be snatched up by Victoria fans of the young brand and we've prepared by stocking ILIA's entire range of shades:

• Nobody's Baby - The perfect, sheer nude suited for any occasion. Nobody’s Baby reflects your subtle need for quiet independence. You always get what you want, and tend to move through any situation with grace and ease.
• Dizzy - Catch me if you can! A Dizzy shade of melon leave lips full of expression and ready for any adventure. The warmth of the sun makes you feel alive, as you drive fast through palm tree lined streets, dotted with mid-century homes… you love anything exotic and everything unique.
• Blossom Lady - A muted shade of pink, that anyone can wear. Blossom Lady’s soft tones give you an innocence you may have lost, or have yet to expose to this world. Your spirit is gentle, and soothed easily by the comfort of knowing you are safe and loved.
• Big Bang - A romantic by nature, you tend to fall head over heels and may have had the rug pulled from beneath you more than once. Strong, and determined you quickly pick yourself up and move on to the next chapter. Bang Bang personifies this passion to grow, and go forward with all your heart!
• Shell Shock - Wild and free, you do not go unnoticed. Your strong sense of style, and spontaneity bring excitement to everything you do. The bright hues of Shell Shock, let your bold spirit shine through and inspire those all around you.
• Arabian Knights - Off in a far distant land, you wait under a warm, desert moon. Arabian Knights offers a fantasy of mystery and seduction. The deep tones of violet, and burgundy melt together forming a beautiful berry stain. An ideal shade, that is easily carried from day to night.

a beautiful big arrival of over a dozen new swatches of RGB cosmetics nail polish at still life this weekend. we started with the american cosmetic line late this past winter and had a fantastic response to our first small batch of colours. moving into brighter & sunnier weather we've got some terrific RGB nail polish colours to match: sheer pink "10", sheer beige "buff", rich amber "cognac", blood red "crimson", dark purple "deep", calamine pink "doll", light blue grey "dove", smokey violet "haze", warm cocoa brown "mink", dark red "oxblood", bright pink "pink", peachy pink "punch", classic red "red", industrial grey "steel", modern taupe "toast", candy apple red "too red". click through the images to the right to see all available swatches, and keep reading to learn more about this fantastic new cosmetic line for still life.

dedicated solely to nail colour and care, RGB is a product line that sees nail colour as an extension of one's wardrobe; using colour as an accessory. with a core collection of ten iconic colours with a modern edge, each shade is RGB's sharp take on a classic tone with a straightforward name to match. offering exciting new colours seasonally. the chip-resistant and high shine formula is free of harmful chemicals (there is no formaldehyde, toluene, or dbp in any RGB colours) and all RGB products are cruelty free, and made in the usa.