Deschampsia

Summer Solstice arrives this weekend.
The longest day of the year. The threshold into summer. A moment when the light is full, the garden is alive, and the body begins asking for different kinds of care.
Skin changes with the season.
Sun, wind, travel, sweat, long market days, garden work, salt air, lake water, and late evenings outside all leave their mark.

So instead of forcing the same routine every day, this is a good time to pause and ask:
What is actually needed today?
Water?
Oil?
A richer balm?
A simpler routine?
A scent that marks the shift into evening?

To celebrate the solstice, I’m offering 15% off storewide through Sunday.

Use code SOLSTICE15 at checkout.

Botanical skincare, hydrosols, balms, body oils, soaps, natural perfumes, and more are included.

15% off through Sunday with code SOLSTICE15.

Not everything labeled “natural” is built the same way.

These are built from whole-plant infusions, with an emphasis on balance, structure, and how skin actually behaves over time.

15% off serums + balms
April 24–26

Assembling the alembic like it’s 1726.
Still works.

Today’s ritual:
harvest forest → load the still → wait for magic to drip out
Douglas fir knows what it’s doing.

First real forage of the season along the Snohomish River 🌿

Too early for fir tips—but the branches are rich and aromatic, perfect for distilling hydrosol and essential oil. Cottonwood buds are just right… resinous, sticky, and impossible to forget once it coats your hands.

Left with sap-covered fingers, full baskets, and that deep sense that spring has officially begun.

And along the trail… trillium in bloom. A quiet reminder to slow down and notice what’s unfolding.

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The Self-Love sale begins now and runs through February 15.
15% off everything in the online shop. Body oils, natural perfumes, balms, and slow-crafted rituals made to be worn close and lived with. If there’s something you’ve been meaning to try, or something you already love, this is a good moment.

For those who love the pleasures of coziness.
Spiced fruit. Baked cookies. Soft sweaters. The intimacy of being close.

Sweater Fe**sh Botanical Body Oil is a seasonal release with a softly gourmand heart. Not candy-sweet, not frosting-heavy. Think warm tonka bean, subtle baked sweetness, and the gentle spice of cardamom rising through ambered resin.

Tonka bean butter gives that fresh-from-the-oven warmth. Balsam of Peru and labdanum add depth and a slightly caramelized resinous glow. Then wool absolute enters quietly. Upcycled and cruelty-free, it brings a clean, skin-like warmth that feels like knit fabric against bare shoulders. Comfort layered with closeness.
This is gourmand grounded in natural perfumery. Botanical. Resinous. Intimate.

A nourishing body oil and subtle skin scent meant to unfold slowly with body heat.
No synthetics. No isolates. True scent.
Available now at deschampsia.co

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