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Lady Winter, created for the Taproot 2015 calendar. 

Watercolor, collage, colored pencil.

I have an entirely new dimension of fan art to share and I’m incredibly excited about it! My friend Brim is the incredible perfumer behind Death and Floral - and, to my delight, as a fellow Swiftie she’s started creating some folklore-inspired fragrances.

First, Cardigan: “Bergamot and spiced cardamom blended with Egyptian musk superior and sandalwood.”

Cardigan is gloriously warm, spicy, and cozy. The cardamom spice in particular is just exquisite! Overall this one feels snuggly and soft (like your favorite cardigan, maybe?) but with a bit of a bittersweet edge to it. I really love this one - I want all my clothes to smell like this, I want to take a bath in it, I want a complementary tea with all the same coziness.

I think this fragrance is a fantastic representation of Cardigan and when I smell it I can definitely picture the cabin in the music video smelling just like it. It’s mature, cozy, and warm, and maybe I’m just projecting my interpretation of Cardigan onto it, but it feels a touch melancholy as well. 🖤

exploring a flowery town with cute villagers

drinking a milkshake in an empty diner at 3am

real life that feels dreamlike

cute sunflower field dates

in love with the universe

softest love songs

living inside an 80s tv show

drinking tea on a cozy raining morning

you’re an angsty teen in a coming-of-age film

summer road trip in the west coast

vacation in san francisco

living in an old French film

stargazing and contemplating the meaning of life

late night drives in a 90’s movie

watching a pink sunset over the beach with your best friend

going to the beach in a camper van in 1960′s california

collecting whimsical music-boxes and taking pictures of clouds in paris

falling asleep on the moon

city lights at midnight

remembering someone else’s memories like they’re your own

wandering the avenues of vintage new york city

being the guardian of a snowy forest

living in a cinematic painting

feeling like you’re half-dreaming in faded sunlight in the 60s countryside

riding a bike a beautiful city as leaves drift down around you

exploring an art museum

swift’s the last great american dynasty (2020) x rubens and brueghel the elder’s the earthly paradise with the fall of adam and eve (1615)

swift’s the 1 (2020) x godward’s ionian dancing girl (1902)

Swift’s The Archer (2019) x Pruszkowski’s Falling Star (1884)