Ariel Dearie
easily has one of our favorite career hyphenations. She’s created towering
headpieces for Dior and bucolic fantasy backdrops for VOGUE, but her twisting,
overgrown floral designs also have a very real life presence among Brooklyn locals
who see her magic up close and (wildly) contained in tiny jars and bouquets.
Walking by the street-front windows of her South Williamsburg studio space on
any given day, you’ll find amnesia rose, anemone, and ranunculus among piled antique
brass and silver vessels reminiscent of a topsy-turvy Persian tea.
So what’s
the hyphen to master florist? Ariel’s second calling is, in a way, a natural
extension of Ariel Dearie Flowers.
As a compliment to her botanical work, Ariel began developed apothecary in
2013. Royal Botanicals started with
three signature bath soaks that capture the aromatherapeutic properties in natural elements. She continues to small batch the crystals herself, bottling
them in deep amber glass with spherical stoppers.
We scooped
up her bath line soon after its debut, along with Marlow and Sons and The NoMad
Hotel. But when this didn’t quite satisfy our girl crush, it came time to make
something special with Ariel, tapping into our collective love of all things
rose. Released today in our storefront and online, Thousand Rose Bath Soak is
an Ariel Dearie x Catbird exclusive. “We worked with Leigh and discussed what
scent characteristics the Catbird girls love most,” explains Ariel of the
starting point. “We knew we wanted to do something with roses and worked to
create a blend that was powdery and feminine yet also had a warm and woodsy
quality to it.”
For more of Ariel's world, scroll down Kittens!
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| Lush overflow with Japanese Ranunculus |
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| "When we were looking for a new studio space, natural light was the highest on the list." |
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| Ariel's collection of antique brass, a signature accompaniment to many of her designs. |
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| Two Henris: Ariel cites the influence of Matisse and Fantin-Latour in her work
Scoop two to three tablespoons of Thousand Rose into a warm bath for a moooost soothing soak. Velvet Underground record and a glass of wine optional, but highly recommended.
xo,
Sriya
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