Foxy is a unisex animalic fragrance that launched in 2017. It is a smart, sexy, and playful retro-nouveau animalic fragrance that features the fur accord paired with a spiced/boozy beginning, and a rich, ambery drydown. It portrays and speaks to another “classical” animal note, this time ambergris/amber, which the perfumer felt evoked the color of the red fox perfectly, and to create a slightly more rough and feral fur accord. The second source came from watching Wes Anderson’s portrayal of Roald Dahl’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox”.
Foxy features top notes of apple whisky, gingersnap accord, white cognac, peach skin accord, liatrix and white thyme; middle notes of carnation, French beeswax, Grandiflorum jasmine, Juhi jasmine absolute, orange flower absolute, orris and spice notes; and base notes of Africa stone tincture (hyraceum), amber, ambergris, brown oakmoss, castoreum, costus, cumin, fossilized amber resin, labdanum, leather, mitti, musk, sable fur accord, Siam benzoin and white oak. It is a voile de parfum.
DAWN SPENCER HURWITZ (DSH) FOXY REVIEWS
Fragrantica: This is THE furry animal scent. And yes it fits the idea of a fox (an animal that I adore btw). I bought a dram bottle (for now). It's a very clever perfume but it's not an easy one. I can definitely smell the animalic notes. They are noticeable. And it's damn boozy. To me it smells like high quality Calvados. A big thumb up since Calvados is great ! The dry down is more softer and spicy. It is very well wade. DSH has a special talent. She's making realistic, artistic and top quality perfumes. It is not something you'll find anywhere else. If you're a perfume adventurer (and likes animalic scents) give this a try.
Fragrantica: In technical terms this is a warm spicy amber animalic. That doesn't do justice to the experience. Like DSH's magnificent Le Serval, Foxy captures the aura/spirit of the fox. Dawn has an incredible ability to convey texture in her perfumes as well as emotion and color. Though animalic, Foxy is more cuddly than scary on the skank scale.
Fragrantica: I just got this and applied to my skin. At first it is a sharp boozy spice smell. I could pick out the whisky and probably the oak and spices the most. After it dried down it got softer with the amber and a hint of vanilla coming forward. This is a very warm and spicy scent. It isn't overly loud but (for me) it is more of a night time/special occasion type of scent. It does remind me a bit of the discontinued Black Cashmere from Donna Karen.
Fragrantica: Nice scent, love the concept of the fox. I get a spicy amber/animal note, definitely not sweet. It has very low projection on my skin at least. So, if you're looking for something that projects in a room, this is not for you. But in an intimate occasion, this is very sexy and animalistic. Like a fox..
Fragrantica: Boozy sour leather. This is a ginger whisky leather with more doses of spices. It has cumin, whisky, amber, thyme, ginger, & peach. This is a sweet animalic style of fragrance that supposed to present the fox, and I believe this could present foxes. Very interesting. Edit (10th June 2018) This is velvety, and quite soft animalic with that tingle touch of ecstasy. I sense sensuality in this at max with an intimacy appealing.
Fragrantica: Dawn Spencer Hurwitz is such an artist; she really has a magic touch with animalics. Spicy sexy opening leads into hours of fruity, slightly boozy, lightly sweet, always changing waves of fur, leather, salty skin set on a mossy, woody, resinous bed of gorgeousness. It lasts 8 hours on my perfume-eating skin and because Dawn is so gifted at making fragrances that live and grow, I stay captivated the entire time. Another DSH masterpiece.
Fragrantica: Where my mind takes me when I wear Foxy... I'm at the 'Farm' (my uncle's wooded grounds) walking through the old apple tree grove. My companion is their wonderful sable Collie, named "Wolf". We're pushing through the brambles and walking under the apple trees. I can smell the apples that have fallen, and are turning that cider/brandy smell (so good!) It is a bit damp, but warm, and all the woodsy smells are surrounding us. I reach down and push my fingers through Wolf's thick fur and I enjoy the dusty, animal scent of him. We're having such an outdoor adventure... Foxy is a gorgeous, semi-vintage in feel, sort of apple-sweet animalic fragrance. I love how the sweetness comes and goes in waves, always very natural, and quite enticing. Foxy lasts a long time, and I've gotten several complements while wearing it. It does have a 'furry' sense about it that is refined, smart, and fun. Wonderful...
