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At first, it didn’t look like my quick pass through a neighborhood thrift store would yield much. I did find a 1950s Red Wing dinner plate with a lotus on it that matched plates I had at home, and I considered buying a bundle of satin-padded hangers in peach, pale yellow, and coral. But just as I was ready to leave, I saw a familiar bottle on a shelf next to a stack of bruised guest soaps. It was a full bottle of Keiko Mecheri Passiflora Eau de Parfum. I’d just seen bottles at Takashimaya in New York for $115. This one was $10. How the bottle made its way to Portland and ultimately to the thrift shop, I’ll never know. A gift from a spurned lover? A sudden allergy to scent? Who cares? It’s mine now.

The Keiko Mecheri website lists Passiflora’s notes as passion fruit, floral notes, lychee, green mango, yellow fruits, and white musk. It says that Passiflora is “a perfume from a remote paradise island, an abundance of exotic notes, a zesty green and tangy touch comforted by crystalline musk” and adds that it is “mischievous, sparkling”.

Yes, Passiflora is a fruity floral…

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