PERSEPHONE'S PATCHOULI Extrait de Parfum 100 ml

PERSEPHONE'S PATCHOULI 
By Christian Provenzano

This delightful woody amber perfume enters with a fresh and elegant cardamom, lightly laced with plum and pomegranate before opening into a heart of Egyptian jasmine, a fresh, aromatic, clean patchouli and a tint of rose. The light woods of sandalwood and cedar combined with a light musk and amber notes make this a light, sensuous and very versatile scent.

INSPIRATION
The fresh faced natural beauty of Persephone was free from artifice or evil, her sweet nature and purity of soul was adored by gods, goddesses and humankind.  Her playground and purpose was nature, symbolic of spring and summer, she was associated with flowers, harvest, fruit, grain and the beauty and bounty of nature.

This perfume was created with Patchouli of the Underworld as a pair. Two perfumers explore the central note of Patchouli through two lenses of the same story: that of Pluto and his Queen Persephone.

PERFUMERS NOTE
“I used patchouli heart which is a cleaner patchouli note and enriched with musky and ambery textures. On top, I added fresh spicy elements, notably Cardamom from Guatemala. I combined the patchouli character with floral notes of Bulgarian rose. To enhance the fruity part of the rose, I added a note of plum that also goes really well with the warmth of the patchouli. For the floral heart, I used responsibly-sourced jasmine from Egypt for its richness. I added a gourmand twist with honey and a touch of coffee. This is rounded by a creamy facet with sandalwood notes and blond woods. And of course 6 pomegranate seeds.”  Christian Provenzano

FRAGRANCE NOTES & INGREDIENTS
FRESH FRAGRANT TOP
Cardamom Guatemala, Plum, 6 Pomegranate seeds

FLORAL PATCHOULI HEART
Patchouli, Jasmine Egypt, Bulgarian Rose

AMBER WOODY BASE
Honey, Sandalwood, Cedar, Ambergris

All of our fragrances are Pure Parfum/Extrait.

ABOUT THE CONSORT COLLECTION
“Welcome to our new collection! The CONSORT collection is about creative collaboration, exploring relationships between different creative fields, perfumers and ingredients. Our first two perfumes in this collection pivot on a single ingredient: PATCHOULI. Two different perfumers create two very different fragrances with a central ingredient to create two very different sides of a story.

For me this iconic perfumers’ staple is full of contradictions, patchouli appears fresh, aromatic and verdant on the surface, but delivers an unexpectedly dark, spicy, powerful punch. With such duality there was only one inspirational myth to explore it: Pluto, King of the Underworld and his bride Persephone.

It has been a pleasure to work with such talented perfumers on this collaboration. Christian Provenzano and Kevin Mathys have both brought their meticulous, creative and thoughtful responses to create a dynamic pair of unique, daring and decadent perfumes. The perfumes have been designed to stand alone, to create a conversation and even to layer. We hope you enjoy them.” 

Claire Sokell Thompson, Creative Director