Resplendent
A tale of a queen in a mountain palace: frankincense and saffron open onto jasmine, osmanthus and tuberose over a warm resinous base.
Resplendent is set in an imagined stone palace high in the mountains: a maze of scented rooms and whispering voices, where a queen in dark red silk looks out from a balcony, absorbed in thought.
Frankincense leads the opening. Saffron lights it, and absinthe adds a bittersweet herbal edge. The brand describes this start as a refined performance that shimmers on the skin like crimson silk.
The heart brings together three flowers listed by origin: Egyptian jasmine, Chinese osmanthus and Indian tuberose. Jasmine and tuberose echo the story's image of skin like dewy white flowers, while osmanthus, with its apricot-like sweetness, adds warmth to their richness.
The base gathers sandalwood, tonka beans, labdanum and amber. Resinous warmth and the sweetness of tonka hold the incense smoke and the flowers together, leaving an aura of spiced floral smoke on the skin. Incense smoke, rich flowers and warm resins give form to the imagined queen in her palace.
