1472
A solar amber built on ylang-ylang and artemisia, warmed by jasmine, cinnamon and frankincense, then grounded in rum absolute, amber and benzoin.
1472 draws its inspiration from Dante's Divine Comedy. The scent opens in blinding white light: ylang-ylang and the bitter green of artemisia, lifted by a bright solar accord. Flower and dry herb stand together at once, sweetness and shade in the same breath.
At the center, jasmine's dense bloom meets the heat of cinnamon and the smoke of frankincense. Sensual flower and church-like resin share the same space; sweetness and solemnity do not cancel each other out. The house calls the step from heaven to hell a narrow one, and the heart holds that tension.
Amber, rum absolute and benzoin form the base. Rum brings a molasses-dark richness, benzoin a soft vanilla-like warmth, and both sink into amber. On skin, the first white light settles gradually into a brown-gold sweetness.
This is a solar amber that moves from luminous flowers toward the deeper sweetness of rum and balsamic resin. Cooler weather seems a fitting setting for taking time with that contrast, from the first floral brightness to the warm base.
