Serenity Now Scents and Sensibilities Tags 4160 Tuesdays Advent Advent calendar Australian Perfume Junkies bargain beauty blog blogging101 blogging201 Bois de Jasmin Chanel Chanel No. What fragrance do you find serene? And please check out the posts by my fellow Scent Semantics bloggers: But I could see springing for the hair perfume I think that format would suit the warm yet sheer impression Mojave Ghost leaves. Mojave Ghost would never remind you to wear lipstick, or stilettos.ĭo I want a full bottle? No. It doesn’t implicitly hold its wearer to any standard of costume or makeup, unlike some. Some commenters on Fragrantica have found it boring, but others cherish it. This is not a difficult or demanding fragrance, and it does convey serenity, just as the desert sunset can induce a meditative frame of mind. Finally, the florals fade into amber, and sandalwood gives way to cedar, leaving a warm, transparent wash of fragrance on the skin. The floral notes waft in as if on a breeze, supported by dry, woody sandalwood. The fruitiness is also light, not overly sweet. I wouldn’t say I picked up cinnamon, but definitely something lightly spicy, a bit like the clove one smells in carnations. Mark Behnke finds that the sapodilla smells like cinnamon and fruit. The sapodilla note is very evident at the opening, with the ambrette adding a gentle muskiness that suggests both the landscape and the presence of small, unseen creatures, like those that inhabit the desert. The dryness of the woody notes evokes the dryness of the desert, while the floral notes, although based on non-desert flora, communicate that there are indeed plants that bloom there. Perfumer Jerome Epinette also brings notes of ambrette, violet, magnolia, sandalwood, amber, and cedar into his composition. Mark explains the role it plays in Mojave Ghost, which is to create the slightly sweet, lightly spicy odor of the desert in bloom. One of the notes listed, though, is actually a plant from the tropics, the Jamaican naseberry or sapodilla plant. Finally warm Chantilly Musk rounds out a base of crisp Amber and Cedar wood, leaving the raw spirit of Mojave Ghost to linger on the skin.Ĭolognoisseur Mark Behnke wrote about Mojave Ghost in 2014, when it was launched, and explained that part of the perfumer’s brief was to capture the scent of a flower that survives in this desert, the Ghost Flower (Mohavea Confertiflora). Powdery Violet then unfurls to reveal Sandalwood. With a light and graceful character, top notes of musky Ambrette combine with fresh Jamaican Nesberry. In this xeric wilderness, rare are the plants that dare to blossom. Mojave Ghost is a woody composition inspired by the soulful beauty of the Mojave Desert. At that moment, the desert feels like one of the “ thin places” on earth, where the gap between heaven and earth dwindles and time pauses to catch its breath.īyredo captured this perfectly in Mojave Ghost. The air cools, the breeze quickens, the shadows gradually lengthen, and for a brief moment, even the atmosphere takes on a rosy hue to match the clouds that hover over the horizon. And it is indeed a very serene setting, especially around sunset. It’s a cliché to say this, but it is remarkable to this East Coaster how much life and fertility exists - thrives - in the desert. We made several stops along the way, to see some special places and take photos. Our small group was driven in a van by a local guide, whose passion for the landscape was infectious, along a 13-mile scenic loop route.
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