VARANASI

Varanasi is inspired by my trip to India experienced in 2017, it tells what of India remained in my heart, mind, soul and nose.

Varanasi is a sacred and profane place of smell, rich in contrasts and meanings. I composed this perfume by being guided by the visceral emotion I felt the day I felt the sacred water of the Ganges in my hands, tried to search my olfactory memory and found the source, from which everything was created. Varanasi is an olfactory mandala, where the aquatic and animal notes of Ambergris, lull our soul. The ritual begins with the warm, red spicy notes of Saffron, Nutmeg and Cardamom. A dizzying approach to the floral heart, amulets of Roses and Jasmine, a dusty, woody body of Ambrette and Cypriol. Like a Sadhu clad in white ash the ritual takes shape amid the sacred notes of Nard, Frankincense and Gurjum.

Perfume becomes a magical, uncompromising experience. A swirling chant rises in the night of Varanasi, the temple, shadows walking around, Oud, Vetiver and a mystical leather accord, envelop our bodies. Sounds of unknown instruments. On the slow river, dawn comes, Varanasi is the place where spirituality sublimates the human being. Where souls will try to find refuge. Varanasi is a magnetic scent.

[ Varanasi was conceived, created and arranged, listening at each of these stages to the album: Stockhausen & Mortazavi – Hamdelaneh ]