A dark vetiver - tobacco - papyrus perfume

Vellichor (neologism) The pensive nostalgia and temporality of used bookstores; the feeling evoked by the scent of old books or paper.

—> tea, tobacco, warm spice, antique wood, old paper, leather, clay earth

A fragrance for deciphering ancient manuscripts in a wood-paneled study, with a cup of hot tea and a pipe full of fine burley on the desk. Tobacco, tea, and warm spice forward, Vellichor slowly reveals the rich scent of old paper, along with gentle leather notes. This perfume is centered on a cypriol extract, which represents ancient Egyptian papyrus. A tiny touch of rose otto adds a hint of floralcy for lift and diffusion. A huge dose of mitti attar, a co-distillation of sandalwood and clay earth, grounds the perfume to the earth. This is the perfume Indiana Jones would wear if he were actually a good archeologist.

As wood-based paper decomposes, it emits a faint sweet smell caused by vanillin and benzaldehyde, among other chemicals. This fragrance honors that classic smell, and the feeling that it evokes. A very long lasting perfume, bottled at EDP strength.

Featured Botanicals: vetiver, mitti attar, yerba mate extract and absolute, tobacco absolute, flouve absolute, cypriol, cedarwood