Top Notes 
Blackcurrant bud absolute
Pink pepper
Violet
Heart Notes 
White blossoms
Rosyfolia®
Base Notes 
Venezuelan tonka bean
Cedar
Sandalwood
Sylkolide™
11/05/2020
Serenissima
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"Casta Diva" - "La Divina"
The dream sequence of the video for "My Pearls" is underlaid with Maria Callas' voice; she sings "Casta Diva": t h e aria from Vincenzo Bellini's opera "Norma".
We dream ourselves to these divine tones through high tasteful rooms and salons of the Gran Teatro La Fenice, to the edge of the stage. The view falls from there on the red-velvet seated oval, closed by several rows of red-gold state boxes - what a view!
Goosebumps pure!
The white flacon of the glassblowers from Murano is a silent companion, which always comes to the indulgent use; the refined noble night robe underlines the feeling of floating.
To this fragrant tribute, dedicated to the "Gran Teatro La Fenice" and "La Divina", "The Merchant of Venice" chose the luxury of white flowers.
The virtuous white - the chaste goddess who regularly prays and worships in her temple.
"Casta Diva", this aria belongs to Maria Callas; only she has this brilliance and this slight sharpness in her voice; every note roughens the skin with this special nuance, drives shivers of emotion over the body.
But how does this get along?
"Casta Diva" the chaste goddess: should she not sound rather delicate, pure and sweet?
"La Divina" cannot: and - a chaste, virginal woman is brittle, not very supple; she only becomes warm and passionate when she loses this chaste shell through love: she blossoms!
Even pearls, for all their beauty, must first become warm to the skin before they attain their incomparable luster, which makes them so unique
Let's see how this interplay of impressions is presented on this scented theater stage, which we simply call skin. ("Pelle", the Italian equivalent would be too prosaic!)
But the first thing we encounter here - and we are, after all, still in the Grand Teatro La Fenice - is "La Traviata": Violetta, the violet who has lost her way.
But it seems quite lively and so it also immediately peeks under lowered eyelashes after the mysterious aroma of the buds of black currants, which here are an interesting substitute for black pepper and are therefore also accompanied by pink peppercorns.
And already begins the interplay of different fragrances that achieve the same aroma goal. Why black pepper, if it also do currant buds?
The hue of pink pepper is slightly reminiscent of the color of the night robe, which recently floated over the stage in the dream sequence.
(I confess: when not everything obeyed the law of gravity and age, I loved these luxurious robes that celebrated sleep. - Tempi passati!)
So a spiced "Violetta" opens this fragrance, which is so not at all off the right track.
An enormous bouquet of white flowers is now presented; for the most part probably the beautiful fragrance lilies, the petals bent far back, so that the quietly vibrating stamens create additional charm and thus lavishly exude their fragrance in rich swaths.
Remotely, a synthetic lily of the valley is also spotted: it doesn't bother much.
But my feeling is that there is something else mixed in with the white flower blossoms:
I sense a hint of clove, a pinch of black pepper and even for a moment the strong herbaceous pungency of basil. Nice erotic kitchen herbs that bring sensuality to life.
So this fragrance creation for a goddess is already obviously floral, but also slightly spicy with a delicate green watery touch. (And not so innocent anymore!)
This pearly white floral fragrance beauty now gets sweetness: the tonka bean with its exotic aroma generously powders over the previous floral splendor and gives it romance and pearly melt; the shimmer of infatuation!
Like the pearls on the skin, now the fragrance has warmed up and presents its iridescent beauty.
A white uniform pearl band offers itself, but is still a bit too colorless, too well-behaved.
Spicy cedar wood ultimately brings depth, the oil of sandalwood erotic warmth and the two synthetic journeymen should probably find their counterparts in musk, amber and animalic scents.
The result is surprising, the fragrance does not lose.
These white pearls enclose with rich luster a slender woman's neck, bewitching and sensual fragrance.
"My Pearls" shines first in virginal luster, nestles tenderly and luxuriously to the skin and also remains there for several hours, without first changing greatly.
The real change of this fragrance takes place quietly in secret, during the time of wearing: virginal chastity and whiteness are replaced by the awakening of tender love.
And this smells now, even in its first discovery, spicy and mysterious.
This evolving sensuality carries "My Pearls" to the wedding of the fragrance.
For me, most of the fragrances in "The Merchant of Venice" Murano Collection are pure, unspoiled delight.
I know they are not spectacular, certainly have several siblings in fragrance.
Their flacons are jewels that I would prefer not to let go.
The fragrances known to me awakened in me longing for light and the irresistible magic of the lagoon city.
"Casta Diva - Chaste Goddess", this Bellini aria elevates "My Pearls".
Let's just hope that this divine fragrance does not have to wake up from his dream too soon.
After all, the "Chaste Goddess" Norma, High Priestess of the Druids is the mistress of the Roman governor Pollione and of course she is betrayed by him.
She, who sacrificed to him her chastity, considered so "divine", wants to take revenge.
It ends cruelly: love death at the stake!
Madness, ecstasy and beauty of bel canto total!
So we spray "My Pearls" once again at the end, before we bow deeply to "La Divina - Maria Callas".
Brava, bravissima and da capo: "Casta Diva"!
Da Capo "My Pearls"!
We dream ourselves to these divine tones through high tasteful rooms and salons of the Gran Teatro La Fenice, to the edge of the stage. The view falls from there on the red-velvet seated oval, closed by several rows of red-gold state boxes - what a view!
Goosebumps pure!
The white flacon of the glassblowers from Murano is a silent companion, which always comes to the indulgent use; the refined noble night robe underlines the feeling of floating.
To this fragrant tribute, dedicated to the "Gran Teatro La Fenice" and "La Divina", "The Merchant of Venice" chose the luxury of white flowers.
The virtuous white - the chaste goddess who regularly prays and worships in her temple.
"Casta Diva", this aria belongs to Maria Callas; only she has this brilliance and this slight sharpness in her voice; every note roughens the skin with this special nuance, drives shivers of emotion over the body.
But how does this get along?
"Casta Diva" the chaste goddess: should she not sound rather delicate, pure and sweet?
"La Divina" cannot: and - a chaste, virginal woman is brittle, not very supple; she only becomes warm and passionate when she loses this chaste shell through love: she blossoms!
Even pearls, for all their beauty, must first become warm to the skin before they attain their incomparable luster, which makes them so unique
Let's see how this interplay of impressions is presented on this scented theater stage, which we simply call skin. ("Pelle", the Italian equivalent would be too prosaic!)
But the first thing we encounter here - and we are, after all, still in the Grand Teatro La Fenice - is "La Traviata": Violetta, the violet who has lost her way.
But it seems quite lively and so it also immediately peeks under lowered eyelashes after the mysterious aroma of the buds of black currants, which here are an interesting substitute for black pepper and are therefore also accompanied by pink peppercorns.
And already begins the interplay of different fragrances that achieve the same aroma goal. Why black pepper, if it also do currant buds?
The hue of pink pepper is slightly reminiscent of the color of the night robe, which recently floated over the stage in the dream sequence.
(I confess: when not everything obeyed the law of gravity and age, I loved these luxurious robes that celebrated sleep. - Tempi passati!)
So a spiced "Violetta" opens this fragrance, which is so not at all off the right track.
An enormous bouquet of white flowers is now presented; for the most part probably the beautiful fragrance lilies, the petals bent far back, so that the quietly vibrating stamens create additional charm and thus lavishly exude their fragrance in rich swaths.
Remotely, a synthetic lily of the valley is also spotted: it doesn't bother much.
But my feeling is that there is something else mixed in with the white flower blossoms:
I sense a hint of clove, a pinch of black pepper and even for a moment the strong herbaceous pungency of basil. Nice erotic kitchen herbs that bring sensuality to life.
So this fragrance creation for a goddess is already obviously floral, but also slightly spicy with a delicate green watery touch. (And not so innocent anymore!)
This pearly white floral fragrance beauty now gets sweetness: the tonka bean with its exotic aroma generously powders over the previous floral splendor and gives it romance and pearly melt; the shimmer of infatuation!
Like the pearls on the skin, now the fragrance has warmed up and presents its iridescent beauty.
A white uniform pearl band offers itself, but is still a bit too colorless, too well-behaved.
Spicy cedar wood ultimately brings depth, the oil of sandalwood erotic warmth and the two synthetic journeymen should probably find their counterparts in musk, amber and animalic scents.
The result is surprising, the fragrance does not lose.
These white pearls enclose with rich luster a slender woman's neck, bewitching and sensual fragrance.
"My Pearls" shines first in virginal luster, nestles tenderly and luxuriously to the skin and also remains there for several hours, without first changing greatly.
The real change of this fragrance takes place quietly in secret, during the time of wearing: virginal chastity and whiteness are replaced by the awakening of tender love.
And this smells now, even in its first discovery, spicy and mysterious.
This evolving sensuality carries "My Pearls" to the wedding of the fragrance.
For me, most of the fragrances in "The Merchant of Venice" Murano Collection are pure, unspoiled delight.
I know they are not spectacular, certainly have several siblings in fragrance.
Their flacons are jewels that I would prefer not to let go.
The fragrances known to me awakened in me longing for light and the irresistible magic of the lagoon city.
"Casta Diva - Chaste Goddess", this Bellini aria elevates "My Pearls".
Let's just hope that this divine fragrance does not have to wake up from his dream too soon.
After all, the "Chaste Goddess" Norma, High Priestess of the Druids is the mistress of the Roman governor Pollione and of course she is betrayed by him.
She, who sacrificed to him her chastity, considered so "divine", wants to take revenge.
It ends cruelly: love death at the stake!
Madness, ecstasy and beauty of bel canto total!
So we spray "My Pearls" once again at the end, before we bow deeply to "La Divina - Maria Callas".
Brava, bravissima and da capo: "Casta Diva"!
Da Capo "My Pearls"!
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