Pink Pepper Wood 1000 Flowers 2016

A tender tickle in the nose, a resinous, delicately floral caress, a floral accord with a warm glow of saffron, woods, and incense. A friendly and clarifying scent with nourishing warmth. I encounter it after a day of diverse olfactory impressions in Grasse; it clears my nose and mind. In the morning, another pepper fragrance occupied me for a while, but this one is immediately my scent and brings my day to a joyful close. What is the reason for that?

The fragrance feels very uniform and changes little; the delicate flower, which I cannot identify, soon dissipates, giving more space to sandalwood, cedar, and cypress. Saffron and incense round off the pepper, which remains present but, as before, gently and tenderly. A friendly pick-me-up, a greeting from the Mediterranean nature. I have only a single image: It is early summer, on a rocky coast I gaze at the sea amidst sprouting and drying grasses with a light breeze and warming sunshine.

Jessica Buchanan came to Grasse with her brand "1000 Flowers" from Canada and further developed it here towards natural, regional, and sustainable ingredients. On her website, she provides detailed information about the origin of her ingredients and when she uses chemicals. She crafts her fragrances herself. Pink Pepper Wood belongs to her second "Blue Collection" (2015-2019), which is dedicated to Mediterranean plants sourced from local producers, thereby also strengthening the location of Grasse. The natural ingredients also mean that the fragrances do not last as long.

Pink Pepper Wood is finely and skillfully composed and is good for body, soul, and spirit. It is not just a green summer scent, as I like them, but pink pepper on wood that gently clears the head.