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Notes04/20/2021
Carlitos01
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Carlitos01
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A mystical fragrance that travels through time
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The philosopher known as Ibn Sīnā, or by the Latin name Avicenna, was a Persian physician, astronomer, and thinker, who wrote several fundamental treatises on a variety of subjects, but essentially on themes of philosophy and medicine. At the age of eighteen, it was said that there was nothing he had not already learned. He became the Islamic Golden Age most followed and studied scholar and lived in the tenth and eleventh centuries of our era.
Myrrh is a resin obtained from the stem of a spiny tree (Commiphora myrrha), with red/yellow flowers and spiky fruits. The gum extracted in northeastern Africa, namely in Somalia, is usually more valued. To obtain the aromatic resin, locals cut the myrrh trees at harvest time and collect the milky and sticky juice that drips from the bark. After exposure to the dryness of the middle eastern sun, myrrh dyes and hardens into grains the size of a reddish-brown berry.
The beginning of its use coincides with the primordial ages of several ancient Middle East civilizations. It was indispensable practices of religion, of medicine, and of aromatherapy nature. Its musky spirals of smoke since long ago have been associated with the mystics of embalming, seduction, perfumery, and several other different rituals across different regions.
Common myrrh has a resinous, woody, and slightly medicinal aroma. Depending on its nature and treatment, the myrrh scent can vary from bitter and astringent to hot, comfortable, and sweet. It has always been considered a cooling fragrance. The resin - commonly preferred in perfumery over the more medicinal essential oil - tends to smell smokier, sweeter, and smoother.
Annette Neuffer masterfully blended Avicenna's secrets, mysticism through time, and Somali myrrh resins with exquisite spices, exotic and fragrant roses, precious woods, and soft amber. As a result, one of the most dramatically alluring and intoxicating oriental perfumes has been revealed five years ago. Upon first smell, I felt embraced by the loving arms of Sherazade in a never-ending enchanting tale. This perfume relates more to wizardry and alchemy than to chemistry.
Trivial info like enormous longevity, great sillage, and strong projection, seems almost unnecessary.
I thank all those who contributed for me to discover this masterpiece.
Music:
* Eurythmics - "Sweet dreams (are made of this)"
* Annette Neuffer Quintet: "Stairway To The Stars"
The philosopher known as Ibn Sīnā, or by the Latin name Avicenna, was a Persian physician, astronomer, and thinker, who wrote several fundamental treatises on a variety of subjects, but essentially on themes of philosophy and medicine. At the age of eighteen, it was said that there was nothing he had not already learned. He became the Islamic Golden Age most followed and studied scholar and lived in the tenth and eleventh centuries of our era.
Myrrh is a resin obtained from the stem of a spiny tree (Commiphora myrrha), with red/yellow flowers and spiky fruits. The gum extracted in northeastern Africa, namely in Somalia, is usually more valued. To obtain the aromatic resin, locals cut the myrrh trees at harvest time and collect the milky and sticky juice that drips from the bark. After exposure to the dryness of the middle eastern sun, myrrh dyes and hardens into grains the size of a reddish-brown berry.
The beginning of its use coincides with the primordial ages of several ancient Middle East civilizations. It was indispensable practices of religion, of medicine, and of aromatherapy nature. Its musky spirals of smoke since long ago have been associated with the mystics of embalming, seduction, perfumery, and several other different rituals across different regions.
Common myrrh has a resinous, woody, and slightly medicinal aroma. Depending on its nature and treatment, the myrrh scent can vary from bitter and astringent to hot, comfortable, and sweet. It has always been considered a cooling fragrance. The resin - commonly preferred in perfumery over the more medicinal essential oil - tends to smell smokier, sweeter, and smoother.
Annette Neuffer masterfully blended Avicenna's secrets, mysticism through time, and Somali myrrh resins with exquisite spices, exotic and fragrant roses, precious woods, and soft amber. As a result, one of the most dramatically alluring and intoxicating oriental perfumes has been revealed five years ago. Upon first smell, I felt embraced by the loving arms of Sherazade in a never-ending enchanting tale. This perfume relates more to wizardry and alchemy than to chemistry.
Trivial info like enormous longevity, great sillage, and strong projection, seems almost unnecessary.
I thank all those who contributed for me to discover this masterpiece.
Music:
* Eurythmics - "Sweet dreams (are made of this)"
* Annette Neuffer Quintet: "Stairway To The Stars"
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