Sandringham Crown Perfumery 1873
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Sandringham House for Christmas
The fragrance Sandringham from Crown Perfumery is inspired by the namesake estate of the Royal Family in Norfolk. Appropriately for the time of this article, it is an old tradition of the Royals to reside in Sandringham House between Christmas and New Year. A lovely occasion to comment on this scent.
Sandringham opens with a wonderfully green and bitter Neroli note that carries the charm of bygone times. The green is primal, herbal, and rough, almost untamed, allowing me to glide back through time. After all, the estate has been in the possession of the Windsors since the 1860s and is part of their private property, not the actual Crown Estate. The fragrance has existed in this form since 1873 - almost simultaneously after the extensive renovation of the castle by the Windsors in 1870. There was much hunting, and the family came together. In addition to a vast park estate, there are also forests that belong to the estate. And this backdrop is captured by the fragrance for me.
Wet wood, venerable trees, lined with moss and punctuated by bitter green. Strips through nature. On a winter evening. Let’s set aside the Royals' hunting desires and perhaps just take a walk. On private property that no one else is allowed to enter. It is quiet, and only nature makes its presence known. It is cold, and the "family" schedule dictates that we must return for dinner soon. The dogs frolic in the freshly fallen snow, and everywhere - at the House and in the woods - everything has that special and unique scent.
A fragrance that is likely to be uniquely associated with Christmas and family, especially for the Prince of Wales and the entire royal family. So when it comes time to say goodbye again on New Year's Day, Crown Perfumery has created a kind of olfactory memory of Sandringham House with its scent. A talisman in a bottle. One that can bring back the rugged and quintessential scent of this area, its history, and the feeling of family at any time throughout the year.
Sandringham is, as Parfumo knows, still available under the name "Sissinghurst" at Anglia Perfumery. Thanks to a generous Parfumo member, I was able to test the original and now discuss it here. A wonderful artifact from another time, full of magic, individuality, and, above all, longing - even after hours, as it fades on the wrist.
Sandringham opens with a wonderfully green and bitter Neroli note that carries the charm of bygone times. The green is primal, herbal, and rough, almost untamed, allowing me to glide back through time. After all, the estate has been in the possession of the Windsors since the 1860s and is part of their private property, not the actual Crown Estate. The fragrance has existed in this form since 1873 - almost simultaneously after the extensive renovation of the castle by the Windsors in 1870. There was much hunting, and the family came together. In addition to a vast park estate, there are also forests that belong to the estate. And this backdrop is captured by the fragrance for me.
Wet wood, venerable trees, lined with moss and punctuated by bitter green. Strips through nature. On a winter evening. Let’s set aside the Royals' hunting desires and perhaps just take a walk. On private property that no one else is allowed to enter. It is quiet, and only nature makes its presence known. It is cold, and the "family" schedule dictates that we must return for dinner soon. The dogs frolic in the freshly fallen snow, and everywhere - at the House and in the woods - everything has that special and unique scent.
A fragrance that is likely to be uniquely associated with Christmas and family, especially for the Prince of Wales and the entire royal family. So when it comes time to say goodbye again on New Year's Day, Crown Perfumery has created a kind of olfactory memory of Sandringham House with its scent. A talisman in a bottle. One that can bring back the rugged and quintessential scent of this area, its history, and the feeling of family at any time throughout the year.
Sandringham is, as Parfumo knows, still available under the name "Sissinghurst" at Anglia Perfumery. Thanks to a generous Parfumo member, I was able to test the original and now discuss it here. A wonderful artifact from another time, full of magic, individuality, and, above all, longing - even after hours, as it fades on the wrist.
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ExUser 8 years ago
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Ah, those Windsors. How I’d love to be a little mouse at their Christmas celebrations. But preferably around 1985, with the drinking Queen Mum and the also-drinking Princess Margaret. And then there's bulimic Diana with her cheating Charles, who would love to be Camilla's tampon... oh boy, things must have been wild back then ;-). I guess everyone needed a dose of Sandringham/Sissinghurst. Merry Christmas to you!
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