Top Notes 
Bergamot
Bitter orange
Neroli
Petitgrain
Heart Notes 
Orange blossom
Jasmine
Ylang-ylang
Violet
Base Notes 
Vanilla
Tonka bean
White musk
Frankincense
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When the Courtesan Had Not Yet Strayed from the Path.
La Traviata, even the name is music.
Unfortunately, I have neither seen nor heard the opera of the same name so far, which meant I had to at least inquire about the content in order to possibly recognize connections between the name of this rare fragrance and the musical masterpiece.
At first glance, I found none.
The lady who is primarily the focus of the opera has landed on the wrong path. How this came to be is not clear to me, especially since I am not familiar with the source material "The Lady of the Camellias." But why does one slip into prostitution? There are many reasons for that, one might think at first.
But ultimately, they all boil down to one thing: love.
Too little, too much, the wrong one, the disappointed one, the unrequited one.
I see Traviata as a once hopeful, young, somewhat naive woman that she used to be. Because that is how the fragrance is.
Full of virginal, restrained femininity, a little iris-powdery sweetness, wildflowers growing on a green meadow, deep faith in love, timid, chaste desires for warmth and closeness, manifested in soft musk.
Beneath it, however, smolders a suppressed passion that has no real aim yet, except for God, as the incense note in the background might suggest.
A soapy-clean note forms the base, so Traviata will always feel pure at heart, just as she once was before she stumbled.
Her fate, however, is predetermined. Bitter orange and vanilla - bittersweet, tragic.
Thus, this seemingly delicate fragrance is a prophecy.
Unfortunately, I have neither seen nor heard the opera of the same name so far, which meant I had to at least inquire about the content in order to possibly recognize connections between the name of this rare fragrance and the musical masterpiece.
At first glance, I found none.
The lady who is primarily the focus of the opera has landed on the wrong path. How this came to be is not clear to me, especially since I am not familiar with the source material "The Lady of the Camellias." But why does one slip into prostitution? There are many reasons for that, one might think at first.
But ultimately, they all boil down to one thing: love.
Too little, too much, the wrong one, the disappointed one, the unrequited one.
I see Traviata as a once hopeful, young, somewhat naive woman that she used to be. Because that is how the fragrance is.
Full of virginal, restrained femininity, a little iris-powdery sweetness, wildflowers growing on a green meadow, deep faith in love, timid, chaste desires for warmth and closeness, manifested in soft musk.
Beneath it, however, smolders a suppressed passion that has no real aim yet, except for God, as the incense note in the background might suggest.
A soapy-clean note forms the base, so Traviata will always feel pure at heart, just as she once was before she stumbled.
Her fate, however, is predetermined. Bitter orange and vanilla - bittersweet, tragic.
Thus, this seemingly delicate fragrance is a prophecy.
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