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Bulgarian rose
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Amber
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Musk
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I Am a Linden Tree!
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to attend a weekend seminar organized by Weleda: it was a whirlwind tour through their entire anthroposophical medicinal product range, and our brains soon began to glow from all the input. To protect us participants from total sensory overload, however, some relaxation moments were incorporated - a mutual hand massage, stomping with our feet while clapping our hands in completely different rhythms, and also a - I suspect - guided meditation where we were to close our eyes and imagine we were a tree.
I hadn’t thought about this meditation exercise since then, until - yes, until I sprayed Tilia. While at that time I was mentally a birch, with the scent of Tilia it quickly became clear:
I AM A LINDEN TREE!
And completely so... The start is, however (just like in the meditation), still a bit uneven. A little dull, that might be due to the coriander, and it feels as if the individual (scent) components still need to find themselves. Then, however, it becomes very "real." I not only smell linden, no, I actually feel like a linden tree. Or are they rather impressions of a linden tree? First, it becomes sweet like linden blossoms, linden blossom honey, linden blossom tea. Then it becomes fresher and airier; before my inner eye, I see fresh green linden leaves swaying in the spring breeze. In between, a hay note joins in, as if the blossoms and leaves had dried a bit in the midsummer sun...
For me, "Tilia" is an extremely multifaceted linden scent that does not limit itself to the typical linden blossom, no, it encompasses the whole tree. Yet, as successful as I find the representation of a linden tree here - it will not be joining my collection. Reason: for one, somehow, three (!) linden blossom scents have already sneaked into my collection, even though I am not a particular fan of this scent note. Above all, however, my clear favorite from the small series "Salvia," which I simply find wonderful with its alpine herb note.
I hadn’t thought about this meditation exercise since then, until - yes, until I sprayed Tilia. While at that time I was mentally a birch, with the scent of Tilia it quickly became clear:
I AM A LINDEN TREE!
And completely so... The start is, however (just like in the meditation), still a bit uneven. A little dull, that might be due to the coriander, and it feels as if the individual (scent) components still need to find themselves. Then, however, it becomes very "real." I not only smell linden, no, I actually feel like a linden tree. Or are they rather impressions of a linden tree? First, it becomes sweet like linden blossoms, linden blossom honey, linden blossom tea. Then it becomes fresher and airier; before my inner eye, I see fresh green linden leaves swaying in the spring breeze. In between, a hay note joins in, as if the blossoms and leaves had dried a bit in the midsummer sun...
For me, "Tilia" is an extremely multifaceted linden scent that does not limit itself to the typical linden blossom, no, it encompasses the whole tree. Yet, as successful as I find the representation of a linden tree here - it will not be joining my collection. Reason: for one, somehow, three (!) linden blossom scents have already sneaked into my collection, even though I am not a particular fan of this scent note. Above all, however, my clear favorite from the small series "Salvia," which I simply find wonderful with its alpine herb note.
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