Archetipo Mendittorosa 2017

The eye also wants to smell. I admit, the extraordinarily artistic and very aesthetic bottle first caught my attention. Then there's the name "Archetipo" - what archetype is to be depicted here? The reader's gaze wanders over the ingredients: How does the Bushman candle, which grows in South Africa and bears its name because it serves as fuel, smell? And what on earth is a moonstone accord?
One gets the feeling that a literary gap has been deliberately set here, that spaces for association should be opened: An earthbound primal man meanders in the dim light of the Stone Age through the misty African bush, illuminated by the diffuse glow of a candle. His gaze sees only what the small cone of light allows him to see - reddish-brown earth, (moon) stones sparkling in the bluish moonlight, while what lies beyond his field of vision remains undisclosed to him, whether familiar land or danger. Now it is his sense of smell that is sharpened, on which he must rely. Distant extinguished campfires, woods, and various soils are his guides.
The scent begins earthy; the listed fir balsam in the top note smells more like gentle patchouli, slightly smoky. Gradually, the fragrance begins to clarify, becoming fresher and simultaneously resinous. The labdanum resin, which is well perceptible to me and often glides into leather in similar combinations, is held in the amber area by the spicy cashmere wood, amber, and green vetiver. Patchouli and oak moss provide an earthy balance, preventing the almost transparent, bright, balsamic resin from disappearing into the misty expanse of the space.
"Archetipo" is a rather quiet, slightly shifting scent with arm-length to body-close sillage and a longevity of about seven to nine hours, leaving much room for personal interpretations. It is especially suitable for spring and autumn, as it comes across as rather fresh and without much sweetness; for summer, it may be too earthy.