Top Notes 
Magnolia leaf
Lemon
Cranberry
Orange
Pink pepper
Heart Notes 
Sharry baby orchid
Freesia
Gardenia
Base Notes 
White musk
Amyris
Benzoin
Elemi resin
Amber
Globalide®
Patchouli
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Nights in Black Satin - Secret Stars: Part 5
There are different nights. For example, there are nights when I want to shut down my intellect before falling asleep, and others when I want to find emotional calm to gently drift off to sleep. But there are also nights when it’s not about sleeping at all. For some of these nights, Elixir Noir is my secret star.
Elixir Noir is made for nights that fall outside of time. Nights when time comes to a standstill. Nights that give me space to let my mind wander meditatively. Nights when I am awake, wide awake, and yet not awake like during the day. Nights when I am with myself and at the same time one with the world. Nights when I see more clearly because I am free of time and intention. Nights like a fermata. Only the next morning does time start again, and I am purified with new visions.
For such nights, Elixir Noir is the perfect fragrance. Briefly starting with a citrusy note, it immediately unfolds an incredibly noble flair of the highest class.
What is it that brings time to a standstill so softly and brightly yet enticingly warm? Part of it is certainly the freesia. I love the cheerful, floral, bright freshness of these blossoms very much. Obviously, the freesia here connects well with the gardenia, which I otherwise dislike, by taking away its uncheerful, depressive qualities. A very interesting and fine combination. But that cannot be all. Where does this calm, wood-spicy scent that conveys serenity and clarity come from, which I have not smelled anywhere else so far? Could it be amyris? I suspect so. The real amyris oil, which is first obtained as resin from the bark of the amyris tree and then steam-distilled, is said to have a calming and balancing effect, dispelling nervousness and bringing serenity, as I read on an aromatherapy site. The scent of amyris oil is also said to inspire poets and musicians.
I do not want to rule out that elemih resin and the fragrance compound Globalide contribute to the spicy warmth of this scent, but I believe that amyris is the essential core. I can smell amyris already in the heart note and deep into the base.
It should be mentioned that neither Globalide, which is supposed to have a fresh, dry-woody musk character, nor "white musk" ruin the scent for me here.
While I would love to have the freesia extend much further into the base and think that amyris should be more prominent and musk less so, that is nitpicking at a high level. Only after about 8 hours does the musk start to annoy me. But even the longest nights come to an end after 8 hours, and I can wash off Elixir Noir and apply a fragrance for the day.
It took a little while for Elixir Noir to reveal itself to me as a secret star. Worn during the day, it seemed nice to me but somehow inappropriate. At bedtime, it kept my mind too clear, and for nights of dancing, it focused too much on myself and the spiritual world.
But for nights of deep calm with mental clarity, nights of inspiration, nights with fermata, Elixir Noir is a unique star in the night sky.
Elixir Noir is made for nights that fall outside of time. Nights when time comes to a standstill. Nights that give me space to let my mind wander meditatively. Nights when I am awake, wide awake, and yet not awake like during the day. Nights when I am with myself and at the same time one with the world. Nights when I see more clearly because I am free of time and intention. Nights like a fermata. Only the next morning does time start again, and I am purified with new visions.
For such nights, Elixir Noir is the perfect fragrance. Briefly starting with a citrusy note, it immediately unfolds an incredibly noble flair of the highest class.
What is it that brings time to a standstill so softly and brightly yet enticingly warm? Part of it is certainly the freesia. I love the cheerful, floral, bright freshness of these blossoms very much. Obviously, the freesia here connects well with the gardenia, which I otherwise dislike, by taking away its uncheerful, depressive qualities. A very interesting and fine combination. But that cannot be all. Where does this calm, wood-spicy scent that conveys serenity and clarity come from, which I have not smelled anywhere else so far? Could it be amyris? I suspect so. The real amyris oil, which is first obtained as resin from the bark of the amyris tree and then steam-distilled, is said to have a calming and balancing effect, dispelling nervousness and bringing serenity, as I read on an aromatherapy site. The scent of amyris oil is also said to inspire poets and musicians.
I do not want to rule out that elemih resin and the fragrance compound Globalide contribute to the spicy warmth of this scent, but I believe that amyris is the essential core. I can smell amyris already in the heart note and deep into the base.
It should be mentioned that neither Globalide, which is supposed to have a fresh, dry-woody musk character, nor "white musk" ruin the scent for me here.
While I would love to have the freesia extend much further into the base and think that amyris should be more prominent and musk less so, that is nitpicking at a high level. Only after about 8 hours does the musk start to annoy me. But even the longest nights come to an end after 8 hours, and I can wash off Elixir Noir and apply a fragrance for the day.
It took a little while for Elixir Noir to reveal itself to me as a secret star. Worn during the day, it seemed nice to me but somehow inappropriate. At bedtime, it kept my mind too clear, and for nights of dancing, it focused too much on myself and the spiritual world.
But for nights of deep calm with mental clarity, nights of inspiration, nights with fermata, Elixir Noir is a unique star in the night sky.
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