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Musk is probably one of the most complex and ancient fragrances that accompanies mankind. For fragrant and ritual purposes. The combination of pheromonal substances and unique fixing abilities, long-lasting aromas and the very own reception of the multi-layered experience, make each fragrance with musk different and special, on the respective, individual skin chemistry.

A very special combination in itself.

With many other natural musk varieties dominates the "special" quality of the carrier scent of animal excretions. So a male deer basically attracts the potential partner and informs other males about it: This is my kingdom. (Go away!)

When it comes to Tonkin Musk, I always "feel" a delicate sweetness and a deep warmth. It's hypnotic in a very special way. And this musk has a complex, almost floral DNA, rather than "area markers".

In Tokin Tonka, the warm musk pairs with a powdery and delicious pure tonka bean to create a very addictive and incredibly erotic scent. It penetrates my skin and increases its effect through and with my body temperature. (So, as since time immemorial, through all eras.)

The bottle resembles the snow-capped mountains and the natural habitat of Tonkin animals. The shell (in the limited edition) is an artifact moreover in itself. It is the artistic imitation of the shape and (hand-painted) color of the musk pod. The bottle placed inside thus represents the essence of this as an installation.

These natural ingredients embrace my soul and always carry me back to a time before ours. Hundreds of years back. Another life. Sitting by the fire. The smell of crisp, fresh snow and the cold air carrying and wafting in the scent of the wilderness.

A feeling of home.

Coeur de Musk is a sensual journey that begins with light honey and the natural animalic aura of the bee's treasure. Even at this early stage, musk and gray amber radiate noticeably through the creation.

In a word: Sexy!

There is always this sensual, slightly "human" quality of musk wafting through the fragrance, without crossing the line. The fragrance remains here always very wearable, exciting and at the same time very fascinating.

The musk is complemented and enhanced by something, another facet, which my olfactory memory always associates with a white, floral vibe. Nevertheless - and especially in combination with the salty aura of the gray amber - hides a well known to many "Dirtiness".

Like the unmade bed in the morning, telling the story of last night.
And the sheets echo the scent of lovers. ️

The perfect combination of three very animalic fragrance components into a beautiful, amazingly uncomplicated wearable.

Dark, resinous sweetness mingling with the vibrant, storied wood of the pews. Cold, slightly damp, venerable walls, throw back the echo and aura of lost blossoms.

Everything breathes resin and the holy incense. Fine particles of dust dance in the sunlight. Like the ray of life that loves to touch this place.

The two magical fragrances of "Wafts from the Loft" (co-written with Sarah McCartney) here cover different perspectives of visiting the setting of this church.

The organ, the church interior, the garden.

While the EDP focuses more on the actual illustration of the olfactory image, the perfume emphasizes more the dark and sensual side of the sounds. Therein lies a certain "human" olfactory component that adds depth to the image. Juxtaposition of the formal, ancient place of worship and the individual history of each visitor in more than three centuries.

"Find me in the Dark" is a total work of art - with great attention to detail and above all, without compromise. This is already evident in the hand-painted, carved lid of the bottle from the wood of a 100-year-old walnut tree and the very solid weight of the thick-walled glass bottle.

Jousset draws a picture of two friends who meet in the forest on an autumn night ... , to dig a hole. And then leave the rest to our imagination.

Immediately after the first spray (and yes, that's basically all I'll need for the upcoming journey through all sorts of shades of dark green, through brown and black), the scent opens with an earthy blueberry note. A little later, the earthiness of the patchouli transforms into a mushroom-cocoa arrangement, only to immerse a pure, deeply spiritual forest in the next moment.

It's as if I'm penetrating different layers of this scent with my nose - simultaneously - and in doing so, it's very much dependent on the air (in its texture - warmth, humidity) touching my skin and the slight change in body temperature that creates these breathtaking sensations and changes.

The way the oakmoss prances as a link between earthy pulse and fir balsam is so natural that I constantly feel like I am wearing the forest itself.

Like a symbiosis.
Reminiscent of who needs who more here.
And returning to its roots.

I love the community-based approach of #ROOKSCENTEXPERIMENT, which uses feedback from the brand's fans to translate an illustration of a motif by star photographer Ranking into a fragrance. This also resulted in two thematically close but completely separate fragrances, eponymously named "Flaming Dandelion."

Just the Eau de Parfum puts clearly more focus on the rising smoke and yet preserves the slight sweetness of burnt caramel. Contrary to the naming, it is in no way a floral fragrance. Rather, it is a tribute to the fading, fleeting floral beauty in the form of burning flower(s).

Find themselves in the EDT version originally called "single oil concentration" mainly slightly earthy, green accents of vetiver and oak moss, the EDP (double oil concentration) comes up with the increased earthy tones and (er)gives so a completely different olfactory picture, which is more at the end of the illustrated fire again.

The two versions are the poles in the community's perception of what such a burning dandelion, as in the image, might smell like.

Highly exciting.
And insanely wearable.