Kadamba Soliflore ☽•☾ Single note natural perfume from the flowers of Neolamarckia cadamba
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Kadamba, Kadam, Cadamba, Burflower-tree, Laran, Leichhardt pine, an orange pom pom of a flower by any of these names smells so sweet, so powdery, of such ineffable complexity. Like an incense compound of marigold, patchouli, roses, nag champa, kula gardenia, parijat, sandalwood powder and strange spices, all pressed into a hetereogeneous mass that looks different from every angle. It is hard to believe this is the scent of a single flower. It seems to share facets with heliotrope, orris, "amber," the deep red-purple fruit of Jasminum grandiflorum, herbs, tonka, cloves, black cherries and Daphne odora, while eschewing them all. This is a single note natural perfume from the flowers of Neolamarckia cadamba. It comes from several absolutes that I sourced from India and aged from between 1 and 5 years each (and yes, I will be growing my own Neolamarckia cadamba tree from seed here in De Luz, but it will be years before it blesses me with its flowers).
Photos: solid perfume in 5ml and 10ml black violet glass jars; liquid perfume in 5ml and 10ml black violet glass roller ball bottles; liquid perfume in 5ml amber glass apothecary bottle with orifice reducer.
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Wild Veil natural perfumes are composed by me, Abby, using homemade, wildcrafted and organic aromatics in Vermont. These include my handmade enfleurage, tinctures, enfleurage extraits, absolutes, resinoids and concretes, and floral waxes. I spend as much time growing plants and foraging as I do composing perfumes.
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The best way to experience a natural perfume is to apply it to well-moisturized skin, without rubbing in (absorption only shortens the wear time of fragrance) and without scrubbing off. Natural perfumes are dynamic and take a minimum of 2 hours to reach their final stage, or dry down. Enjoy the alchemical changes as they unfold from the initial intensity of top notes, to the warmth of the heart, to the depth of lower base notes.
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