Nag Champa nostalgia: The Proust phenomenon. Broken Tiara is my best effort yet at capturing the timeless, and unmistakable scent of burning stick incense. In Eastern culture, burning incense is a spiritual act, however in western culture, Nag Champa, and incense itself, evokes images of artists, hippies, bohemian style, alternative music, record stores, occult book stores, and most importantly, teenage bedrooms: It is associated with punk, and goth subculture as tattoos, eyeliner, and tight black clothing. Broken Tiara is an ode to 1999 – My 1999.
Olfactory Notes:
Top: Blue Lotus, Ylang Ylang, Incense Accorde.
Heart: Vintage Jasmine Accord Circa 1950, Jasmine Sambac, Dark Patchouli, Iris/Himalayan Cedar Co-Distillation.
Base: Burmese Oud, Natuna Island Oud, Guaiacwood, Indonesian Santal, Labdanum, White Ambergris, Castoreum.
