07/14/2021
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The Himalayan sky
Here in the sky the chlorine blue shadows shine brightest, myriads of nascent ice crystals waft in clouds like incense from Tibetan temples, citrusy mist hisses in time-lapse across the peaks, drives paddocks of small animals downhill, there in the distance. Up on the ridge Hemingway's Himalayas head, fresh soil falls from roots of the Nagarmotha, bubbling blossoms like streambeds so tart and bitter, crusting to earth in wandering amber, to the bottom of a mountain lake among cloves and woods in water-mirroring swirls with the plunging shadows of bright sky.
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In 1915, Russian composer Alexander Scriabin planned a 7-day concert in a purpose-built temple at the foot of the Himalayas, in which music combined with poetry, visual stimuli (for example, a color organ), and fragrances would usher in the spiritual transformation of humanity to dissolve the world in divine bliss - a truly ambitious apocalypse. 100 years later, several musicians and monks adapted his plans in a monastery in Kashmir. Michel Roudnitska was entrusted with the creation of the fragrances: "I immediately accepted to compose an olfactory score of 6 fragrances and a special limited edition perfume for this exceptional event. It was an old dream to discover Ladakh, its mysterious old monasteries, highest passes of the world (5350 m and 6000 m) and gorgeous wild lakes in desert lands..."
https://www.cafleurebon.com//wp-content/uploads/2015/08/91GivingHimalayatotheheadmonkofthemonastery.jpg
(Handing of the fragrance by Roudnitska to a monk)
"Himalaya" combines an ethereally bright, citrusy-cool incense, underscored by slightly chlorine-like ozone notes, with the earthy aromas of nagarmotha roots as well as the bitter-tart notes of nard. Airy musk contributes slightly animalic notes, and the jasmine blossom combines rather coolly with the amber, light woods and some clove. Everything floats, as if Roudnitska has preserved the thin, misty air of the Himalayas to transport the wearer to this awe-inspiring landscape for over eight hours.
(With thanks to Bloodxclat)
¡@!*
In 1915, Russian composer Alexander Scriabin planned a 7-day concert in a purpose-built temple at the foot of the Himalayas, in which music combined with poetry, visual stimuli (for example, a color organ), and fragrances would usher in the spiritual transformation of humanity to dissolve the world in divine bliss - a truly ambitious apocalypse. 100 years later, several musicians and monks adapted his plans in a monastery in Kashmir. Michel Roudnitska was entrusted with the creation of the fragrances: "I immediately accepted to compose an olfactory score of 6 fragrances and a special limited edition perfume for this exceptional event. It was an old dream to discover Ladakh, its mysterious old monasteries, highest passes of the world (5350 m and 6000 m) and gorgeous wild lakes in desert lands..."
https://www.cafleurebon.com//wp-content/uploads/2015/08/91GivingHimalayatotheheadmonkofthemonastery.jpg
(Handing of the fragrance by Roudnitska to a monk)
"Himalaya" combines an ethereally bright, citrusy-cool incense, underscored by slightly chlorine-like ozone notes, with the earthy aromas of nagarmotha roots as well as the bitter-tart notes of nard. Airy musk contributes slightly animalic notes, and the jasmine blossom combines rather coolly with the amber, light woods and some clove. Everything floats, as if Roudnitska has preserved the thin, misty air of the Himalayas to transport the wearer to this awe-inspiring landscape for over eight hours.
(With thanks to Bloodxclat)
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