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Clouds of earth and brown gasoline
The sky flits through the roof of the old Dodge. Today it's dark brown gasoline, flickering turpentine from turbines sticking out of the hazy floors. There's barely any leather left on the seats, the jasmine dying in the specky cracks, tobacco leaves in the rearview mirror hanging in tatters, closer than they appear. Leave your hands where I can see them, damp earth flows over the highway, it falls from the heavy clouds and smears over streaks of black honey. And from the ground bright green roots sprout, whereon bitter thyme needles grow, shining like gaslights in the darkness into which we plunge deeper and deeper in the pools beneath the gas stations.
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Flavius Călaj's niche perfume house in Arad, Romania, collaborates with renowned perfumers and tries to have as much as possible handcrafted by small local companies, a process that lends itself to limited editions.
"Metaphore WJ" is a tribute to Metaphore World Jewelry, a creative jewelry manufacture in Bucharest. Miguel Matos' creation opens with liqueur-earthy patchouly and old leather, damp and heavy. FrauKirsche's association of motor oil or even gasoline is obvious and underscored by slightly ashy jasmine. Dry, dark tobacco leaves and tart honey soon replace the leather and provide a warm base, which in turn is coloured bitter-green by thyme. I would have guessed Haitian vetiver too, but the dominant patchouly becomes increasingly rooty over the hours while retaining its petrol notes. The clouds of earth and brown petrol rain long and rushing.
(With thanks to FrauKirsche)
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