DSH Perfumes Peacock Blue Heirloom Elixir 40
DSH Perfumes Peacock Blue Heirloom Elixir 40 via the brand
The Peacock
His loud sharp call
seems to come from nowhere.
Then, a flash of turquoise
in the pipal tree
The slender neck arched away from you
as he descends,
and as he darts away, a glimpse
of the very end of his tail.
Something has broken your attention;
and if you look up in time
you might see the peacock turning away as he gathers
his tail
to shut those dark glowing eyes,
violet fringed with golden amber.
It is the tail that has to blink
for eyes that are always open. ~ excerpts from The Peacock, by Sujata Bhatt
The Peacock Throne, Nadir Shah via Wikipedia
Let us contemplate the peacock: the bird best known for its “eye” feathers originated in the Indian subcontinent. Its exalted tail conveys beauty and confidence. The peacock was proclaimed the National Bird of India in 1963, and it represents attributes such as beauty, grace, pride, royalty, power, and mysticism. A stunning example of its association with royalty would be The Peacock Throne, the opulent imperial seat of India’s Mughal emperors – constructed of solid gold, emblazoned with two peacock tails encrusted with pearls, diamonds, emeralds, and rubies – including the Koh-i-Noor diamond and the Timur ruby.
Dawn Spencer Hurwitz courtesy of the perfumer
This alone provides ample inspiration for the fecund imagination of award-winning artisanal perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, as she focuses upon the exotic and eccentric elements which impart their compelling strangeness to this fragrance.
“There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion” ~ Edgar Allan Poe
blue lotus via Pixabay
Peacock Blue calls upon the rarest of the rare – an indulgence which the perfumer has generously chosen to share with us. As soon as I saw the fragrance’s name, I thought of blue lotus absolute: a precious and costly olfactory material which is both complex and ethereal. There are many descriptors for blue lotus which run the gamut, including a rich floral reminiscent of lilac and water lily (it is a water lily); a stone fruitiness akin to cherries; almondy nuances; possessing a fatty waxiness resembling frangipani; an aquatic limpid character; and drying down to a long-lasting powdery finish. Dawn couldn’t limit herself to any one particular oud in order to achieve her desired scent profile, so she employed six differing ones (from several locations and varieties) – chosen for their specific qualities. This blend exemplifies the many faces of oud and showcases their subtleties. An initial spark of lime peel and the juicy fruitiness of mango skin pave the path for classically Indian florals (Indian rose and rose attar, two varieties of jasmine, champaca leaf, osmanthus from the Himalayan foothills) which enmesh with other choice woods (Mysore sandalwood, Virginia cedar, Siam wood), the vegetal musk of ambrette, earthy, saline ambergris, and the meditative frankincense and sweet myrrh (aka opoponax). The final result is ornate and tranquil. Peacock Blue has a singular beauty that reminds me of a lovely face which is graced by two eyes of different colors. You cannot avert your gaze (or your nose, in this instance), which is inevitably drawn to its exquisite individuality.
Notes: ambergris,ambrette seed, champaca leaf co2, cinnamon bark, damask rose absolute, blue lotus, mango skin, frankincense co2 absolute, grandiflorum jasmine, gulab attar, incense, lime peel, musk, Mysore sandalwood, opopanax, osmanthus absolute, oud Crassna, oud Maleki (Firmenich), oude / agarwood, sambac jasmine, Siam wood, Virginia cedar
Sample kindly provided by the perfumer – many thanks! My nose is my own…
~ Ida Meister, Deputy and Natural Perfumery Editor
DSH Perfumes Peacock Blue Heirloom Elixir 40
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