Aphrodite's Slipper Orchid
Fragrance notes
Character
A sunlit greenhouse overflows with the scent of fresh orchids. The air is humid and smells of crushed hay and warm honey. There is a distinct herbal edge where cloves and cinnamon twist through the green stems. It is soft and lactonic, like milkweed pods breaking open in the heat. The powdery floral notes cling to the skin, mixing with the fresh spicy air. You can smell the hay drying in the rafters, sweet and dry at once. This is a fragrance that captures the feeling of a garden in high summer. The honey is sticky and golden, never cloying, balanced by the sharp bite of the spices. It feels like standing very still while the sun warms your back. The orchid here is not a delicate hothouse bloom; it is wild and robust, growing right out of the hay. The cinnamon and cloves give the flowers a dry, savoury depth. It is a bright, herbal, and sweet scent that stays close to the skin. The powdery drydown is soft, like fine dust motes dancing in a beam of light.
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