Pierre Guillaume 20.1 Sorong Eau de Parfum 100 ml is a unisex woody perfume. Of all the materials, incense is undoubtedly, due to its history and the religious symbols associated with it, the one that fascinates the perfumer the most. Its woody, mineral and slightly spicy smell gives a mystical dimension, a sacred aspect to any composition. In ancient times it was considered more precious than gold and the routes of incense from the Arab kingdoms to the gates of Indonesia contributed to the fortune of entire civilizations. In 2009 I composed a fresh vegetal incense in which the animality of aloe wood responded to the bitterness of cinchona bark. I called it ''L'eau Guerriere'' (Warrior Water), remembering that ancient divinatory ceremonies, based on incense, were often used to predict the outcome of military maneuvers... Ten years later, here I am again on the road to incense with as a starting point an extraordinary material, inspired by the combustion fumes of Indonesian oud chips: Kyara Wood.''. | - THE FRAGRANCE: At once mineral and burning its scent, 20.1 Sorong Eau de Parfum 100 ml is an ''animalized smoke'' and matching it to incense resin seemed obvious to me. Benzoin, Cistus, Elemi, Fenugreek, Cypress, Gaiac, Iris, Labdanum, Patchouli, Tonka Bean, Ginger and Nagarmotha, 12 natural raw materials were the tools of this union. To set in motion and give an olfactory trail to the woody-amber and spicy ''cocoon'' thus created, it took the power of a propellant based on citrus, saffron and blackcurrant. The mystical and almost magical nature of one responds to the technological nature of the other. Sorong is at the same time vibrant and monolithic. If it seems to possess the power and brilliance of a laser, paradoxically it gives to chi wears it the feeling of being protected by an aura, an invisible and protective force. Sorong is a talisman, its sillage an olfactory armor. | - THE NAME: The city of SORONG is a seaport in Indonesia that was involved in the incense trade with Oman.
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