Talking To The Moon

INTERPRETATION
The upper notes evoke images of a cool breeze and
a bright moon, capturing the ethereal sensation of
drinking under the moonlight. The lower notes
introduce a warmer, slower pace, with sandalwood
and orris serving as a turning point, like moonlight
filtering through a veil, symbolizing a long,
sleepless night.
In the perfumer’s view, “regret”is the eye of the
entire composition, intense yet resigned.
Castoreum is chosen as the heart of the fragrance,
evoking the sensation of warm tears welling up,
contrasting with the sweetness of osmanthus and
red bean paste to create a bittersweet effect.
Finally, this perfume concludes with a sense of
tranquility, as the moonlight bathes both the
mountains and the heart. Cashmeran is used to
mimic the silky touch of fabric, offering both self
comfort and solace.

HIGHLIGHT
Borneol, one of the four traditional Chinese incense
ingredients, is often used in eternal lamps. In this
fragrance, the perfumer employs it to symbolize the
bitter chill of moonlight and the endless night.
Castoreum, a rare natural animalic note, is used in
Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat hysteria and
insomnia. The perfumer has harnessed its emotive
qualities to mimic the warm sensation of tears welling
up.
Interestingly, the combination of these two ingredients
producesa distinct ink-like aroma, which the perfumer
later discovered to be an unintentional homage to the
ancient Chinese practice of blending borneoland musk to
create the Imperial Ink.