Hiding in the Library

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Hiding in the Library - Christmas Candle

  • Hiding in the Library

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Incense, spices, woods and calm. Made specially for us by Harry Sherwood. It will be ready for delivery by 1st December.

This is how Harry describes it:

Top notes: Paper, Charred wood, Carrot, Iris

Heart notes: Cinnamon, Incense, Cashmere, Clovebud, Walnut, Port

Base notes: Nagarmotha, Guaiacwood, Labdanum, Patchouli, Snowy musks

The image I had when developing this oil was a warm, elegant old-fashioned library/study. A figure sits at his desk, reading letters in the flickering firelight. 
I wanted to think of this smell in a very realistic way - the clash of hearth smells with the fruitiness of port; the scent of dry paper.
Cinnamon had to feature - but I was keen to stay away from the typical cinnamon accords, instead choosing to blend cassia bark with incense (Boswellia Seratta), clove bud, Curcuma and cashmere materials. The fragrance is quite complex and definitely not 'minimalist' - I wanted to suggest abundance and elegance.
I'm very happy because I got the chance to use some really lovely natural materials from all around the world, many of which are often seen as too expensive to use in candles:
 
  • Cassia bark (Cinnamonium Cassia)
  • Clove bud EO
  • Frankincense Seratta EO
  • Labdanum Absolute Spanish
  • Patchouli EO (Indonesia)
  • Clearwood (Patchouli fractions made from sugarcane waste!)
  • Amyris EO
  • Nagarmotha EO
  • Guaiacwood Heart EO
  • Cade oil Rectified
  • Bitter almond EO
  • Curcuma CO2 Extract
  • Sweet Orange 5X
  • Rose absolute (Bulgarian)
  • Oakmoss absolute

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