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AESTHETIC LILY

Consider the lilies.

Aesthetic Lily carries the innate refinement of milk-white lilies on stately green stems - a flower worshipped by Oscar Wilde and the Cult of Beauty.

This lily is transfigured through a coupling of the creative and technical. At its core, the 'Living Easter Lily' infusion - a molecular snapshot of the perfume-filled air surrounding a single lily in bloom- embellished with spicy ginger and Egyptian jasmine on fine, carved mahogany.

Created with the assistance of Living Headspace Technology, Aesthetic Lily pays homage to Irish writer Oscar Wilde who, at the fin de siècle, became the unofficial spokesman for the Aesthetic Movement. With Whistler, Morris, and Rossetti among its glittering cast of artists and designers, it was a bold declaration against Victorian moralism and mass-produced materialism of the Industrial Age. Aesthetes, instead, emphasized the pursuit of beauty for its own sake by way of decorative art and as a means of living through the senses. 

The aesthetic movement found expression in 'The Cult of Beauty' through worshiping its emblems: the sunflower, the peacock feather, and the lily.

Notes:

Top: Ginger oil Fresh LMR, Living Easter Lily
Middle: Jasmine Absolute Egypt LMR, Ylang LMR
Base: IBenzoin Resinoid, Cedar-wood heart Virginia LMR, Incense (Olibanum oil, Ciste Absolute)

ANTIQUE LIBRARY

Evoking the unique olfactory atmosphere of the 'Old Library.'

Under the vaulted ceiling, wax-polished bookshelves hold row upon row of leather-bound books punctuated by marble busts of philosophers, writers, and members of Ireland's literary and scholarly elite.

Inspired by the Long Room in the library of Trinity College Dublin, Antique Library is a richly polished fragrance. Incense, spicy nutmeg, and leather lounge on a base of ancient cedar and beeswax in our tribute to this historic library.

Notes:

Top: Beeswax, Clary Sage, Patchouli
Middle: Aged Leather, Nutmeg, Labdanum
Base: Incense, Cedar

ARMARIUS

Behind silent monastery walls, candlelight illuminates iron-gall capitals traced onto stretched vellum. Scribe-drawn knotted strokes of beasts, birds & serpent’s tails fly out towards the margins.

Armarius evokes the medieval Irish scriptorium. Scented with an enfold of amber and thurible smoke carrying nibs of ink onto gilded scrolls.

Notes:

Top: Eucalyptus
Heart: Ink Accord, Cardamom, Thyme, Clary Sage
Base: Olibanum, Amber, Styrax Gum, Gaiacwood, Labdanum, Tonka Bean, Atlas Cedarwood

AUTOGRAPH TREE

A tribute to the deep roots of Ireland's literary heritage.

Autograph Tree takes its name from the magnificent copper beech tree in the walled garden of Coole Park on which the faded initials of Lady Gregory, W. B. Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Sean O'Casey, and J. M. Synge are found.

Autograph Tree is burnished with the scent of the carved bark of blonde wood entwined with oud, exotic spices, and a puff of sacred incense.

Notes:

Top: Saffron, Cardamom, Black Pepper
Middle: Beech, Sandalwood, Gaiac Wood, Agar Oud
Base: Patchouli Leaves, Birch Tar, Styrax Gum

CUIRÍN DUBH.

Bejeweled leafy blackcurrant shrubs.

Sun-ripened blackcurrants, laced with the freshness of mint, blend seamlessly with rose petals and a subtle hint of forest moss.

Notes:

Top: Mint, Green Leaves, Mandarin
Middle: Blackcurrant And Rose
Base: Oakmoss, White Musk

ÉTAÍN

A flutter of a butterfly's wings

It was inspired by a legendary Irish love story that spanned a thousand years. Étaín is an enchanting flutter of fleshy tuberose and jasmine petals set against the woody gloam of cedar and patchouli.

Notes:

Top: Pink Pepper
Heart: Jasmin Abs Egypt LMR, Tuberose notes
Base: Cedar-wood Virginia, Patchouli, Amber

FIG TREE

Inspired by local folklore surrounding a fig tree that grows partially submerged in Galway's famous River Corrib.

This fig tree is bound to the ancient Franciscan Abbey that sits on a nearby riverbank. Legend has it that a Franciscan friar brought the seed back to Ireland from Bethlehem after serving on a mission as a 'Custos' for the Holy Land.

Its survival is now thought to be a 'botanical miracle.' Fig Tree has delicate floral notes laced with a hint of plummy sweetness. Blonde woods with golden amber tones evoke fig tree bark.

Notes:

Top: Green
Middle: Woody, Jasmine, Plum
Base: Cedarwood, Amber, Balsamic

GOOSEBERRY LEAF

The herald of an Irish summer.

Ripe gooseberry currants are enhanced with crisp citrus oils and a hint of hedgerow fruits.

A vibrant and sparkling accord.

Notes:

Top: Grapefruit, Mandarin, Bergamot
Middle: Lily, Rose, Hedgerow Fruit, Clove, Cinnamon
Base: White Musk

MINTED

Windows open onto a herb garden.

Garden fresh mint, muddled with sweet ripened citrus fruit, sits on a veil of aromatic armoise to create a refreshing and modern impression.

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Notes:

Top: Crisp Citrus & Mint
Middle: Menthacitrata, Armoise
Base: Blonde Woods, Moss, White Musk

SPANISH ARCH

Petitgrain and neroli with a crisp burst of green stems.

Spanish Arch, which takes its name from the sixteenth-century stone arch still visible beside the River Corrib, evokes a Spanish idyll of warm air heavy with the scent of blossoms.

Crunchy green stems provide a crisp freshness, while a hint of rose in full bloom adds richness to this opulent composition.

Notes:

Top: Petitgrain, Neroli
Middle: Orange Blossom Rose, Ylang
Base: Green Leaves

NOBLE FIR (Christmas Season Only)

A medieval tower stands amid a snowy evergreen forest.

Crisp, resinous pine needles are softened by an aromatic veil of fir balsam, amber, and cedar. A subtle blend of clove and cinnamon heightens the festive atmosphere of this distinguished Christmas scent

NOBLE MYRRH (Christmas Season Only)

A medieval tower stands amid a snowy evergreen forest.

Noble Myrrh takes its name from the legendary resin that was caravanned on epic journeys across the ancient incense route from Ethiopia, Somalia, and southern Arabia to the Ancient Empires. According to Christmas tradition, the magus Balthazar traveled on this route too. Guided by a bright star, the Arabian King carried Myrrh to Bethlehem on Christmas Day.

In Noble Myrrh, the intensely warm and comforting Myrrh is artfully blended with a crackle of spicy cinnamon and cumin. Delicate threads of saffron are woven through a billowing oriental base of sandalwood, cedar leaf, patchouli, labdanum, and vanilla.