Madurai

Name: Madurai
Brand: Memo Paris
SKU: MMLIMAD
Price: 30.0 GBP
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Rating: 4.3 (41 reviews)

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To continue the journey, Memo Paris loves the company of artists, author and illustrator, who let their imagination wander according to the landscape.

Guillaume Brack, inspired by comic book artists such as Hergé and Mœbius, with a keen eye for the shapes that surround him, he brings rich and detailed environments to life in light strokes. Madurai is a shining illustration of it.

Eugène Smets, writer of short stories, poems, also co-founder of the poetry and graphic arts magazine On peut se permettre. In 2018, he won the Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet foundation's Poetry Prize for his collection Cadastres published by Éditions Cheyne.

This book is written in French and English

Madurai

£ 30

Mad Jasmine

Legend has it that Madurai, a sacred city in southern India, derived its name from the drops of divine nectar that fell from Lord Shiva's hair. A spectacular world created from a drop of perfume?! Pure olfactory genius. Absolute of Indian jasmine sambac, oil of fresh Indian turmeric, here lies the Hindu temple of Meenakshi. Absolute of jasmine from Upper Egypt, its pyramidal towers home to all spirits. Australian sandalwood, the statues begin to dance and swayas the wind sings its song. Oil of marigold from the Indian Ocean, mythological creatures in fits of laughter. Clary sage from France, the colours speak a close language. Spirit of peach, bewitching Madurai erupts in thunderous applause for the beauty of jasmine. Eyes wide open, breathe in this floral and fruity whirlwind that exudes incredible charm.

Jasmine, Curcuma & Peach

Two exceptional jasmines illuminate Madurai: jasmine sambac is harvested in southern India between the months of April and October, before the monsoon period, to obtain an optimal, intensely floral quality with a fruity, green facet. The jasmine from Upper Egypt is sourced from the upstream section of the Nile for a unique 'terroir' effect, and a warm, rich fragrance of petals. They blend harmoniously with the velvety quality of spirit of peach derived from an exclusive process that recovers the fruit pulp from pressing peaches for juice and extracts the olfactory components to yield a natural extract that is akin to smelling and tasting a fresh peach.

Perfumer's inspiration

"I created Madurai thinking about a wonderful trip to South India a few years ago. I remember one morning, sitting on a small terrace drinking tea. All my senses were alert. In the warm air, the intoxicating perfume of the flower sellers; the power of the spices and the sweetness of the mangoes from the stalls…. The rich and airy jasmine sambac of the offering necklaces and the creamy scent of sandalwood around the temples."

Gaël Montero

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