Memo Cappadocia EDP

Memo Cappadocia EDP 

Here, in Cappadocia, at the heart of Türkiye, the earth retains the memory of an unblemished emotion, a shiver of saffron, sandalwood and myrrh surfaces on the skin. Impressive, ancestral formations rise up like exclamations to the sky. They are known as ‘fairy chimneys’, natural pillars of soft, friable rock shaped by volcanic eruption, the passage of time and the weathering of the elements. They watch over the mountains, craters, plateaus and gorges, over the underground and cave-dwelling cities.

The palette of Cappadocia is organic, carnal: white jasmine, ochre benzoin, Turkish rose, gold vanilla and tawny sandalwood. Come nightfall, a purple iris arrives and then the chimney tops secretly open, releasing the caressing perfume of flowers, resins and woods: a message to the stars. A multi-coloured hot-air balloon appears on the horizon; the passengers in its basket sail above the landscape’s varied facets, swept away by its airy, scent-filled beauty. The fragrance Cappadocia makes this a dream come true.

"The fragrance was born from the idea of a creamy saffron. I grew up in Spain, where this spice is widely used, and years later, during travels in the Middle East, finding it in delicious desserts always appealed to me. For Cappadocia, I wanted to revisit its richness of expression, to exalt it. By infusing it with the opulent essences of frankincense and myrrh resins; wrapping it in a floral embrace of Turkish rose absolute, iris butter and jasmine; and finally, immersing it in the woody sweetness of Sandalwood Album, mingled with the richness of Madagascar Vanilla and Laos Benzoin." -Perfumer Gaël Montero

Notes: saffron, sandalwood oil, myrrh resinoid, jasmine absolute, orris butter, rose absolute, mahonial, olibanum oil, benzoin resinoid, vanilla absolute, nirvalonide

About the flacon: A representation of the 'fairy chimneys' that punctuate the Cappadocia region. Volcanic eruptions created this surreal moonscape: the lava flows formed tuff rock, which wind and rain sculpted into sinuous valleys with curvy cliff faces and pointy fairy chimneys.