As we enjoy the longest days of summer (my favorite Aftelier fragrance to wear when the heat is on), Lumiere, a sheer luminous floral, that vogue.com called ‘addictive” my thoughts turn to autumn…and to Mandy Aftel’s Cassis.

 

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The creation of Cassis was an aesthetic challenge for an entirely natural perfume since botanical fruit essences are rare. Mandy wanted to create a fragrance reminiscent of heavy redolent fruit and the aromas of an Autumnal landscape. A key component to the composition is the rare and fine rum co2 with its intoxicating top notes. It is the singer’s Donovan’s favorite….

 

 

Cassis evokes the trees laden with fruit and the rich autumnal colors of the harvest—– bringing to life the words of the nineteen century painter, poet and mystic William Blake:

 

 

“O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stained

With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit

Beneath my shady roof; there thou may’st rest,

And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe,

And all the daughters of the year shall dance!

Sing now the lusty song of fruits and flowers

 

The narrow bud opens her beauties to

The sun, and love runs in her thrilling veins;

Blossoms hang round the brows of Morning, and

Flourish down the bright cheek of modest Eve,

Till clustering Summer breaks forth into singing,

And feathered clouds strew flowers round her head.

 

The spirits of the air live in the smells

Of fruit; and Joy, with pinions light, roves round

The gardens, or sits singing in the trees.”

Thus sang the jolly Autumn as he sat,

Then rose, girded himself, and o’er the bleak

Hills fled from our sight; but left his golden load.”

 

—William Blake 1783

 

 

Cassis is aromatic with notes of spices and fruit:

 

Top Notes: blood orange, pink pepper, rum     

Middle Notes: jasmine sambac absolute, black currant absolute, pimento berry absolute

Bottom Notes: Black tea absolute, cognac, patchouli

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