Another scent that beckons the souls home on Day of the Dead is the fragrant smoke of burning the resin of the copal tree over hot coals. It is a strong and hypnotic aroma. Copal has been used in religious rites in Mexico for millennia, the word “copalli” means incense in Nahuatl. “In school I actually made a distillation of copal. The result was gummy and not really usable in perfume. When you see copal listed as a note in a fragrance it is really a copal accord, usually called white copal.  I make mine by using frankincense over which I layer earthy notes and a brighter resin of elemi. However the brain expects smoke when it is presented with copal, so smoky notes are also added to more closely replicate the experience of smelling copal. In Mexican Catholic churches the incense is primarily frankincense as it is all over the world, but copal is also burned. You get double the prayers going up into the heavens. It’s just another example of the way Mexican culture seamlessly shifts back and forth between European and pre-Hispanic traditions.” – Rodrigo Flores-Roux

There is a draw for 3 registered readers for a choice of one of the fragrances listed below 

Worldwide: Thanks to the generosity of Angela St. John of Solstice Scents we have a 5ml bottle of Foxcroft Fairgrounds perfume oil. The random winner is chose

US only: Thanks to the generosity of Karl Bradl and Robert Gerstner of Aedes de Venustas we have a 3.4 oz. bottle of Aedes de Venustas Copal Azur. The winner is Sepulveda

US only: Thanks to the generosity of Europerfumes we have the choice a 50ml bottle of Etat Libre d’Orange Like This or Carner Barcelona Palo Santo. The winner is Melissa Brester who chose Palo Santo

If you are a winner please email michelyn at cafleurebon dawt com with the name of the fragrance you won, i.e.  Aedes de Venustas Copal Azur as your subject and your complete mailing and phone details by 11/17/2018  5pm DST. This is a deadline and no exceptions if you are late or misspell CaFleureBon. Please use your email from your comment so we know it is you. It would be wonderful to write a thank you in your email to the perfumer or company who you won your perfume from.   THE LOG-IN FOR CAFLEUREBON SITE IS BELOW OUR FRAGRANCE AWARDS ON THE UPPER RIGHT TO MAKE IT EASIER  TO REGISTER

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