Buddha & lotus via fineartamerica.com
Like a head long dive into a cool clear emerald green pool, Hermetica Multilotus is akin to an exclusive spa visit deep in the teeming and lush tropical highland forests of Sri Lanka. As a symbol in many Eastern cultures, the lotus flower represents awakening and rebirth, as it disappears each evening into murky watery depths, only to re-bloom each morning intact and perfect. The Gautama Buddha is often depicted sitting on a lotus throne, and his very first steps on Earth are said to have left lotus flowers in their path.
Neon Buddha via 123rf.com
Hermetica perfumes is a new brand from John and Clara Molloy, best known as the Owners/Creative Directors of the much-lauded Memo Paris which has brought to life such extraordinary fragrances as Ihla Do Mel, Marfa, Tamarindo, and the unforgettable “Leathers” line. These two inveterate world-travelers have imbued their Hermetica perfumes with a healthy dose of spiritual intention while maintaining fragrances that are “green, clean, and alcohol-free” and last forever on your skin. These water-based scents go on lightly, stick around tenaciously, and provide a fragrance that not only smells amazing, but moisturizes as well. An initial fine misting of Multilotus on my arm creates a visible slick, and my senses are immediately stunned by strong notes of citrus and jungle flora floating in an almost paradisiacal aquatic base.
Lotus floating lady via wallhere.com
The beauty of Hermetica Multilotus (as with all the Hermetica perfumes) lies in its inherent ability to deliver the top and mid-notes simultaneously. Right from the first whiff, what you smell is what get and what you get is a consciousness-expanding explosion of joyous floralcy that has seen my nose glued to my wrist for the past five days. Jasmine, osmanthus, and a multi-floral experience backed by one of the most beautiful and profoundly perfect aqueous notes I’ve ever encountered. It’s as if I am languidly stepping into a secret garden pool of floating lotus blooms, my skin slowly anointed with scented holy water until I am completely and utterly submerged in a private biosphere of sun-dappled green and bloom. Multilotus is relaxing and restorative, regenerative in a time-stopping perception that leaves me feeling peaceful and calm, taming my “monkey-mind” and allowing me to be fully present and in-the-moment. Hermetica Multilotus is a gift to yourself, and my hope is that you will give yourself this gift very soon.
Notes: Bergamot Essence, Green Fresh Molecule, Floral Fresh Molecule, Osmanthus Absolute, Jasmine Sambac Absolute, Modern Musk Molecule, Sandalwood Essence
Disclosure: Thanks so much to Europerfumes for the Multilotus. The opinions are my own.
–Robert Herrmann, Senior Editor
For a more comprehensive overview of Hermetica and their ethos please see Senior Editor Ida Meister’s review of Jade888
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Photo of Hermetica Multilotus by Robert H.
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