Perfumes from the Middle East: unmistakable Patchouli
Patchouli is one of the most used extracts for fragrances and colognes, arriving from the Middle East, from the South Asian regions, it is a plant used in perfumery through the technique of extracting and evaporating the leaf.
The imprint of the fragrance depends greatly on the cultivation and extraction method, giving the perfume a unique and very long-lasting persistence.
Patchouli is considered in India to be the essence of love and seduction, among its properties are its regenerating, refreshing and even aphrodisiac action.
The intense fragrance is appreciated by women with a strong personality and who like to be noticed and remain impressed.
The olfactory trail remains "in the air" for a long time, for this very reason it is also often used as an air freshener.
While added with fatty substances, such as pure vegetable oils, patchouli is also used in cosmetics as an essential oil for massages. In the olfactory pyramid it falls into the woody or woody family and is defined as a "base note". It is very popular in blends, especially woody floral musks, as a standalone note or together with vetiver. But what are patchouli-based fragrances? We have identified some timeless ones.
Alyssa Ashley Essence de Patchouli, the eau de parfum that enhances patchouli in all its preciousness, also available in the Body Cream version, fully recalls the style and true essence of India for a 360° sensation.
Tom Ford is present with his White Patchouli, the feminine eau de parfum with a chic-bohemian atmosphere, the nose of this fragrance is Givaudan which combines the top notes of Bergamot, Peony, Coriander and White Flowers with the heart notes of Rose, Jasmine and Ambrette Seeds (Musk Mallow). The base is also with incense and woody notes. Available in Tom ford White Patchouli 100 ml formats.
One of the most famous perfumes is Aromatic Elixir by Clinique, a cult fragrance born in 1971 that almost all our mothers have used at least once. We should follow in their footsteps and do the same, given its timeless charm: here patchouli is harmoniously associated with notes of rose and white flowers. While Bottega Veneta combines it with leather and musk, after the meeting of plum, spices and jasmine: an opulent combination for an all-female fragrance with Asian tones.
Forbidden Euphoria by Calvin Klein and Angel Eau de toilette by Thierry Mugler include patchouli among the ingredients.
While for men, we have the woody Javanese men's fragrance by Ermenegildo Zegna combining patchouli with tonka bean and cedar wood and Homme Libre, the men's fragrance by Yves Saint Laurent.