Infanta En Flor

Top Notes Cistus essence Bergamot Everlasting flower (Immortelle) Heart Notes Orange flower absolute French Jasmine concrete Moroccan rose Spanish leather accord Base Notes Benzoin Cistus absolute Venezuelan tonka bean Harmony of modern musks Intro Based on our research into 17th century perfumery, INFANTA EN FLOR is a portrait of the Spanish Court: it's affinity for orange blossom scented powders, rose-scented rouge and fine kid leather gloves. A clean and musky powdery opening gives way to a suede-like dry down, easy to wear, classic and elegant. Notes include: Orange flower water, Spanish leather, cistus resin and immortelle. 100 ml / 3.4 fl oz. Eau de Parfum. History June 1660, Isle of Pheasants, Basque region, on the Spanish-French border. Maria Teresa, the Infanta of Spain, is offered to Louis XIV in exchange for peace between the two nations. Innocently perfumed with Orange flower water, her powdery complexion blushes as the gallant King lays his eyes on her for the first time. She opens her scented fan and steals a look back. Developed with Yann Vasnier. Description The portrait of the Spanish Court as it envelopes the orange blossom scented Infanta Maria Teresa, about to be handed over to the French Crown. Clean, intimate and suggestive. The signature ARQUISTE design consists of an ergonomic round bottle that feels great in your hands. Made of the highest quality glass in Parma, Italy, its complemented by a high-quality engraved metal cap, a fine mist spray pump and the newest technology for a crystal spray tube. More - Spanish princesses are known as Infantas ; in the 17 th century, France’s political enemy was Spain. Marriage to a Spanish Infanta would reconfigure the balance of power in Europe, and eventually turn France into the hegemonic power. - When Louis XIV first appeared in the room’s threshold, the French Queen Mother gestured to the door and asked the Infanta what she thought of the new arrival; the Infanta blushed and responded “ The door seems quite beautiful and strong…” - The Suede accord in Infanta en flor hints at the Peau d’Espagne perfumed leather gloves in vogue at the time, while the rose and orange blossom notes evoke the heavily-scented rouge and pale powdered skin in of the Spanish delegation. Bio – Zanger, Abby E., Scenes from the Marriage of Louis XIV: Nuptial Fictions and the Making of Absolutist Power , Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 1997. – Genders, Roy, Perfume through the Ages , G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1972. – Baumel, Jean, Publicite d’un maitre apothicaire-parfumeur au XVIIeme siècle. Montpellier en 1668 , Editions C.G.C. et la Grande Revue, 37 Rue de Constantinople, Paris, 1974. – Brunel, M.L., Scenes, Recits et Portraits, tires des Ecrivains Francais des XVIIe et XVIIIe Siecle: Madame de Montepensier , Librairie Hachette et Cie. 79, Blvd. Saint Germain, Paris, 1919. Image