A composition inspired by Meo's travels to Istanbul during the time when he was still an "herbalist" and a researcher of wild medicinal flora. The first chapter of the Travel Trilogy is called Rites de passage ("Rite of Passage" in French).
The top notes are spicy-citrusy; this harmony is created by bergamot, black pepper, and grapefruit, symbolizing the harshness of Meo’s first encounter with the City of 3000 Mosques. After a few minutes, these notes evaporate and give way to the warm heart of the fragrance - where the sharpness and intensity of the first meeting with the city are replaced by the warmth of ylang-ylang blossoms, the uplifting scent of fragrant geranium, and rosewood.
Now, the fragrance speaks not only of a physical journey, but also of a spiritual one - a journey through the distant corners of the soul. At the core of the poetic concept lies the desire to recreate the scents of a charming, old Egyptian fabric and spice market in Istanbul, a city once known as Constantinople, and to revive a sort of "gateway to the East".
This is a fragrance with a nearly vintage soul. The embodiment of a nomadic spirit, always journeying in both body and soul. A rite of passage that reveals itself to us in everyday life - or in the special moments that mark our lives.
Top
Black Pepper
Grapefruit
Bergamot
Heart
Ylang-Ylang
Jasmine
Geranium
Rosewood
Base
Incense
Vetiver
Patchouli
Sandalwood
Benzoin
Ingredients: Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Citral, Citronellol, Farnesol, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Limonene, Linalool