This is a smooth, subtle interpretation of hyacinth – this naturally rather brash flower is here tamed and made easier to wear – in composing this scent I imagined blue hyacinths though even within one colour of flower the scent varies with the variety grown. I couldn’t get the fragrance to go blue without bunging in a load of artificial colour, so I had to settle for green!
In this composition there is some very low-key white musk underneath to help the scent last and a little lemon on top to keep it bright, but nothing to interfere with the clear hyacinth scent. A perfect daytime fragrance that isn’t too sweet and can be worn by anyone.
The name by the way reflects the use of hyacinth in the traditional Persian / Iranian new year celebration as one of the Seven S’s or Haft Seen – the Persian name for hyacinth being sonbol.
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