Meo Fusciuni - #1 Travel Note (Rites de Passage) 100 ml

“Timeless elegance, enigmatic, intimate and dreamy”

It all began in Istanbul. Each of us has experienced a rite of passage in our lives, and for me, it was that journey, amidst the chaotic voices of the Grand Bazaar and the swirling aroma of spices from the ancient market.
1# travel note (Rites de passage) is my dedication to nomads, to souls always on the go, to elusive spirits. A warm and spicy fragrance that, from its first notes of Pepper, Cinnamon, and Saffron, celebrates the gateway to the East that was Constantinople. A constantly evolving fragrance, an olfactory metamorphosis that runs from the spices of the Grand Bazaar to the scent of ancient and precious fabrics in the market. The fragrance reaches its pulsating heart, a warm bouquet of Rose and Jasmine, the warm notes of Elemi, and the powdery note of Sichuan Pepper. A dusty echo of nostalgia. From herbalist to perfumer, I left my path of "medicinal plants" to embark on a new journey, fragrance as "olfactory memory." Finally, I wove spiritual notes to create a woody, resinous, and deep base: Benzoin, Vetiver, Patchouli, Sandalwood, and Incense, Tobacco, Oud, and Cedar. Like finding oneself at the end of a journey, alone in one's self, in a mystical and spiritual place in this magical city, this evocative gateway facing the East.
Each note, initially mute and intimate, becomes the triple body of the fragrance: top, heart, and base.
Everything takes shape in the new metamorphosis of the fragrant soul.
Here, memory continues not to deny itself, towards the distant East, which one day we will reach; here memory is directed towards a door, where the earthly and spiritual worlds have decided they must pass; here memory observes the bitter and smoky gaze of time.

“Lands, like men, open their care to time, in prayer and in the ritual that spreads from the hand to the body.
My solitary journey, the love of time, the blend becomes essence, resinous breath.
The fragrance flows, streams from me, today it is desire, tomorrow it will be olfactory memory. Passage and nostalgia”

[ 1# travel note (Rites de passage) was conceived, created, and arranged while listening to the albums: Sufi Chants and Music during each of these phases]

Trilogy of the Journey

Olfactory Pyramid

Olfactory Family: Woody Spicy

Main notes: Pink Pepper, Sichuan Pepper, Cinnamon, Bergamot, Grapefruit, Birch, Cade, Ginger, Saffron, Jasmine, Rose, Geranium, Tobacco, Vetiver, Patchouli, Oud, Vanilla, Elemi, Incense, Cedarwood