Hyrax

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Climbing to its perch in the morning sky, the African sun reaches across a mountain range to caress a wide, flat boulder, baking it to a gentle heat. From the shade of a narrow cre vice, a family of hyrax emerges, hot dust dulling the sheen of their golden fur. They settle onto the warm expanse of rock to partake in their ritual sunbath, but remain ever vigilant. The shadow of a soaring eagle rushes across the ground. With an urgent squeal, the alarm is sounded - the colony dashes for cover. As the heat from sweltering sun intensifies, ancient aromas are coaxed from the scorched rocks, sparse vegetation and petrified hyraceum. Eerily, they intertwine to form a scent that is both primitive and exotic, its animalistic tendencies tamed by an undercurrent of sweet florals. Perfumer(s): Sven Pritzkoleit Notes: elemi, pink pepper, saffron, Turkish rose, African stone**, hyacinth, styrax, whiskey, amber, benzoin, castoreum*, civet*, patchouli, sandalwood, tonka *Synthetic notes, not animal-derived **African Stone is a byproduct of the hyrax animal. No animals were harmed in its harvesting. Show more